The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-09-22

considerable areas of land near Pearl
Harbor are to be planted. The varie-
ties to be planted are the Sea Island
cotton, which, because of it's long and
kinky staple, is especially adapted for
the manufacture of thread and the
| highest grades of cotton cloth, and a
variety which is grown to some extent
in Queensland, and has similar quail
| ties to those of the Sea Island cotton,
giving it, like the latter, a price in
the world IS markets almost double that
of the ordinary staple cotton.
Advantages of Cotton Planting.
Cotton is crop that is salable with
in four months after it is planted, and
therefore does not require the capital
to undertake its cultivation which
some other crops do which take year
and half to seven or eight years to
| yield a return. 1t is also urged as a
suitable crop to alternate with cane,
when cane lands begin to show the eff
fects of unremitting and long
sugar cropping. Besides the crop of
cotton itself, the cotton seed is a source
of at least two by-products of value.
These are cotton seed oil, which has a
steady and remunerative price in the
world g markets, and cotton seed meal,
which is a food of the highest value
for livestock, and an especially desir-
able one here where so large proper.
tion of the food for livestock has to
be brought in from elsewhere.
Mating Sedges.
, Another industry which is to be
, given n trial through the research and
NJ inn ne bn
| tion is the growing of sedges for the
, manufacture Of mating. These sedget
were introduced here, one variety from
Japan, and another from China. They
will grow in salt and brackish marshes
where nothing else useful will. They
can be planted like rice by sticking
growing sedges in the mud, and they
need no cultivation. An experimental
shipment to the Goodrich Mating Com
,, pany of Maine brought back an offe
of $50 ton for all that could be fur
nished. They will grow to the extern
of about three tons year to the acre
,, and require no replanting. They ough
to give value to a good many hundred
acres of now worthless land in differen
! parts of the Territory. James b. Castl
will undertake the planting of thes
sedges on an extensive scale in marsl
= lands ON the other side of this Island
h Algaroba Bean Meal.
G The food value of the algaroba bear
: for livestock has long been recognized
and appreciated, and has added great,
to the value of many cattle ranches
But so far the bean has been only avail
able during it's fruiting seasons. Man,
, attempts have been made to secure
! mill that would grind the bean into
: meal that could be utilized between
: seasons. DIR. e. V. Wilcox of TIL
; United States Agricultural Station be
: lives now that he has secured mil
: that will meet all requirements, AM
! make possible algaroba bean meal as
food for livestock, in many particular
unequalled.
. Engineering Association.
q The Hawaiian Engineering Associa
. ton, at their annual meeting, elected
4 James T. Taylor president, G.. II. Ger
\ vice president, Harold Lord secretary
and Irwin Spalding treasurer.
q Commissioner LOOMS.
t Honorable Francis b. LOOMS, for
b merly Assistant Secretary of State, an'
: Minister to Venezuela, and now Com
e missioner. General of the United State
5 TO the Toxic Exposition, addressed tn
0 Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday
Y He urged the advantages of maxim
! this free port, whereby it would be
r come great clearing house for tn