Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-11-21
CONDITIONS Have BttN
UNFAV0RsBLE To CANE

| UNFAVORiBLE To CANE
The past week has been marked by
high barometer and accompanying
strong trade winds, rather low temper
atures. and unsettled, rainy weather n
nearly all sections of the group The
| precipitation has been excessive in
most windward localities, especially in
the Puma, Hilo and Hamahua districts
and eastern Kauai.
Conditions have been generally un.
favorable for cane, the cool weather re-.
tarding growth and the excessive rain.
fall interfering with cultivation and
other field operations. Cane in the
Kau district Of Hawaii has been bene-
flied. however. by showers, although its
growth has been retarded by low TEN.
peratures. Plantation bitches in cen.
trail Maui are running full, permitting
suspension of pumping, and the sup.
ply Of water for irrigation purposes
has been opportunely increased in
eastern Kauai. Some damage to cane
by high winds Is reported in northern
Kauai. FiCsS5 have been general in
the Koolau district Of Maui. Maturing
of the winter crop of pineapples has
been somewhat retarded during the
week by the damp and cool weather
but the scattered ripcning of more ad
vanced fruit is noted in all sections,
The harvesting Of winter crop rice and
the picking of coffee continue. Pas.
lures in the low levels of the Kona dis.
trict of Hawaii, in leeward Maui. and
in leeward oahu need rain. but wind.
ward pastures generally are in good
condition. In northern Hawaii cold
and wet nights have been bad for graz.
ing stock. Sisal is in good condition
REMARKS BY CORRESPONDENTS
ISLAND OF HAWAII.
Kaumana--The excessive rainfall OF
the week has been somewhat detriment
al to the growth of crops and caused
the entire suspension of field operations
Tor one day: stripping and wedding
cane. L. Gamalielson.
Hilo-Very rainy all week; outside
work of every kind retarded.--L. C.
Lyman.
Papaikou-Weather very wet and
plantation work at a standstill; crops
making very little headway; stripping
Cane.-John r. Moir.
Pepeekeo--Rain without stop dur.
Ing most of week; ground saturated 4.
stripping cane.-Jas Webster.
Honomu-Thc weather has been very
rainy this week: the fields are very
wet, and cultivation of young cane has
been impossible; stripping 1906 crop
the only work done.-Wm. Pullar.
INSTRUMENTATION during the past
week has been so wet as to stop prac.
tically all fell work except stripping.
very high surf all along the coast on
10th and llth.-J. NJ. Ross.
Honohina-Excessiv heavy rain.
| fall from 18th instant, amounting "a
1900 inches to date.-JOhn Patterson
| Papaaloa-Rain day and night during
past week, accompanied by cold north
east winds; weather too cool for rapiC
growth of cane crops; rainfall interfer
ing with cultivation of crops.-C. Nc
| Lehman.
hoehoe-Raining all week
with heavy sea from northeast on 18TH
and 18th; very cool nights.-E. W. Bar
nard
Paauhau-Continued rains from 12tl,
to 18th; cane for 1906 crop ripenina
fast.-H. Glass.
Honokaa-Several days of sultry
weather. followed by almost Continu
GUS rains till night of 15th.-C. II
Bragg.
Niulii-First part Of week warm and
calm; too much rain and temperatures
very low during latter part. c. Pae
tow.
| Kohala Mission-257 inches of rair
durinE week; temperatures low from
18th to 1Gth.-Dr. b. d. Bond.
| Puuhue-Weather has been rainy
with cold nights: pastures in good
condition, but stock not doing so well
$. p. Woods
| Kamuela-Fresh trade winds hav,
driven Scotch Mist over the plains al
week.-Mrs.. Il. w. Hay.
| northumberland during pas'
week has been warm. with occaslona
showers; low lands. dried up, but up
land pastures in first class condition;
stock looking well; coffee crop abou
half picked.-F. X. Greenwell.
Kealakekua-Partly cloudy weather
with showers amounting in all to 81
inch; cool nights.-Rev. S. II. Davis.
Kealakekua-Good showers during
week; weather conditions favorable fo
the ripening and picking of the coffe,
crop, which is now coming in rapidly
l-Robert Wallace
Naalehu-Rain has fallen since las
report to the extent of l.2S inches