Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-06-10
COCOANUT.

This is perhaps OF the palms which is indigo
the natives being largely in control of heChefs Some
OF the cocoanut groves, which are now conspicuous
times. Since 1904 there has been a interest in the
planting OF cocoanuts and plantations OF this nut are
being increased on all of the islands The cocoanu is
of the ornamental OF tropical trees and should
ultimately constitute fringe along the shoreline OF our
Islands AT least is going into the business
OF raising cocoanuts large scale This to be
farsighed policy and might well be initiated by others
who have interest in other things and who wait for
the maturing OF their plantations.
Theretis increasing demand for the products OBJ
tanned from the cocoanut Cocoanut oil and butter
from the manufacture OF cocoanut oil, land known as
cocoanut mea) is valued concentrated stock feed
and also as fertilizer The cor fiber obtained from the
husks is extensively cordage mating SINH
lar purposes while the consumption Of the dried meat
to require fertile SOIL good drainage and the
vaence Of winds In some OF our plantations the trees
are too close The planting distance should be not less
than thirty feet each While our climate is not
strictly tropical but rather subtropca the yield OF nuts
Is nevertheless satisfactory varying from twelve to ESQ
nuts annually tree, about 1000 nuts
There u.s. OF long period to wait for income from
Of cocoanus but after they come into
bearing they require little attention except the
gathering OF the nuts There varieties of
nuts in Hawaii but the Samoan variety is generally
considered the profitable to raise few trees Of
strictly dwarf variety known. which the nuts
three or -four feet Of the the $ THIS
and very convenient variety for picking.
VANILLA.
AS is generally known vanilla is the dried and fer
mented pod OF twning orchid which requires tropi-
cal climate for Its growth The plants allowed to
climb trells the trunks OF trees Propagation
is by means OF cuttings The vanilla plant blooms at
six to eight months later. The flowers require pona-
ton by hand but this process is readily learned The
curing and fermentation of vanilla pods is somewhat
dihcut and complicated manipulation.
There arc only two three commercial paintings of
vanilla on our Islands, and reliable statistics regarding
the yield not yet forthcoming The quality however
is excellent and the estimated YIELD about 100 pounds
OF fermened pods per acre. At this rate the money
value of the should be about 500 per There
are large tracts OF land which could be devoted VANILLA
particularly In the kona district OF Hawaii.
|, PAPAYA
The papaya is the universal breakfast fruit OF the
ma jorty OF the inhabitants OF Hawaii The trees are
found in every dooryard all the islands. 1t would
at first thought therefore, that everyones table
must be supplied from his yard. and that there
would be commercial market for this fruit Nevertheless
good profits being made from the commercial cutiva-
ton OF papaya. In regular orchards they should be
planted about eight feet apart each in we'll drained
and cultivated soils, where rainfall may be
expected, where irrigation be practiced Tho
papaya bears in about from the seed The APP
have been well established and the seed does not breed
true. The varieties commonly classified as Long
half long and round" The long Mexican type,
Is the best In flavor and is hermaphrodte The weight
OF the papaya fruit varies enormously; In some cases
the fruits weigh much eighteen pounds, The tree
when properly cared for and fertlized. yields heavy
crop of fruit. There is excellent local market for
the varieties OF best havor. IL attention were given to
the shipping properties OF the IL would be an
easy matter to develop variety which could be
papaya will hold its texture for only about eight days
latter picking On many of the raches and In gardens
papayas OF hayOr and large size are raised pig
feed