The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-24
ISLAND OF HAWAII.

Kaumana--All growing crops are
doing well under present favorable
weather conditions, except on billy
and exposed land, where the leafhop-
pers got the upper hand of pieces of
cane during the drought; stripping and
harvesting cane.-J. E. Gamalielson.
Hilo-Strong trade winds during
week, with rainy nights; crops i'm
/ proving y. Lyman.
/ Papaikou Showery and cloudy;
| very good growing weather, and crops
doing well; blowing land; planting,
wedding, stripping and harvesting
cane.-John T. Moir.
| Pepeekeo-Good growing weather;
| blowing and planting; hoeing young
| cane; stripping.-James Webster.
! Honomu-W Weather during week very
favorable for growing canes, and the
| young plant cane is coming up well;
harvesting, stripping and planting
/ VIM. Pullar.
| Hakalau-Weather continues good
for growing cane, and crops are doing
well; harvesting and planting cane
| Geo. Ross.
naupahoehoe-Sh owery and warm
| all week, with strong winds; crops
| looking well-E. w. Barnard.
/ Ookala arm days and rainy
nights; planting and harvesting cane.
/ w. G. Walker.
| Paauhau-Steady trade winds, with
frequent heavy showers; cane showing
good growth under generally favor
able weather conditions.-H. Glass.
! Honokaa-Strong trade winds, with
frequent heavy showers during week;
blowing land; planting, hoeing and har-
, vesting eane.-C. I'll. Bragg.
| NiuIii-StrOnp trade winds and show
ers all week; stripping plant cane for
| crop of 1906; blowing and narrowing
| land; plow1ng, fertilizing and cultivat-
ing ratoons. Hall.
| Kohala- Weather continues cool and
showery; quite favorable for all cane
growing operations, especially planting.
w. o. Taylor.
Kohala Mission-A week of high
winds; daily showers have been very
beneficial to crops and pastures.-Dr.
3. D. Bond.
Puakea Ranch-Good rains through
out the week, but with very high dry
ing winds.-A. Mason.
Puuhue Ranch-Strong trade winds,
with continual showers; pastures ex-
cellent.-S. P. Woods.
Kamuela-High winds and abundant
showers; streams full.-Mrs. E. w.
Hay.
Puuwaawaa-Strongt trade winds con-
tinue; light showers over makai land
on 14th.-Robt. Hind.
Honokahau-North winds; heavy
rains during first part of week extend
ing from ocean to mountain; pastures
and coffee much improved, but lower
lands still require more moisture; live
stock in good 'condition.-F. r. Green
well.
L Ill A ~
higher levels during afternoon and
night of 10th; rain badly needed on |
lower lands.-Rev. S. III. Davis. |
Kau-Strong northeast winds during |
week; stock dying on lower levels
F. H. Hayselden.
Naalehu- Wind blowing gale near
ly all the time; no rain; cattle and |
horses dying.-G. G. Kinney.
Pahala-No change to report; dry
and windy weather continues.-H. d.
Harrison.
Kapoho-Light showers every night;
feed more plentiful than during the
winter; vegetation fresh and green
from the rains; cane is being rapidly
taken off.-H. J. Lyman.
Olaa-Warm days, and rain every
night; young cane doing very well, and
harvesting continues; blowing consid-
cradle land for plant.-E. P. Mccain.
ISLAND OF MAUI.
Kipahulu Splendid weather for
crops; harvesting and fertilizing cane;
blowing and wedding ratoons.-Andrew
Gross.
Nahiku-Light showers every day;
Rubber Company and several private
parties busy planting rubber seeds; al
igator pears beginning to ripen; also
peaches, and there is indication of a
large crop of grapes.-C. o. Jacobs.
Huelo = Conditions continue most
favorable for the development of all
vegetation; not quite as much rain as
during previous weeks, which is bet
ter for range stock of all kinds; all
plantation irrigation bitches running
full eapa city.--W. F. Pogue.
HAIKU Sunny days, and rain every
night; conditions very favorable for
general plant growth; pineapples in
good condition, but dry spell is now
desirable for them; the continuous
rains of the past four weeks have kept
the irrigation bitches of the sugar
plantations full to overfowing.-D. d.
Baldwin.
Makawao-W Weather partly cloudy
and cool, with strong winds and driv-
ing rains most of week causing some
damage to crops; potato blight seems
10 have entirely disappeared this year;
pastures good, and crops doing WE'LL