The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-12-21
POULTRY
Eft CETERA

I
tor the public is too busy with Christ
mas troubles to devote much time I
the subject Of chickens. even when the
are as good as those shown in the rink
Judge Woodruff took the at pain
IN awarding the prizes and there wa
no favortlsm shown In single IN
stance Naturally some of the exhib
itors whose birds were disqualified FOL
faulty marking, under or over weight
felt tribe sore, but they tried to looi
pleasant as they gave it out that they
would have birds next year that wOrlt
take the ribbons or lose their heads.
The fruit section of the exhibit Is
really worth while, and the opinion was
heard on all sides that the show should
| be held earlier. when more varieties OF
| fruits are in season. That which was
| on the counter drew covetous remarks
| from everyone. Not the least attractive
of this branch were the many plaster
! casts of mangoes. This is the collec-
! don of Gerrit p. Wilder, and the casts
were all made by him and painted in
actual colors of The fruit by d. Howard
Hitchcock.
MIR. Wilder is greatly interested in
the cultivation of fruit and shows in
this exhibit the casts of the parent
fruit and, in comparison, casts of fruit
taken from trees that grew from the
seeds of the fruit on the parent tree.
In many instances it can not be recog-
nized as the same variety, either by
size, shape or color one case in par
ticular is the Seeding from the famous
mango tree in the grounds of S. NJ.
Damon. The fruit in this Gaze is large,
yellow and luscious, while the seeding
is dark green and, according to Mr..
Wilder, unfit to eat, or, rather, not
worth eating.
There is a large number of these
casts, and Mr.. Wilder explained to
those who were interested the peculiar
tiles of the different fruit. He has de-
cided to cease planting seed and resort
entirely to grating, as experience is
that he secures better results.
Another interesting exhibit is that
made by Byron o. Clark, and consists
of two large plates of Strawberries.
grown at Wahiawa. The fruit is all
large, but one of the berries was meas
ured by gentleman yesterday and the
tape showed four and a quarter inches
in circumference. In pineapples, the |
Haiku Fruit and Packing Co. took !
both first and second prizes. Byron o. |
Clark took first prize for his straw
berries and avocado pears. Mrs. w. |
l.. Bower was the winner of first prize !
for mangoes. For best carambolas, |
Mrs. F. Z. King; Hawaiian Seeding |
Dorothy Krauss first, Judge |,
Frear second; mandarin oranges, w. C. |
Weeden first; pomelos, w. E. Wall |
first; lines, Lunalllo Home; WIS., Wal
ter NJ. Giffard. This fruit is mammoth !
in size and the flavor is said to be
to any variety of that fruit !
grown in the islands. In size 1t will
measure three times the size of the
average fruit. First prize for straw
berry guavas was awarded to Lunalilo
Home, while Judge Dole captured first
prize for breadfruit and first and Sec
md for pomegranates. Judge Frear
.ook first prize for taro.
Inc Bureau o. Agriculture and For
estry has an exh bit OF especial inter-
est to those with a love for the beau
lful in nature. Forester Hosmer was
n the building and explained the diff
erent boxes and their contents. In
ases where the display seemed made
Iuate to show what could be done at
he nursery he explained that the
'oXes had been brought over 20 show
hat seeds We're planted in box, and
'hen they had germinated and grown
o a height of an inch or more they
we're transferred to another box and
rom that to still another. There were
eVeral sets of these boxes and one
package was a plant several inches
all wrapped in leaves formed in the
hape of pot. In this way the young
'lants are shipped and deposited in
he ground where the leaf COVERING dis
ntegrates
lhere are also cuttings of the Chinese
ahyah ana the bougainvillea, the lat,
er exceedingly difficult to raise. Rub
or cuttings show the different varie-
les OF that tree grown successfully in
he Islands. This work CT the lepe It
lent Is in the hands of David laughs,
nd his success has been marked
There are maps showing the forest
eservations on all the islands and
osts which are used in the field to
iark the boundaries. Copies of the
osters used to warn people regarding
ne survey and the law concerning the
excavations are also shown. One
urge frame shows specimens taken
rom the Herbarium, which has hut re,
emily been started by the department.
The main attraction to the rink
the collection of poultry. Since
ne account appearing in this paper
esteraay moln'ng an addition haA
cen made In the wy of chickens and
iseons and the scene yesterday was a
ieasant one to the eye OF the novice
s well rs the breeder of fine POULTRY.
ne br!ds attracting a greet deal of
ttention were he White Plymouth
'oeSs' on account of their stateliness
nd FORM Another coop OF interest l
'as that containing the beautiful
'ack Langshon ara his hen. but the c
reatest competition was in the Barred
'ymouth Rocks. 1t will not do TO
pac alize, for the ccops I'll contain
eauties and some o. them marked for c
aie are sure to attract purchasers. '
" {. Ables, winner OF several firsts and S
second. has some choice birds. as has I
hton Seabury, but there are others TO
he unframed eye OF the lsyman equal I
good httf he TIA