The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-08

cultivation In Hawaii has every prom
lse OF becoming an extremely prohtabl
Industry, and this crop, like tobacco
liz capa ole OF profitable development b
> small men or on small scale.
insect Control.-Rapid strides hav
been made In the scientific control o
Injurious insects by the natural meth
cd, that Is, the Introduction and prop
agation OF parasites. and by the meth
cd OF direct control through the use o
contact and Internal polsons. Anothe
striking example OF insect control 4
the successful Introduction into Hawai-
OF the top-minnows. small fish which
feed upon the mosquito larvae. TIT
whole subject OF mosquito control IL
Hawaii dates back only four years.
Plant Breeding.-A number OF linei
Of plant breeding have been begun
notably the creation OF new varieties
of sugar-cane and OF new and improved
strains OF rice This work is of neces
sity slow. especially with tropica
plants which require many years to at
tain their fruition, but the results whei
obtained are vastly beneficial to tn
agricultural and horticultural indus
tries.
Plant Disease Control.-The magnif
cent work of Drs. Cobb and Lewton'
Brain on the diseases of cane and Other
| cultivated crops is known to you all
The Inauguration of these lines of ag-
| ricultural work in this Territory marks
| a new era and Is bound to prove vastly
beneficial to every agricultural indus
try.
Animal Diseases.-Of equal import
ance is the work being done in the con-
troll and eradication of animal diseases.
Within three years CHAMBERS, one Of the
most serious contagious diseases of
horses and mules, has been brough:
almost under complete control, and DR..
Norgaards discoveries in regard to
the function OF lime as an animal food
is of inestimable value to the stock in
dustry.
Silk.-Three separate demonstrations
have been made of the practicability Of,
and profit to be derived from, the Gull
tivation of the silkworm and the null
berry. This is an extremely intensified
! industry which must be considered in
relation to attaching a permanent pop
ulation to the land
Quarantine.-Another material adj
vancement is the establishment of a
rigid quarantine against the introduce
| ton Of dangerous insects and plant
diseases from foreign countries.
Forestry-While much forestry work
has been done in Hawaii for twenty
years or more, it has only recently
crystallized itself into bureau of prac-
teal forestry. The establishment Of
their QrfantffiN
planting with useful trees is develop
ment of which Hawaii may well be
proud. I believe that there is no other
State or Territory which has done
more or even as much within the short
time during which the forest service
| has been in operation.
Honey.-The beekeeping industry has
developed remarkably within the last
| five years. The capitalization has been
quadrupled and the production in
creased in greater ratio, and 1 believe
that we know more about the sources
and composition Of Hawaiian honeys
than they do in most of the mainland
States OF their own product.
| Fruit Shipments.-A careful and de-
tailed study has been begun Of the
difficulties attending the shipment OF
fresh fruits to the mainland markets.
Our Hawaiian fresh fruit trade
amounts to over one hundred thousand
dollars per annum and Is capable of
indefinite extension and, incidentally,
the employment of many farmers IN
its production. 1t has been demon
strated that there is good market
for papayas on the Pacific Coast and 1
| haI thn - - 4,
wholesome fruit for shipment is going
to be a big industry in these islands.
This list might be almost indefinitely
extended. l have not touched on the
matter OF fertilizer experiments, irri-
CATION experiments, or the cultivation
Of many crops such as vanilla and the
roselle.
think that the Farmers Institute is
entitled to congratulate itself on ac-
count OF It's successful agricultural fair
held in cooperation with the Poultry
mems Association. and l hope that
each year will see a bigger and better
exhibition of Hawaiian products.
These are In part the results Of six
years work BY three scientific insti-
tutions, the II. S. p. A. Experiment
StatioH, thS experiment Cld-
ton and the Board of Agriculture and
Forestry. AS to the exact cost of the
work. / do not know, but l am sure
that the amount expended represents
only very small percentage Of the
whole financial results. Taking the
cost as 100000 per annum, I believe
that no other hundred thousand dollars
expended from public or private reve-
nues has yielded larger money returns.
The developments outlined as a part
of the result of six years work are
good and l know that II the people of
| Hawaii will continue their support they
will be better as each year progresses
but there Is still one side where Ha-
wall is weak. The logical outcome OF
this active scientific investigation must
| be the establishment of an agricultural
college, an institution for the training
of men to do this kind of work. l be-
lieve that you will all acknowledge thai
the work already done is good. / be-
lieve that the people of Hawaii viii
| heartily support an effort on the par
of the coming Legislature to round ou'
a complete and proper development OF
scientific agriculture in Hawaii by tn,
establishment of well-endowed insti
tuition which shall teach young mer
and young women not only how to be
come scientific investigators, but to b,
able 10 suppnrt Themselves onl a,,1 4,