The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-25
1873 acres of Plant Cane.
1881 Long First Rattoons.
IS6 Short Rattoons ESTIMATED.
Total, 2.sOO acres.

All the for 1905 both plant and ratoon started
early in the and the weather has been favorable
Although early in the to make estimate of
the YIELD there prospect OF $1,000 ton in 1905
WATER DEVELOPMENT.-Since the last report the
Opaeua Dam has been completed and has been
since May s record of the water has been kept by weir
since June The flow OF water for the
months une December 3Ist has been
6,I2886z gallons per day.
third yphon been built Anahuu Gulch by
which the is delivered the 658 foot level From here
can be distributed to all the kawaioa fields.
The KawaIk and Wamea bitches completed during the
year the former being part of the Opaeua Ditch system and
tributary to the Opaeula Reservoir.
The Wamea Ditch referred the report of 1902 belongs
independent system delivers the 100 foot
level the north side Of Kawaioa and has daily capacity of
gallons. An extension of the Wamea Ditch is
being constructed by which the will be delivered
point above the 600 foot level and the like that from the
Opaeua Reservoir may be used all the Kawaioa fields
Two reservoirs of about 100000 gallons total capacity
have been built during the year. Besides the Opaeu Reservoir
there eleven other reservoirs in
syphon be built the Kaukonahua Gulch which
will deliver from the Kaukonahua the $50 foot
level the Mokuleia side of the plantation One Of the
reservoirs has been built this tract OF land and will be put to
Immediately upon the completion of the syphon Our expert
with the Opaeula dam makes the risk of loss from the pro-
posed Wahiawa dam very slight The water the Wah
Reservoir is be 80 feet maximum depth The dam
be OF the earth and rock fill type with water tight wooden
set in concrete and to be built in more substantial manner
than that Opaeua which earth dam without CORE 70
high and holds water depth of 50 feet without seepage
In October work resumed the proposed Wahiawa
Dam and since that time has been carried continuously The
preliminary work only is being done large quantity of
broken rock has been prepared and the tunnels for outlet pipe
and waste ways during the construction OF the dam are now being
built
The completion OF the Wahawa DAM with the Ditches will
believed make pumping unnecessary during least nine
months of the all the lands of the company by using
the pumps for the lands below the foot level several thou
sand of land may be added to the cultvabe
the plans made for the construction of the dam carried
out should be ready for about May Ist 1906 early in the
dry
INSECT PESTS.-The borer is to be found in small
numbers in of the fields The Crop of 1904 be
comparatively free and the loss by this pest will be great
Large numbers Of the beetles have been collected and destroyed
The LeafHoppr affected the Crops of 1903 and 1904 slightly
the lower levels and has been found in many of the fields of
the Crop of 1906 The parasites however in large
numbers and these be kept alive there will be great loss
On place like Waaua where there fields of all varieties
OF soil and great differences in elevation comparison will
be of great value field Of of different varieties