Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-01-17
HAWAII'S PUBLIC LANDS
Over Ore Million Acres to Be
Thrown Open for Settlers
CHANCES FOR SMALL FARMERS
All Garden Vegetables Do Well, and Two
10 -Four Crops a Year Is the Rule--Teui-
tofy's Laws Are LIBERAL.

iofy's Laws Are LIBERAL.
Hawaii is about to throw open It's
public lands TO settlers from the States.
says a dispatch from Honolulu 10 the
New York Herald. There are some
100000 acres OF government land IN
the territory, though only half Of it is
unoccupied and not all of tho remain
der is available for agricultural pur
poses. These public lands belong 20 the
local and not to the United States gov
eminent.
Several attempts have been made to
place these great areas under the su.
peryision of the Washington authori.
Ties. but the opposition en- the part or
the islands has prevented this, It being
held that the national land laws could
not be put into force without causing
great Injury TO present residents. The
land laws of the territory are ven
more liberal than those Of the United
States, however, and under the order
Just promulgated lands can be taken
up by any citizen OF the country,
whether having a residence In Hawaii
or not.
Everything viii grow in Hawaii.
Though sugar Is the staple of the is
lands. every product Of every state in
the Union, north and south, is under
cultivation there, and crops are raised
which cannot be duplicated III any 9TH
err country. Excepting in the sugar In
dustry there Is plenty of for
American farmers with modern meth
DDS. and even in the cultivation Of
sugar there is much money 20 be made
In growing the cane on a profit sharing
basis.
The bulk of the farms of the islands
are at present in the hands OF portu
guese, Chinese and Japanese. Their
methods of farming are of the crudest.
On the island of Maur three and -four
crops of potatoes and corn are raised
every year, yet the hoe and the shovel
are the only farming implements IN
use. Jared G. Smith. United States
agent In charge of the agricultural sta
ton, has just ordered a corn planter, a
c~ultivator and II corn cutter. Expert
ments are now to be made with fer
tilizers and rotation of crops In an en-
deavor to teach the natives improved
methods of farming.
Hawaii is the most fertile OF the is
lands and. being the largest, has the
greatest quantity of farm lands which
are ready to DO opened TO settlers from
the States II they desire to come.
Cabbage grows the year round and to
an enormous size. caulilower can be
marketed three times a year, parsnips,
parsley, artichokes and celery grow to
a fine size and are of the finest quail
!ty. All garden vegetables do well, and
two to -four crops a year Is the rule.
Strawberries are on sale in Honolulu
for the entire year, and olives, figs and
all sorts of fruits grow in profusion.
In spite of the fertility of the soil
and the ease with which vegetables
and fruits can be cultivated, nearly all
these things are imported from Cali
fornia, and little of the local produce
finds It's way into the cities. The rea-
son for this is the high freight rates
between the Islands themselves. which
1t has been suggested can be remedied
with the aid Of the government.
Dairying and chicken raising are 9TH
err profitable uses to which the home
stead lands could be put. Nearly all
the butter is imported from the east,
as well as poultry and meats. A few
big ranches in Hawaii are making
enormous profits. There are many
pests to contend with In Hawaii, but
the farmers seem TO combat them sue
cessfully.
The territorial land laws are extreme
ly liberal. Homestead leases are given
for 900 years. but application must first
be made in writing. A home must be
maintained on the land and a small
percentage cultivated. The land Is di-
vided into first class agricultural. sec
ond class agricultural. wet land, first
class pastoral. second class pastoral
and pastoral agricultural land No pay,
ment is required excepting a two dollar
application fee Lands are leased also
with Il right 70 purchase clause al n
Hollllilli liE Inv EAfNAN"A ~ $3.50
twenty-one years 10 make the purchase
Then there are cash freeholds and cash
sales lanGs which can be purchased
outright at a merely nominal figure,
Eggs sell the year around IN Eciolu.
IL from 80 TO 90 cents a dozen; butter
is thought TO be cheap at 40 to 80 cents
a pound. Chickens bring from 81 to
s. apiece. and beef and pork sell all the
way gl0n Is to 81 cents a pound Gel
"a Is - cents y buaca. cabbage 10
"a IT'S a pouaL, i3osGtoes and oaseas =
ana s ca1Is a pound, apples 10 ara 10
costs a isea&d and other fruits IN Ike
plCport.o o.,
Corn. oats and stock food are always
high, and there Is a ready market for
all these thinrs
"a POLIcm Cuut1
Thomas Carter, colored, WAS arrestef
Gafuv1av FIR c~arryiOy p~ouranipI Nea-