Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-12
WEEKLY CROP REPORT
COOL WEATHER IN MAUI
KAUAI AND THIS ISLAND
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RI.
PENING OF 1906 CANE-THE
YOUNG CANE CHECKED
BY COLD.

For the week ending December 9, 1905.
Local Office, U. S. Weather Bureau
Honolulu, T. H., Dec. IL. 1905.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
Generally fair weather prevailed III
most sections of the group during the
past week, although rather heavy show
ers occurred at intervals in the Puma
and Hilo districts Of Hawaii, windward
Maui. and portions Of windward Oahu
IN Hawaii temperatures averaged
about the same as during the preced-
lag week, but considerably cooler
weather obtained in Maui. Oahu, and
Kauai.
Conditions were generally favorable
for the ripening of 1906 cane, although
more sunshine would have been bench.
cial in certain section; on the other
hand. low temperatures have checked
the growth of young cane, especially
on upper lands. Conditions were. on
the whole, quite favorable for field op.
erations in the plantations. Several
mills have already begun to grind the
1906 crop. Young pineapple plants arc
generally reported as in good condi
ton and growing nicely; but the rip.
ening of winter fruit has been slow.
Coffee ripened rather slowly during tho
week: in the Hamakua district Of Ha
wall the crop will be somewhat short
on account of the heavy September
rains which injured the flowers. Har.
yesting of second crop rice Is about
completed with a fair yield. and the
preparation of land for the first crop
Of 1906 has begun. Sisal is in good
condition. Pastures need rain in the
upper levels of northern Hawaii. while
there has been to much rain for the
good of stock in the upper levels Of the
kau district continuation Of drought
conditions in the Kula section Of Maui
Is occasioning much suffering among
grazing stock, and pastures generally
| in leeward Maui need rain badly: pas
lures are also deteriorating in wind
ward oahu.
REMARKS BY CORRESPONDENTS
ISLAND OF HAWAII.
Kaumana-Pleasant weather, with
intermittent showers and sunshine: on
Y the lower lands crops are responding
4 well to timely sunshine, but on uppei
lands cane shows very little growth ow'
ing to low temperatures at night: pas
lures and grazing stock in good con
dition; wedding and fertilizing cane:
mean temperature, 6S degrees; rain.
fall, 2.2S inches.-J. f. Gamalielson.
Observation-Disclosures fine during
week; cane beginning to tassel;, pine
apples, bananas and garden truck do
J Ing well; pasturage abundant and
grazing stock in fair condition: weed
. ing and fertilizing cane; rainfall, 10;
inches.-J. L. Gamalielson.
Hilo-Pleasant weather continues
with occasional showers; cool nights:
mean temperature. ~ degrees; rain
fall. 1.79 inches.-L. c. Lyman.
Papaikou-Weather much improved
since last week; general plantation
work going ahead; crops doing fairly
well; killing up, stripping and fert!liz
ing cane; rainfall, 1.S9 inches.-J. L
NOR.
Pepeekeo-Weather much drier. but
nights colder; killing up and fertilizine
cane; mean temperature, 70 degrees
| rainfall 1.2S inches.-Jas. Webster.
Honomu-There has been very little
rain during the week, and the weather
4 has been very favorable for growth ant
cultivation OF cane; fertilizing and
killing up young cane and strippin!
1906 crop.-Wm. Pullar.
Observation-Disclosures conditions fo
the week very favorable; hoeing. weed
ing, stripping and fertilizing cane
rainfall, .76 INCH. NJ. Ross.
Honohina-RainEall. l.29 inches.-
John Patterson.
Papaaloa-Partly cloudy days, tn
larger part of precipitation occurrin
at night; weather good for cultivation
of cane crops but slightly too cool t
produce best growing results; rain
fall, 20 inch.-C. McLennan.
Laupahoehoe-Fine weather. wit
showers and low temperatures at night
- rainfall, 100 inch.-E. w. Barnard.
Ookala-Pleasant weather durin
whole week, with light northerly an
rortheasterly winds; cool nights; 1876
cane crop looking well; hoeing, stril
ping and fertilizing cane; mean ten
perature, II degrees; rainfall, 40 incl
w. G. Walker.
Paauilo-Warm forenoons and col
- damp afternoons and nights; NJ
'6 enough sunshine for growing cane;
% few coffee berries ripening; old CONF
trees yielding light crop and your
TX, trees a fair to good one; heavy RAJ
in September injured the flowers; mea
temperature, CO degrees rainfall, :.
inch.-C. II. Blacow.
Paauhau-Cool weather, with lit
rain; cane ripening fast; grindil
proceeding steadily; rainfall, IL inc
H Glass.
Honokaa-Mean temperature, 10 {
grees; rainfall, 10 inch.-S. Gund
. finger.
Niulii-A calm and favorable we
for work and growth Of cane; progre
being made with cultivating and h,
ing; rainfall, .73 inch.-Robt. Hall.
Kohala-LoW temDerature at mig