Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-26
WEEKLY CROP REPORT
TO Much Wet AND TO
LITTLE SUNSHINE IN nlIO
DROUGHT IN kAU CANE DISTRICT
BROKEN - PINEAPPLE GROW.
ERs PLoWiNo-sEcoNp
CROP OF RICE.
Local Office.
U. s. Weather Bureau.

Section Director A. Nice. Ashley re.
ports on crops and weather throughout
the Islands for the week ending Sep
TENDER 20, as follows:
The past week has been marked by
somewhat lower night temperatures
and unsettled, showery weather In
nearly all sections Of the group. The
rainfall has been excessive in the Ko-
ma district Of Hawaii and In all Of the
windward districts Of Maui and Hawaii.
Throughout the Hilo district Of Ha.
wall, the precipitation during the
week averaged over eleven inches.
While conditions have been general
ly favorable for satisfactory cane
growth in most localities. there have
been entirely too much moisture and
too little sunshine in the Hilo dis.
erict of Hawaii and the Kipahulu dis
trict OF Maui, where, also, field opera
tons have been very seriously Interior
ed with. The drought in the cane lands
OF the Kau district OF Hawaii has been
effectively broken by the heavy rains
which fell there during the fore part
of the week. Cane grinding at Maka-
we'll, Kauai. was finished on the 18th
instant. Pineapple growers are all
busily engaged in the blowing OF land
and planting: young pineapple plants
are doing nicely, except that In central
Maui their growth has been hindered
by the cloudy and wet weather. The
continuance Of heavy rains In the Kona
district of Hawaii is interfering great
ly with the ripening OF coffee and is re-
tarding the picking; picking will soon
be commenced In windward Oahu. Sec
ond crop rice continues to grow well
In all sections. Pastures, on account
OF the abundant rainfall. are. In the
main, in good condition; but both pas
lures and grazing stock in portions Of
the Kona and Kohala districts OF Ha-
wall and the windward districts OF
Maui would now be benefited by q few
days OF fair weather.
] ISLAND OF HAWAII.
Kaumana-Heavy rains during first
part OF week, with low maximum tenn
perature and no sunshine; weather at
present about normal. and crops in
good condition; stripping and wedding
cane.-J. Il. Gamalielson.
Papaikou-Weather very wet and dis
agreeable for all plantation operations;
crops doing well; stripping and cult
waiting cane a little.-John T. Moir.
Pepeekeo - Too much rain alto.
gether; wedding, hoeing and fertilizing
cane.-Jas. Webster.
Honomu-Weather has been very wet
during greater part OF week, making
work Of hoeing and cultivating impos-
sible: thrashing and fertilizing cane
W. X. Andrews.
| Hakalau-Weather during week very
wet, making cultivation extremely diff
fcr' ing, hoeing and fertilizing
caln as
- 5ery rainy week:
gul, roads bad; very
little e. the fields.-E. w.
iiarna..
Ookala- y warm, with heavy
rains; stripping cane.-W. G. Walker.
Paauhau - Frequent heavy rains;
calm weather, and cane crops in ex-
cellent condition.-H. Glass.
! Honokaa-Heavy rains on 18th and
10th; weather warm and showery
since.-C. II. Bragg.
Nlulii-An excess OF rain for the
first two days OF week; since then the
weather has been showery and favora-
BILE for cane crops-F. c. Paetow.
Kohala-Continucd fine rains and ia
vorable conditions for growing cano
crops.-W. o. Taylor.
Kohala Mission-A week of abundant
rains; conditions exceptionally favora-
BILE for crops and pastures.-Dr. b. d.
Bond
Puakea Ranch-Plentiful rains dur
Ing early part OF week; fine. warm
weather would now prove very bene,
fetal to stock and pastures.-A. Mason.
Puuhue-Wet weather. with heavy
winds; pastures In good condition;
stock picking UPS. p. Woods.
Kamuela-Strong trade winds dur
Ing week; pastures In good condition.
e. f. Conant.
Kamuela - Moderate temperatures,
and daily showers.-Mrs. Z. w. Hay.
Puuwaawaa-Very dry, with high
winds.-Robt Hind.
| Honokahau-Heavy and continuous
rains similar to those OF preceding
week.-F. r. Greenwich.
Kealakekua-Heayy rains, and very
little sunshine.-Rev. s. II. Davis.
1
kealakekua-Rainfap for week, $3.50
Inches; fine weather and more sunshine
is badly needed not only for the ripen-
Ing OF the coffee but also for. the pick
ing.-Robt. Wallace.
Naalehu-2.0O inches OF rain on 18th
quite showery on the high levels;