The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-06-17

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chutes az convenient location.
2-rppm hut or cottage was alsu
nuiu 40 serve rs quarters Tor the labor
rfs employed a poultry house and
poultry yard inclosed by wire netting
has been hunt also a small house in
which 90 store dynamite. consld ratle
amounts ~ which have been used iu
blasting aud grading operations neccs-
saty Ia grading and making roads
around the station buildings
\ seed bed was prepared and cover
ed over with stats in lieu Of "A glass or
canvas covered prupagatirg house.
The location Of the station buildings
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which city water is at present supplied
> water system had to be installed
Oy the station 4 line Of l-inch pipe
was laid 200 feet 10 connect with the
city water system. and "A l0.0OO-g gallon
tank was placed at an elevation of $50
feet that being the maximum height
above sea level at which city water is
now supplied. Another 10. 600 gallon
tank was erected back OF the rcsidenc.
at height above the floor line to give
enough water pressure in both office
and residence.
A lA-horsepower gasoline engine and
double-act!ng pump were installed at
the 2bo-tont level, and the water is
pumped through a Pinch galvanized
iron pipe into the upper tank. a 4-inch
swing check valve was placed between
me pump and the upper tank TO relieve
the engine from the longitudinal vibra-
tion resulting from the alternating rise
ana fall Of the Pinch column of water
IN the discharge pipe. The working
pressure Is about AZ pounds. All out
side water connections. including the
installation OF the pumping plant, were
made by station employees and not by
contract; this having proved the only
satisfactory way of getting work done
ana at the same time the cheapest
A dark room for Photographic work
ana the storage of chemicals has been
built in one OF the office rooms. and n
water-closet is also being added. About
200 feet Of board walks have been laid.
All station buildings have been painted
az least one coat by workmen employ
ed direct by the station, this having
peen FOUND TO be the cheapest and most
satisfactory method for all work.
garden has been prepared by trenching
the soil and adding lime. About 20
acres on the slope above the station
buildings has been roughly cleared of
guava and lantana to allow the grass
to grow up for pasturage. Tools re-
CURED Tor the large force of laborers
employed have been purchased from
time to time, so that there is now on
hand very satisfactory supply, in
Guiding the ordinary farm, blacksmith.
and carpenters articles. A blacksmith
shop Is planned and will shortly be
erected. so that repairs and breakages
may De attended to without delay and
at little cost.
A fire plug with so feet OF fire hose
has been connected with the main dis
charge pipe from the pump to give
needed flre protection. Other connec-
lions VIII be installed at each of the
principal buildings. The large tank has
been connected with the one beside the
stable. and this in turn with a smaller
one at the laborers' quarters and con-
nections have been made where easy of
access In the garden for irrigation, on
a moderate scale.
ON the upper clearing where the blue
gum forest was cut away, about IL
acres nave been dug over and terraced.
using some OF the cord wood for but
tress work. Here also a two-room hut
mas been erected for laborers' quar-
tiers, at an elevation of about 1875 feet.
TINS cottage has a corrugated galyaniz-
ed-iron roof, made with a 4-fooot over
bang, the idea being to collect as much
raihiall as possible. Besides the two
living rooms there is a large supply
and tool room. The water from the
room Is stored in a O00-gallon tank:
pipes are laid from this so that the wa
ter can be used on the terraces. A 2OOO-
gallon tank and lumber for the con-
struction OF small stable are now on
the ground and will be put up som.
time this winter. These buildings were
considered necessary because of the ell
ovation above the main station build
ings The upper clearing is more than
mile from the office by the most di-
rect route, along narrow and steep
bride trail. or fully four miles by the
winding Tantalus wagon road.
This comprises in brief the con-
structive work on the Hawaii Expert
neht station for the period from April
D, TO November !. 1901, seven months.
Inc correspondence has been rather
large, the station having already given
assistance and information to many
farmers In all the islands of the group.
Some poultry experiments have also
been inaugurated. These could be un-
dertaken Immediately without great
expense. and 1t is hoped that they may
lead to results OF immediate practical
Usefulness. Largely because of the
great number of diseases with which
barnyard fowls are afflicted In the Ha-
waiian Islands the supply of poultry
docs not meet the demand. Live chick
ems sell in Honolulu for SIS a dozen
and eggs at from 40 to 80 cents dozen.
II the station can demonstrate a prac-
teal way for the economical produo-
ton Of chickens and eggs it will add
largely to the resources of the small
farmers on the Islands. The ravages
OF the disease known as sore head are
so severe as to almost prevent the rais-
/ Ing OF domestic fowls. An article on
Chickens and their diseases in Hawaii
has been prepared by my assistant, Mr..
II. II. Sedgwick, and published as Bull