The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-17
Pineapple Requirements
BY E. v. wilcox, Hawaii Experiment Station.
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possible a very large increase in the
output of fresh pineapples from Ha-
wall. In the Hawaiian pineapple in,
dustry the natural course followed in
almost every other known fruit indus
try has been reversed AS a general
principle, 1t may be stated that fruit
growers aim to market the largest part
of their crop in the form of fresh
fruit, and only the surplus in the form
of manufactured or secondary products
Fresh fruit brings higher price than
canned fruit. Furthermore, the fresh
fruit is more appreciated by the public.
canned fruit is regarded as recourse
to fall back upon when fresh fruit
cannot be obtained. The bulk of the
Hawaiian pineapple crop has been mar
keted in the cans because of the diff.
ficulties which have existed in the way
of fresh pineapple shipping, and lack of
organization on the part of the Hawai-.
ian growers. These difficulties are be-
ing overcome. The output of canned
pineapples within the next few years
will be many times as large as it is
now, and pineapple growers through or.
ganization on broad lines must seek to
develop all fresh fruit markets as rap
idly as possible. Better prices will be
obtained for constantly increasing
amount of fruit, and the advertisement
which the quality and flavor of our
fresh pineapples have, will greatly in.
crease the demand for the caned prod
uct. No step seems more important
mt the present time in the Hawaiian
pineapple industry than the develop
ment of markets to receive large guam.
titles of fresh fruit.
Among the other problems for this
season s experiments are the testing OF
the value of curing, the use of packing
materials and the facilities of different
steamships for the fresh fruit trade
A record of the temperatures in cars
from plantation to port and of com
partments in which the fruit is steeved
on ship board will be made. In this
way the Hawaii Experiment Station il
endeavoring to help the grower to solve
marketing problems.
The successful solution of the prob
lens of marketing pineapples cannot b,
accomplished by working independent
ly, but only by associating together
not in exclusive organizations, but OF
broad fraternal basis. If the matter
: is taken up in this way it will soon b,
possible to distribute all necessary in
formation regarding the methods o.
obtaining clean pineapples among al
growers who wish to ship fresh pine
apples to the mainland, so that no in
Tested fruit will be offered, and there
fore, the reputation of Hawaiian frui
for cleanness and quality will be es
tablished
If we all get together at the presen
time there is no reason to doubt tina
at least by the next shipping season
we shall be in the possession of mean
for producing absolutely clean frui
which cannot be objected to in an,
market which we may wish to occupy
1t is high time, however, that the pine
. apple growers should take up the mat
ter in business and scientific way wit
' fixed determination of overcoming tn
difficulties which now exist. The futur
of the whole fruit industry of Hawai-
depends upon the energy and determi
, nation with which the present problem
are met.
Some pineapple growers have shippe
, clean fruit this season and previou
; seasons With care and skill all ca
do the same. When this is accomplish
: ed there will be no hindrance to tn
entrance into any market
Honolulu, July IA, 1908.