The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-18

Printing office, Washington mas Deen
ceyed the annual report Hawaii Agricultural Experiment 81
ton for 1907 1t covers summary investigations written by ar
G. Smith special agent charge and elaborate reports OF tecnc
nature and illustrated by d. l. Van Dine entomoogs Edg
Higgins Miss Alice R. Thompson assistant chemist al
F G. Krauss, rice Investigations
Mr. Smith begins his summary OF operations by saying:
The routine Office library and laboratory work continued
throughout year much the lines as during the
previous period of the stations existence Building opera
tons were confined to repairs residences the station
the additional stable and the enlargement
the stable cacapy the main barn where the work animals
cared for.
The agent the expenditure under appropriation by 20
gres $1,000 system showing that the work was COZ
peted at leaving uneXpended balance OF eleven cents
gardng che available funds for the station MI 9ih FURNISHES W
lowing particulars:
Besides the 81 5000 appropriated by Congress this station
has received during year 1907 from private and other
sources $151S 63 This includes balance OF S2o7 90 re
naming unspent from Territorial appropriation OF 1905
deficiency appropriation of $4,000 made by the eglS
latr in Nav 1907 to rice tobacco and rubber
Investigations Territorial deficiency appropriation OF ST.
873 80 was received Indebtedness which incurred
in the erection freproof library laboratory and office
building the erection OF which the Legislature made an
insufficient appropriation in 1905
The Bernce Pauah Bishop Estate (Limied) contributed
ST. 900 for Investigations and $500 for rubber expert
mens The Estate (Lmed contributed $28, or its equi-
valen in the of So of rice land for the bene-
fit of the rice Investigations The Honolulu Merchants As
contributed $50 toward the cost of the fruit mar
keting experiments conducted by the horticultural depart
ment Mr. James B. Castle contributed 1888 90 toward the
expense of establishing citrus orchard on IanauS, and
$1,000 for tobacco experiments Hawaii The Hawaiian
Bee Keepers Association contributed $675 toward the cost
of the entomologss trip Washington d. c. in their be
half Dr. VIM Myers of New York CITY, gave $I87 50 for
the continuation of the rubber experiments. Mr. George NJ
gave $500 for rubber experiments and $500 Tor to-
bacco experiments Hon A. S. Wilcox contributed $500 for
Nessrs. Geo. P Thielen and Joseph Cooke each
contributed ST 900 for tobacco Sugar Com
+beS OCl
gave $r75 the of Investigations by the enomoo
gst affecting stock. The receipts from the sale of
farm products amounted $4oo.88 The total amount
pended station during the fiscal year 1907 $685.
SIG. o. which $4,000 appropriated by Congress
With the tobacco experiments Mr. Smith, after reatn
what had done says: ,,..
The results better than in any previous The
entire crop cured and femented the tobacco barn.
and although probably pounds of the crop lost
through rpening before ready for it, crop
of 1900 pounds of
of land quantity equal bales has been distributed
small tobacco dealers in the United States and
Europe received bale each, and the
station has hand % bales of finished tobacco The
best tobacco grown this year the Sumaa although the
Cuban grades OF very excellent quality The reports
regard the quality of tobacco uniformly favorable
buyers being very enthusiastic in regard colors texture
and burn OF leaf The tobacco very mild and Of excellent
flavor
The legislature session early in 1907 having omitted
its appropriation for assistance this station the demonstra
ton with this crop discontinued 1t is believed
this demonstration which has been continued over period
Of three years has definitely established the fact that cigar
leaf tobaccos Of the very wrapper filler types can be
produced commercial scale in certain favoraby located
districts in Hawaii
AS rubber agent tells Of experiments and makes the fol
lowing remarks:
All the tappng made while trees were just en-
leHng their period OF rest during the time when bare of
leaves Nevertheless, the results encouraging Tho
indications are that the Ceara rubber will grow in almost