The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-09-27

and AgrcH'iHrt ays
Doc lhc Go,,uofs report Tor igo5 the
! following statement made Rice D.
| inevitably a diminishing product. both
| from the COupcution ot the ncW rice
fields Of Texas and Louisiana and the
| diminishing numbers Of Chinese in the
Territory For the first time probably.
since ricc-ptoWing was started IN the
Hawaiian Islands. rice thu. year disap-
| pears from the list OF exports Owing
10 lack OF labor the rice planters are IN
bad way and imported rice now rules
| the local market As the Hawaiian rice
fields are the most productive OF any
in the Union. other things being equal
| they ought at least TO supply the local
| demand This demand is large. as rice
| is the chief food OF the thousands OF
Asiatic laborers on the sugar planta-
| tons. According 10 the census OF 1000
Hawaii was third in production OF rice
| among all the States and Territories.
| There were in Hawaii in 1899 5o4 rice
! farms with an area OF QG5o acres, which
| produced 33.442.4oo pounds OF rice,
valued at 81, S62,o5I The acreage was
90 per cent. the production fI.S per
cent. and the value 1913 per cent OF the
| ANAhl percentages WI llt NllDiN NOullll y
! The average number of acres per farm
was 1871, the average production per
acre 5000 pounds and the average
value per acre SI7Ioo. Louisiana, the
leader in rice production, for the same
year had an average production of S56.4
| pounds. with an average value of crop
per acre of S2o.o5. South Cardinals
average yield per acre was 6oo.o pounds.
and average value per acre $T7.6o. Lands
suitable for rice cultivation are limited
in area. yet have never been fully occu-
| pied where they do exist. Possibly rice
| growing might be restored here to its
| former condition of profit if the labor
| saving methods OF the Southern States
| were applied.
Fruts.-Slowly but surely the fruit
industry OF Hawaii is making advances.
Bananas, which few years ago consti-
tuted about the sole fruit export, are
now being cultivated, packed and ship
ped to San Francisco with more scien-
| tifc method in each of those respects
than ever before. AT Hilo, the chief port
| of the Island OF Hawaii, especially is
the industry assuming goodly proper
tions. a few years ago Hilo did no
J direct exporting OF the fruit, but this
| year it ships from 5000 to 10000 punches
| of bananas by direct steamer to San
| Francisco every month. Reports from
there are that the Hilo bananas are the
best ever received in San Francisco
That the market is good for greatly
increased supply may be gathered from
the fact that SS,54I,I56 worth of bananas
was imported to the mainland for the
year Ioo2-3, of which quantity the pro-
portional consumption of the western
division of the country is estimated at
S457,o35 in value. As Hawaii shipped
bananas to the value of but S77,74Q for
the year ending June 80, 1904. it will be
seen that there is large margin Tor eX-
pansion of the industry.
Pneapples, both raw and preserved,
are being exported in steadily increasing
quantity The cultivation and canning
OF this fruit is largely in the hands of
incorporated companies, Oriental labor
being the chief reliance. Pineapples to
the value OF S44o52 were shipped hence
for the year ending June so, 1904. The
imports OF pineappes to the United
States for Ioo2-Ioo3 we're estimated at a
value OF 1887, 1903. Hawaiian pines are
OF very fine quality. Successful expert
ments having been made of shipping the
fresh article as far east as New York,
the only limitations to the pineapple in
dustry are those of land and labor.
Oranges from time without date have
grown wild on the different islands,
large quantities being marketed in
Honolulu. Some OF the fruit is we'll
favored and there is no doubt that with
cultivation profitable industry might be
built up in oranges LINES thrive but
have never been raised in quantity ap-
preaching the local demand.
Various ArticleS.-Coffee was export
ed the past year to the value of SI6o,I72,
besides which there was large amount
OF Hawaiian coffee consumed at home.
Our coffee has flavor second to none,
but. by reason of the small amount ex-
ported, it has yet to be classed in the
worlds market a great expansion OF
coffee raising a few wears ago ended in
almost general failure, owing chiefly to
bad selection OF location. Hawaii, it
must be remembered. has variations OF
climate within its own confines, owing
to the influence of mountains and pre-
vailing winds, which are probably found
i'll but few other countries within cor
responding area. Several coffee planters
fortunate enough to have secured tit
Sdlu, w men / am the BONeTuOr OF hd-
uai, shall do so and So" Lot remark
ed. when | am governor of Maui,
having a larger population and more
commerce, shall do so and so in the
management of my affairs" Alexand-
err the youngest, and the heir appar-
ent, said with a look OF quiet assur-
ance, when you are governors, who
VIII be king2" The other incident was
connected with the seizure OF the is ,
lands by Lord George Paulet Their .
teacher, Mr., Cooke, going into the /
room where the boys We're, on the eve-
ming ~ that eyentful day, found that !
they had cut off all OF their govern
ment buttons from their Jackets. Upon |
being asked why they had done such .
a thing they replied, I'VE have no 7.
further use FOR them, they have taken
away our country. and We have no .
further use for our buttons" showing
q love OF country which has been a
Hawaiian traii mp 60 the present time,
one of The sights iu the streets of a .
Saturday afternoon iu the olden .
times which attracted good /