The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-31
COFFEE CULTURE.

Mr. Iouon gives interesting culture
referring only Hamakua where he has made the business
He goes into the matter in DETAIL dealing with soils, clear
ing and its planting of fields yield harvesting and
of production.
Mr. Louison closes statement follows:
great said of this industry with reference
could be selected 1t tves advantageOusy and
elevated regions where the climate conducive good health above
and e.sociatng in its cuur4 other c and
usefulness of beauty and unring monOtony that
People zones of the States
escape from cold and Indictment winters and those who wish to
the coffee culture regions of Hawaii ideal CLINE health beauty
Every American who intends to come to Hawaii to cast his lot
coffee culture should his influence advocate protective
tariff for this new American industry for under such conditions it will
be extremely profitable and will and large field fer
1t an ideal homestead industry the harvesting being light and
and and children picking the berries
supposed United desires Amercanze
her tropical territories drift along COMPETE
with the low and degraded labor of Brazil Java and
coffee producing countries where the scale of about third
of her and the silver basis! Under
such conditions American civilization cannot thrive much less
be built up
The cardinal principle progress lies fostering infant indus
tries especially agricultural one for the who m the soil the
one above all who should be cared for He at the mercy of so
labor troubles competition of foreign markets and
of the advantages his competitors enjoy foreign lands 70
up he is the who tolls hardest for his livelihood.
WAHIAWA COLONY.
Byron O. Clark into the organization and history of the
Wahawa colony in detail telling also of the many difficulties which
finally Mr.. Clark says:
There under cultivation about of 1850
allotted to the original settlers, of about oneha
If the total arabic land and the required by the
If rghourchae lease believe the total number Of
planted of which choice fruit imported Florida
md California exceeds the quremn Thirty peach
growing the Clark which
good quality year, although only year.
arees of fruit planted grow WELL and when the wndbak
attain sufficient for protection will doubt in
rut successfully
Successful experiments have been made with Irish potatoes
nd several fodder The colony produces sufficient fodder
supply feed for all work animals and live stocka
wO hundred dollars monthis land which three
would produce pound of these crops The best and
With irrigation will produce sufficient fodder feed four
mich formerly required of this land feed
scrub Misunderstanding land of the quality will exceed
animal with the wild grasses the present Is
this demonstrations if made worth the Territory
han it possible estimate! As good butter made the colony
rom Jersey can be produced in California. ,
There colony residences which
avob with the Pasadena Riverside
southern California colonies Material for number houses
be built in the near future is now being delivered.
1t has knowledge that report being circulated
Honolulu that coonits leasing their lands japanese To
est of knowledge there single where
igina settlement association have done party
cqured option purchase small holding has
plant pineapples told of
have the small January
crop of melons This conditioned clearing
from the land and putting under cultivation the land
older thus getting the land put condition for without expense
himself and than he would be able do it
therwIsc, which Is certainly in