The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-23

morning and he is the Chairman OF the Experiment Station
Committee.
meeting yesterday afternoon,
when understand considerable discussion place
regard to irrigation being thought that inch OF water
per week considered economical amount apply at
the Experiment Station plantations OF
put great deal than this and they have found in
that it necessary Our
results for the last four years. with crops of have
shown that with Laha1na cane we got the maximum yield OF
with three inches of per week; inch gave
something like pounds sugar three
inches gave tour tons more or 10000 pounds With Rose
Bamboo the maximum yields greatest with
inches OF per week, although three inches gave
what larger returns than where inch applied
In the experiments that were carried years
by Dr. Maxwell feel certain that he figured his
OF water differently than both Mr. Bou1n and myself
When DR.. Maxwell stated that inches of
piled week. [ am convinced that he averaged up the
amount OF water for the and that that amount two
inches week For instance, he may have irrigated
during weeks and in other weeks make up for the
skipping rrgations, doubled the water
that his inches would be the average per week
In regard to what has been the practice at the Experiment
Station since have been there Director would
that have used inches of week maxi
mum in the two inch test
The Chairman-Do you put that regardless what the
rainfall might have been?
Mr.. Eckart-Yes For instance, if putting
inches OF water per week would stop with about an
inch and half rainfall that rainfall is distributed
The Charman-Since discussion, I have read
very carefully this morning, the Experiment Station Report
you The tables very full and
complete and would your report irrigation
all the planters containing Of the whole
Station There thew take into account the rainfall You have
Eckarts
Mr. Eckart-That is shown in the tables yes sir.
The Charman-The strange thing has been that the
of irrigation advised by Dr. Maxwell for all of his
experiments was one inch week or four inches in month
in the islands but who would that the requires from
twelve, and inches of monththat
practice We found, other words that
have used about three times the of that DR.
Maxwell recommended gathered from his experiments Now
you that Your experiments just reverse it, and
little difficult for to understand how these figures come
We find be that the Lahana requires
irrigation than other have the islands,
and Rose Bamboo requires much than cane
Now have the members of the Experiment Station here
and Mr. Gfard going sort OF take charge OF it. and tell
who should talk and who should talk and in what order
they should talk will leave it in the hands OF Mr. Gfad
to plan the thing
Mr. Gifard-Mr Chairman I very sorry I misunder-
stood the hour at which the session meet this
ing understood be O'Clock and of the
members of the staff of the Experiment Station here
rttee
The Chairman (referrng vouminous Book
Are you going to read that this morning?
Mr. Giffard-No, fortunately not
Of those who have received copies of the Year
Book Experiment Station will have noticed that
w a BEEN @ads y % M
Station during the and it also includes the reports
Directors Divisions 1904 The whole embraced
in Year Book being that future when present
Directors the Divisions shall be the shape of Year
Book bound for library with copies to be sent to the
managers Interested This done for the
that has been found that times the bulletins when
they separately misaid or lost whereas bound
volume the done by the United States
Department of Agriculture Washington it is
and is liability of loss.
The that shall will be the OF the
Committee Experiment Station 1t has appendices
and three made up of the reports of the different
directors which they can read by themselves after the En-
pertinent Station Committees report has been read.
(Nr Ciard thereupon read the of the Experiment
Station Committee inclusive of the Year Book
Mr.. Gifard continuing speak)l might
with illustrations in this Year Book that they
original work of Experiment Station draw
ng plates printing being done of by the
establishments in Honolulu The COoring work the
Year bulletins has been done by hand there
being machinery present making possible print col
ored plates of that
(Ar Gfard thereupon finished the reading OF the Com
mittee's report). (Applause)
Mr.. Giffard--Ar. Chairman, | would call upon Mr.
Eckart Director the Division of Agriculture and Chem
istry. read the Appendix No being the OF his
Division.
Mr.. Eckart-This is report written the Chairman of
the Experiment Station Committee.
(Wheeupon Mr. Eckar read the of the Division OF
Agriculture and Chemistry pages inclusive OF the