The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-18

subject OF iuFt't ietis ANA cane us
eases.
Mr.. svan7y psil,d on Mr. Adams for
report o' the committee on cultIva-
ton
Mr. Adams stated that az the com.
mfttac had done nothing he had
thought II better not take up time with
any written report on the subject
Mr.. Swanzy remarked that II the rule
OF saying nothing when nothing was
done were always followed, 1t would
be more silent world.
Mr.. Cooke opened the bah by saying
something had come under his obser-
walton on Maui. manager favored
young instead of old cane in irrigating
when water was not too plentiful. An
other manager disagreed with the first
one, believing in giving all the water
to the old cane. He did not want to
press the growth of the young cane.
A third manager agreed with the sec
ond, and a fourth with the first.
Mr.. Swanzy called on Mr.. Goodale,
chairman of the committee on irrigat-
ing, for a report, as 1t might possibly
throw light on the question raised.
IL
question between disquisition of a
theoretical kind and telling something
about what had been done in develop
ing water. AS to the latter, Mr..
O'Shaughnessey had written an ex-
haustve report which had been pub
lished in the daily papers. Water was
being developed above Waialua, but
the work would not be completed this
year. Mr.. Goodale recognized himself
as Mr.. Cookies fourth manager. In
question of dividing water he thought
it more important to protect the young
cane.
adopted at Kohala, where the soil was
porous, of laying out the land with
burrows at a fall of three feet in the
hundred. Later in discussion he said
the plan would not suit where the soil
was compact.
Mr.. Fairchild spoke of the laterals
as depending on the fall of the land.
Answering a question he said there
was not a great deal of wash in the
system.
w. o. Smith said the first place
was at Lahaina. One difficulty of lay
ing out the ground on the fall was
the wash. 1t seemed to him that where
the soil was loose there would be a
great deal of wash at the entrance.
Mr.. Fairchild said both methods had
been tried at Kealia. Before the leaf
hopper came he would say Mr. Good
ale was right to promote the young
cane. The loss from the hopper was
one ton in a five ton crop of plant
cane, while the yield from short ra
toons was almost unaffected. Observing
that fact they had cut down the per-
centage of nitrogen at planting, and
when the hopper's period of incubation
was over they put in nitrogen. Bet
ter results were had from cane thus
treated than under the old system.
Mr.. Eckart told of experiments at
the station. Account was taken in one
week of the humidity of the previous
week in watering the cane. Different
localities required different treatment.
and that was where the sub-stations
would prove their value. An evil of
excessive water was not merely the
waste, but it washed out salts of Che
soil that We're valuable solvents of
plant food
The discussion was continued by
those already named. together with
Messrs. Renton, Lidgate, Glib. Ogg,
Giffard Kennedy, Horner and Adams.
1t proved that the leaf hopper had act
ed differently in different localities.
The greatest diversity of experience
10 ha In hn
ping cane. In some cases the caution
against stripping put forth by En-
tomologist Perkins was borne out. In
others it appeared the best protection
was the hardening of the cane rind
after stripping
Mr.. Eckart, who was the last speaker
said that while the leaf hopper de-
served all that was said against it.
there We're root diseases more preva-
lent here than was generally realized.
He explained the nature of some of
these diseases and remarked on the
great benefit that might be expected
from the new pathological department
Of the station.
1t came out In the discussion that the
various enemies of the leaf hopper
sides the ladyhird the little red ant
was very effective. II devoured the
hoppers by the million.
FERTILIZATION.
MIR c. +. Eckart of the Hawaiian
Planters Experiment station, chair
man OF the Committee on Fertilization,
read "A lengthy report on fertilization,
which contained vast amount Of val
liable data concerning various meth-
ods OF treating soils with fertilizer !
etc The main part OF his report was
devoted 10 technical Information. In
opening Air Eekart said
Genllemen The Committee on Fer
Iilization for The year 1904 beg to sub
nit the following report
a circular letter, containing ques-
tuns on Fertilization. WHs addressed |
tp each manager boz the Islands with
ihr object nf getting us plmpltr data F..
ns p1.sinla un q suhia which a prob 4
ably NlrAed With mur diversity uf .
opinion fhan ans other ptnHHIHe a. +
lhf sugar industry uf these IsaHis
HHri.us Nff received U8W Ulfty-
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