Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-06-14

resistant to the attacks of cu-worms
Wheat hay is the kind of hay most imported from
California for local The added cost of freight makes
1t rather expensive forage for number OF
experimental paintings of wheat for hay are being made
this year On ranch two tons of wheat have been
planted for this purpose When 1t is remembered that in
the early days, the Hawaiians furnished California with
wheat there little doubt of the success this
Rice hay has been grown in number of localities,
varying greatly in rainfall and altitude. Both Upland
rice and salt marsh rice have been used for this
A large crop Of hay of excellent quality has been OBJ
rice chan.
Rhodes grass, Guinea grass and Para grass have
made place for themselves in dairy and cattle in
dusty Rhodes is particularly drouth resistant and
produces large crop of good quality in dry locations
on ranches. Para grass requires more moisture, but
grows rapidly and ratoons promptly 1t is therefore
much used dairy feed and green forage the
In the line of grasses great variety of drouth
resistant species from the mainland Australia and Africa
have been introduced The grazing areas are gradually
Dehg improved by the distribution of desirable species
OF grass.
LIVE STOCK.
About 100000 acres OF land for grazing
purposes On the ranches which control this land there
are 10000 cattle valued at sl699999 100000 sheep
valued at in addition to horses mules hogs
The ranching business is almost entirely the hands
of American citizens In the early days OF ranching in
Hawaii, cattle and sheep, well horses pract
cay in wild condition ranging over the grazing lands
and also through the mountain forests At present the
best ranches fenced and divided by into
large pastures for the better manipulation of the stock
and the control OF the grazing In order to increase
the carrying capacity OF the and TO losses
which have occurred in the of drought 1t is
necessary to increase greatly possible forage pro-
ducon ranches by planting alfalfa, corn sorghum,
peas Cassava and various other crops An active move
ment in this direction is taking place In the fol-
lowing paragraphs few details given regarding the
status Of different lines of animal industry.
The annual consumption OF beef in the Islands
1900 and the demands for beef increasing
quite rapidly Thus far the ranches have been able
produce all the beef that is required and the increased
demands for beef be met by better cement
ranches particularly in producing larger quantities of
cutvated forage The chief breeds cattle raised for
beef Devon, Hereford, Shorthorn and Hostein On
OF the ranches the Hereords decidedly preferred
on account of their ideal beef form and large size
other localities the Devons give better results
OF being active the and perhaps less
ceptblc to attacks of Shorthorns Angus
have given less satisfactory results than the
If the beef market showed discrimination as to
quality OF beef there would be less demand for Hosen
beef but at present this breed gives good account OF
Itself the range and produces quality OF beef which
Satisfies the ordinary consumer.
The greater number OF sheep located six ranches
two OF the smaller Islands being practically given
the sheep Industry The breeds raised these
are chiefly forms of Merino and Shropshire The larger