The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-21


owing TO the fact that would be liable heavy
ram now and again II going stay off on that &C
count might plant cane We have 70 take our
chances that OF heavy rain has got to 90 some
where bur the principal point that make point tie
take care OF the hoeine otherwise
our IertiizeT that We applied thrown away
!r James Gibb-l would like corroborate what Mr.
Mon said regard applying fertilizers with the seed
nave experimental with that less for
or : years; did it on Mr. SCOTS plantation when
applying fertilizers and have also thing since
have been Paauhau Every year have left our y or "a
in three fields and no hesitation in say
ing that It benefit the Island OF Hawaii
have and hard to convince me that it would
be advisable change from plan applying the fer
lizers with the seed and that my
was down here ago thought that all right
TO nave good advice and recommendations
actual facts brought experiments which
oeen making and this for the first had weighed
the cane in regard TO the which
would spring up there IS question in my mind but what
a true yet we have got to TO It that the weeds
kept down and the weeds kept they ought
to be-athouh in past have had trouble getting aobr
70 90 everything at one time think the whole that for
the Island OF Hawaii would be strongly keeping
on the application OF fertizing with seed
1t has certainly, seen been great benefit
and as there has been year last years
that have made that experiment thoroughly
convinced that il Is benefit.
Mr. Eckart-I think results obtained on
different plantations using fertilizer with seeds and without
IS due very large conditions
the climate well the soil The ferlizing material which
planting the roofing the going potash
phosphoric acid any extentthose materials fixed
and small which has passed into the
FORM OF nitrate during that period between the
plantation, that certain nitrogen
planting and the roofing OF cane might quite
loss and still that loss might be harmful would
be other places where probably nitrogen
porant fertilizer by the cane For instance Mr.
Mo plantation probably potash phosphorc acid
would be needed more than nitrogen think by carving
experiments compare with another
always apt in conditions
the soil the exposure OF the land and the climatic influence
II you had large experimental field that all OF
dons would be the there would be question about
the results do say anything against what
has been stated but think that could feel absolutely
sure then there disturbing
the OF the results For instance where did not
ferlize with your seed the climatic conditions have
been unavorabe and the soil may have been OF less
depth and there may have been less nitrogen IN the soil IN
that locality than where had fortified with the seed
safe There the Experimental Station where have
these experiments continually under and
the agricultural methods carefully and subject the
influences to the different pats feel that
suits often only approximate because there conditions
plantation unless great is taken
the pats running through the field that all the plats
exactly the with regard to climate and
artificial conditions which might be imposed there would
be variation.
planted day right along side each other fol-
lowing right field And there might have been
Mr. Goodae-I would like to Managers that
have fortified with lime what results they have had year
after think that that has been done there for
about twelve and that the end OF this time there
must be results which would be appreciated.
Mr. Scott might that l used lime for many
years made complete circuit of the planta
ion on the four thousand acres OF the plantation applying
2 T o barrels 70 ep acre Of the eaustc line the lime thai
has through disinegrate- and ground and
then spread the field and my experience
mas been that I that of material importance
the noticed that the fields that have been lined
compared those that did application
yerr much better: that there was difference
appearance OF cane-tie green strong and
healthy compared with the fields that had not been lined
I beginning again, lining the
fields, the fields that had received application six
seven could pursue the policy with
the lands that lime, applying fertilizer
tanning per potash find that the potash has
the opportunity become available on those lands de-
acient n lime.
Mr. baldwin, Mr. Eckart quite and
right in his conclusion regard fertilization with the seed
1r not ertzng with the seed II question largely Of
the nature OF the soil The climate the
fall and the ingredients the soil plant food
md Of course that nitrogen easily washed
1ut OF the soil. Only phosphorc acid and potash become
-ery quickly fixed in the soil.
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