The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-10-04
HAWAII AGRICULTURAL
EXPERIMENT STATION

very remunerative price. The plant
and the yield considerably reduced. 5
thst probably the liability to the occur
= rsrce OF this disease viii have 10 b
! considered.
COTTON.
During the past year seven vsrietie
or cotton were grown and samples o
the fiber submitted TO experts for ex
summation. The upland varieties OF
the whole were not very promising, hu
the sea-island type was reported as o.
good length. excellent strength, and
unusual fnenesS One sample OF up
land was very variable in its lint
some portions being quite ordinary
while Others had length and fineness
tcf nber eQIaIIng sea island. This sam
Z PIE seems III AFFORD an excellent oppor-
.uaity fcc Improvement by selection
lin ca<e the growing Of cotton should
+ be undertaken n on s commercial scale.
FRUIT
The n hard paintings OF tropical
fruits have keen considerably extended
and now include such fruits as the
mar 20. avocado. breadfruit. cherimoya.
liIchi. longan- sapodins, vi. custart
apple and others. These are being
propsgared as rapidly as possible. 4
citrus orchard has been established.
which. in addition 10 providing for the
testing OF varieties, viii also supply
stock for budding and grating. The
Rlue6el6s bananas secured through the
station have been distributed smons
about fifty srowsrs. and favorable re-
ports regarding them have been re-
ceived. Over 500 suckers and large
corms were distributed. with the un-
iers1anding that the growth. nroiuc-
ton. etc. should be reported to the
station from time 70 time. The ship
ping qualities Of this variety are be-
lievsi 70 be superior 10 those now mar
keted from Hawaii. and their intro
ducriou VIII doubtless be OF great a6-
vantage 70 growers and shippers. The
station has successfully introduced the
Of The roselIe (Hibiscus
The heshy calyx OF this
fruit and the young seed pods are used
for the manufacture Of excellent jam
and Jelly The experiments show that
This plant is well adapted 70 local con-
6itions. and II IS being grown on an
extensive scale for distribution pQr-
poses
VITICCLTURE-
Cooperative work is being carried on
By The station al several places with s |
number OF important crops. On the
Island of Maui 3 rather extensive ex,
pertinent with wine grapes IS in prog
7ess One hundred and seventy-seyen /
varieties Of wine grapes were procured /.
by the station and planted in March. |
1876. The station directs the expert I
nsnt. which is carried On without fur
-her expense 10 IL The growing OF
table grapes is already being carried
On in 8 limited way by the PorIu- /
yusse settlers, and with the anticipated I
Increase Of immigrants from Portugal 1
and the Azores il is probable thar .
grape growing and wine making can
he made profitable industries.
RUBBER.
An important experiment in rubber
production Is being carried on al Ma
liku. u The Island Of Maui This en-
braces -es-S of varieties, The use Of
methods OF tapping. prep
a-ztion u rubber, etc The rapid rise /
in The price OF rubber has resulted
in extensive planting experiments /
throughout the tropics. and il Is be-
-ievei that this Industry can be made 1
profitable in Hawaii According 10 1
resent report. oue company on Maui
has now growing 49, SIS rubber trees 1
Of which N9 are Ce2ra, ssSs Heyea. !
and 80 CasdIloa rubber. Experimental I
-zppings have proved satisfactory. and 1
i Is believed that fully 1880 trees
VII be yielding e profit by the year
1873. TIE difficulty Of obtaining seed
snd The low vitality Of sona ship, 4
neats are serious drawbacks 10 the
rapid extension ct rubber plantations. I
4 snal experimental planting OF rub
ce- trees and co1ez has been made OF \
tie station grounds
TOBACCO.
Thz tobacco investigations which /
were begun IL 1913 have been continued
with promise Of great Success In 1916
tie location was changed t-1n Poaa- /
zza 70 tract OF government land il .
Fsau-lo that mas been set aside for
this purpose for 9 ts-n OF years. This
experiment. Is in cooPe-atiol with TIE
Territorial Boar5 ot Agriculture ana
: Forestry and e nwb=r Of private IN, /
dfviduzls- In 1876 four acres weral
planted 10 thz 6ast varieties Of Su-
latra and Ezhana tobaecos, and al
curing barn thirty by fifty feet was
The crop OF I@,5 vas regard
- 81 highly that about fifty farmers
and Planters are this year experiments !
tng wirh tobacco. and the Industry
sesns in fair way 70 become CONNER
cizIy established.
STOCK RAISING.
Ths station Is continuing It's coo5.
=-zttoa Eith The Hawaiian Stock
B-ee5=-S' Association IN The in-roaas-
tion and distribution ot seeds oil
grzss@S and o-her forage plants Dur-I
Ing 1915 large quantities ot saads oil
fo-aEa plants Es-e procured from NsE
Mzxico. Australia. France and elsa
Ths-a and many Of the more valuable
grasses and forage plants are vel
established On son= ot The island
ranches
METEOROLOGICAL WORK
The chronological work during the
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