The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-06
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
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For the Week Ending February 8, 1906.
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For the Week Ending February 8, 1906
Local Office, u. S. Weather Bureau,
Honolulu, T. II. February 5, 1906
GENERAL SUMMARY.
Although good showers occurred in
some localities early in the we k, the
week as a whole was quite dry for this
season of the year, and was marked
by fairly warm, sunny days very cool
night, and occasional high winds.
While the growth of young cane has
been checked by the continued cool
weather, conditions have been quite
favorable for the ripening of 1906 cane
and for field work in the plantations
The harvesting and grinding of ma
ture cane have therefore proceeded
rapidly in all sections. Winter crop
pineapples, under the influence of the
sunny days, have ripened rapidly dur
ing the week, and young pineapple
plants have grown well. Coffee trees
are generally reported as in good con-
dition; the harvesting of this seasons
crop was completed at Laupahoehoe,
Hawaii, during the week. The setting
out of rice for the first crop of 1906
| has begun in most sections, and is al
most completed in the Hanalei district
Of Kauai. Lowland pastures in this
section have been somewhat damaged
by salt winds from the ocean, but
pastures generally throughout the
group are in good condition Grazing
stock in the upper levels is still suffer-
ing to some extent from the continued
cool weather.
REMARKS BY CORRESPONDENTS.
ISLAND OF HAWAII.
Kaumana-Weather continues dry
with high winds, mostly southerly;
quite cold here when wind comes from
direction of snow-covered Mauna Kea;
good ripening weather, but poor for
growth; stripping and harvesting
cane; mean temperature, &c deg; rain
fall, .07 inch.--J. E. Gamalielson.
Ponahawai- Dry, cold and windy;
cane growing slowly, but ripening
well; harvesting cane; rainfall, .O1 inch
j. E. Gamalielson.
Hilo-Dry weather, with warm days,
cold nights, and high winds from
northeast; at p. m. of 91st ult.,
strong tidal wave swept the bay, but
did little damage; mean temperature,
10 deg; rainfall, .23 inch.-L. c, Ly-
man.
Papaikou-Weather cold and stormy,
with high winds; crops at a standstill;
blowing land; cutting and grinding
cane; rainfall, is inch.-J. T. NOR.
Pepeekeo-Dry and cold, with high
winds; cutting and grinding cane;
clearing and blowing land; mean tenn
perature, 70 deg; rainfall, SIS inch
James Webster
Hakalau-Dry weather, with high
winds; cane ripening rapidly; blowing
land; planting, hoeing, fertilizing and
cutting cane; rainfall, 1903 inches;
rainfall at Honohina, rs inch. M.
Ross.
Papaaloa-High winds, with cool
dayy and nights; cultivation of crops
progressing; rather too cold for young
cane; rainfall, 10 inch.-C. McLennan.
Laupahoehoe-Cold, northerly winds;
coffee harvesting finished; mangoes
and alligator pears in bloom, rainfall,
| 20 inch-E. w. Barnard.
Ookala-Ory weather with strong
northwest winds on 3Oth and 31st ult.;
harvesting cane; mean temperature, 6S
deg. rainfall, ~ inch.-W. G. Walker.
Paauilo-Weather unimproved; wind
continue southerly and westerly; heavy
north swell running along coast; good
harvesting weather, and all planta-
lions grinding cane; mean temperature
GA deg; rainfall, rs inch.-C. r. Bla-
COW.
Paauhau-Variable winds, with tenn
peratures much lower again; harvest
ing of cane continues; rainfall, Is inch.
H. Glass.
Honokaa-A dry week. with very
warm days and cool nights; mean tenn
perature 81 deg; rainfall, .0S inch.JC.
II. Bragg.
Niulii-Fore part of week warm and
calm, with abundant sunshine; latter
part stormy, with low temperature;
mean temperature, II deg; rainfall, .21
inch.-Robert Hall.
Kohala Mill-Fine, warm weather at
beginning of week, but very low tenn
peratures during last few days; cane
crops loking we'll; mean temperature
70 deg; rainfall 10 inch.-W o. Tay-
Tor.
Kohala Miscsion-Mean temperature
SO deg; rainfall, 10 inch.-Dr. B. d.
Bond.
Puakea Ranch-Fair and cold during
week, with very low night tempera
lures; variable winds; rainfall, 10
inch-A. Mason.
Puuhue-Strong southerly gale ac-
cOmpanied by heavy rains, began on
evening of 29th ult., and ceased on
morning of 31st ult.; lower land pas
lures in good ordsr since rain; stock
improving, although still affected by
cold weather.-S. P. Woods.
Kahuela-Month CLOSED with heavy
southerly showers, followed by a cold
spell with nOrtherly winds; mean tenn
Dc allure. sc deg: rainfall So inch