The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-22
VARIOUS CANE PESTS
DISCUSSED BY PLANTERS
An Elaborate Report Of the Experiment Station
Committee--.1he Mynah Bird on Trial
For It's Life

An exhaustive report Of the Expert
ment station Committee, making a
pamphlet Of sixty-six pages, presented
by w NJ. Ginard, chairman, occupied
the attention of the Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association at the forenoon
session on Friday
The report proper dealt with station
matters in general. In the laboratories
of the division of chemistry the work
had Increased very considerably during
the past two years, necessitating not
only an increase in the number of
chemists employed, but also an aug
mentation of the salaries paid them.
The committee draws particular atten-
ton to the directors report in connec-
ton with the close conformity between
manufacturers guarantees and Expert
ment Station findings with regard to
fertilizers.
Under the head of the agricultural
division it is stated that there had
been a difference of opinion among
some managers of plantations relative
to the value of results obtained from
| was taken by correspondence upon the
utility of the station, which resulted in
twenty-six out of forty-five voting in
favor of continuing the station. Ten
voted in favor of abolishing it, four
We're in favor of Hilo branch, two
expressed no opinion and three did not
reply to the circular.
The committee made the following
recommendations to the trustees of the
Association: "a That the field and
other work be continued, and that a
skilled agriculturist be employed to
visit the plantations regularly working
in conjunction with the station and
under instructions of its director. co
That the Association establish a divi-
sion of entomology at the station, with
a staff of experienced entomologsts
and one plant pathologist. (3) That
the Association purchase or lease for
the joint use of the divisions of en-
tomology and agriculture an additional
area of land on which to erect offices,
insect rooms and propa-
eating houses, also for extending the
area now under cultivation.
The committee had appointed E. G.
Clarke as agriculturist. He had the
of extended experience under
Dr. Stubs of the Louisiana station, |
rs we'll as under DR.. Maxwell and
Messrs. Blouin and Eckart of the Homo |
lulu station. Mr.. Clarke was to estab- |
fish sub-stations in the several island |
districts and periodically visit them for |
the purpose of cooperating with manag- |
ers in experiments. Already, at the
of the report sub-stations had |
been started at Waiakea and Laupa-
hoenoe, Hawaii and the agriculturist
he Hilo district.
The extension of the station, with
he erection of needed buildings, had
,een carried out. Within the past few
months the director of the station had
,egun the issuing of printed bulletins
N the subjects of his experiments. The
lirector had been in communication
With DR.. Maxwell, as a result of which
lew seed canes We're being imported
rom Queensland. A limited amount of
eed cane was distributed among the
plantations for trial, and there seemed ,
title doubt that a number of the vari- {
ties would in the near future replace
he Lahaina and Rose Bamboo canes. ,
At present the Experiment Station
taft is divided up as follows:
Divisions of Agriculture and Chemis- {
'y-C. f. E,ckart, director and chem /
1t; f. G. Clarke. agrculturist; S. $. {
eek, first assistant chemist: F. ,
thompson, f. +. Werthmuller and A.
I. Jordan, assistant chemists; T. I
ougher, field foreman.
Division of Entomology-R C. l.. Per-
ms superintendent; \. Koebele and
lex. Craw, consulting entomologists; {
/. w. Kirkaldy, f. w. Terry and Otto 5
I. Swezey, assistant entomologists.
The quest of plant pathologist and c
lie expedition of Messrs. Koebele and I
erkins TO Australia are mentioned in 1
lie general report.
Reports are appended from Director G
ckart on the chemical and agricul-
iral divisions, and G. w. Kirkaidy,
n the chronological division. with I
supplementary report from F. w. Ter I