The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-10
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
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GENERAL SUMMARY
During tNu u1s. week. Tine weather
HH. been partly cloudy with average
temperature slightly below the nor.
mail nu account of thp rather cool nights
Strong trade winds have prevailed. ate
tended hy frequent showers in most
portions of Che group. The rainfall
hHs been abundant over the vudvari
side of Hawaii Maui and Kauai. but
hHa been rather light elsewhere.
Young came is generally reported ls
Boo good condition and growing wen. ale
though 30 has suffered slight damage
m places from the high winds Plant
Wg for the crop of 1907 and harvesting
of the 1905 crop continue. but the cN-
uossiye amount of moisture I'm the Hlo
district is interfering somewhat with
field operations. Pineapple plants are
i'm very satisfactory condition, but
would be benefited by more rain i'm
oahu and less rain and more sunshine
n Maui Windward pastures are i'm
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lures still need rain, especially along
the immediate coast of the Eona dis
trict and throughout the Kau district
Of Hawaii Rice is growing we'll and
will soon be i'm blossom i'm the northern
portion of the group while it is al
ready heading and ripening i'm the more
southerly sections. Coffee trees are i'm
good condition, and display a very fine
blossom. In central Maui, barley is
maturing with a heavy yield, wheat is
heading and watermelon vines are i'm
flower. Some watermelons are already
i'm market.
Kilauea crater. i'm Hawaii is quite
active; during the afternoon and even
ing or the Bird instant several sharp
earthquake shocks were felt i'm practic-
ally all sections of the big island.
REMARKS BY CORRESPONDENCE.
ISLAND OF HAWAII.
Kaumana-Continued rain during
first part of the week made harvesting
difficult. but for the past two days the
weather has been about right for field
operations; cane, fruit and vegetables
doing we'll; grazing stock i'm good con-
dition harvesting cane; four sharp
earthquake shocks on the Bird, and one
early i'm the morning of the 4th.-J. E.
Gamalielson.
Hno-Ideal weather for crops; five
earthquake shocks on 3rd.-L. c. Ly-
man.
Weather nice and warm,
with plenty of rain, crops doing we'll;
blowing, planting, wedding and strip
ping; five heavy earthquake shocks on
Bird, but no damage done.-JOhn 7.
NOR.
Pepeekeo-Ideal spring weather, with
alternate showers and sunshine; cut
ting cane; blowing, planting, and hoe
ing crop of 19O7.-Jas. Webster.
Observation-Disclosures rain during
week. cane is growing very well, but
wet weather is retarding planting to
some extent; harvesting and planting
cane; two sharp earthquake shocks on
afternoon or Bird, and several lighter
shocks during same evening.-Wm
Pullar.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES weather all
week, with strong trades part of the
time; coffee blossoming, and pineapples
showing plenty of young fruit; nights
getting warmer; five sharp earthquake
shocks during afternoon of 3rd.-E. w.
Barnard.
Ookala-Weather warmer with less
rain planting and harvesting cane.-W.
G. Walker.
Paauhau-Suong northeasterly wind,
with frequent showers young cane
growing well.-H. Glass.
HonOkaa-Weather continues show
cry, with strong trade winds during
last three days blowing land; planting,
hoeing and harvesting cane.-C. II.
Bragg.
Niulii-A fairly favorable week for
growth of cane, but temperature has
been low ON uplands and winds rather
too strong; blowing and planting for
crop of 1907 cultiVating crop of 1906;
reaping and grinding crop of 1905