The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-11
EX.REPORTER
AYRES AS A
FARMER.

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expected to flourish is Hauula. situated
in the district Of KoolauIoa. Mr.. II. NJ
Ayres. who has. for the past few
months. been experimenting on Govern
ment land in the district, stated TO
an Advertiser reporter yesterday that
the prospects Of the small farmer in
his section of the Island are extremely
bright
he said that the homesteads, allotted
nearly two years ago. are being rapidly
cleared and settled upon. and that next
July will see the population OF Hauula
increased about % per cent, this in
crease being accounted for by the pres
ence upon the spot Of many Honoiulans
who. having acquired homesteads. have
decided to enter seriously upon the Gull
tivation of their lands. The homesteads
in question are situated at the base of
the mountain range below Kahuku,
which forms the backbone of Oahu,
and the land is almost entirely covered
with a dense jungle of lantana and
guava. the most OF which has increased
and multiplied unmolested since the
seeds fell in the naturally fertile soil.
ten or perhaps twenty years ago.
Mr.. Ayres is enthusiastic over the
outcome Of the labor at present being
performed by the members OF the col
ony. He admits that the prelin-
mary work of clearing is no small
undertaking. but finds in the rich
ness of the virgin soil earnest of ample
compensation to come, when the drudg-
cry OF clearing and stubbing shall be
thing of the past, and the verdant her
aids of the reward of industry shall
gladden. the eye Of the tiller of the soil.
THE soil where 1 am situated, at a
moderate elevation above sea level, is,
says Mr.. Ayres, las rich or richer than
any unfertiIized land with which nave
had experience, either in England or the
United States. 1 believe we can grow
almost anything here, but at present I
have only experimented on limited
scale, and with but limited number
OF products.
AT Kahana, few miles from here, |
the culture of the castor oil bean is be-
ing satisfactorily prosecuted, and there
is no reason why every small holder of
land on the fwindward side of the Island |
should not raise castor oil beans. Cas- |
tor oil and vanilla beans, sisal and |
bananas are undoubtedly the best pay
ing crops an1 there seems to be no rea-
son why the:' should not receive the at
tention of every land holder between
here and Kahuku. The culture OF the
kukui nut tree is also worthy Of atten-
ton, for from the nuts an oil can be
readily obtained which possesses I'M
doubted medical and Iubricational prop
critics. and which should command a
good price in the local and Coast mar
kets. The tree needs only such irri-
CATION as is provided by the mountain
showers, and is susceptible of extreme
cultivation.
Then again, a product of the soil
which. does excellently in my district,
even without cultivation, is the Chile
pepper plant, from which excellent to-
basco sauce may be manufactured. DR..
Albert Carter Of Makao has, for several
years past, manufactured a tobasco
from peppers grown on his estate, the
sale of which has paid him well. To-
oacco culture will pay good money any
where along the windward side of the
island for the leaf. when properly
Il Il
among the native population.
Pineapples, bananas. papaias, man
,oes, cabbage, onions, sweet potatoes,
peanuts, radishes, pumpkins,
crn, tomatoes and carrots all do excel
emily here, ard with average care will
produce more than average returns. I
IN now planting beets, but at present
IN unable to report on prospects.
81 can, at any time, furnish inqulrers
With papaias weighing from four 10
line pounds. with horse radish foot
ong, with bananas tipping the beam at
0 pounds a bunch. and with pineapples
he flavor of which would surprise one !
rho has eaten only the foreign product
81 do not have to bother about the i
isposal my produce at present. The
'hinese engaged in rice cultivation and Q
ne laborers on the Kahuku plantation
Dive the problem for me satisfactorily e
nough; they can take all 1 can grow +
I present and pay me well, and 1 do S
OF lose anything through a middle C
ian.
Trees grow as we'll as can be desired, 9
ironwoods. mangoes, Ka- II
ami and alligator pear.
.'Of flowers 1 have obtained, finer T
looms than in any other place, and e
ave vet TO find a hardy variety which c
i'll not more than repay the planting.