The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-24

the CultlNaJlOn OF Eucalyptus III Jne
Islands, and covers seventy-nine print
ed pages.
Mr.. Margolin believes that the vari
Gus species of the eucalyptus family
can be grown here to great advant-
age, provided proper care is taken in
selection and the character of soil
and atmospheric conditions where
they are planted, The following are
extracts
EUCALYPTUS CULTURE IN
HAWAI-.
The study of the eucalyptus in the
Hawaiian Islands, the results of
which are now presented, was made
in cooperation between the Forest
Service of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and the Terri
torial Board of Commissioners of
Agriculture and Forestry, at the re-
quest of the superintendent of for
estry.
The field work extended over pc
riod of four months December, 1909
March, 1870, during which time
practically all the important groves
of eucalyptus on the Islands of Ha-
wall, Maui, Oahu and Kauai were
visited and examined. Complete
measurement were made on 500
feiled trees for the purpose of con-
structing volume tables. Wherever
the groves were old enough sample
plots were established, which should
serve as a basis for studying future
growth.
The object of this report is to bring
together and correlate the informa-
ton obtained in regard to eucalyptus
on the various islands. and to outline
system of forest management
for planted groves. Since most
of the systematic tree planting on
these islands has been done only
during the last decade, and few
stands are now more than five or
six years old, not enough definite
data are available at present to fore
cast with any degree of certainty the
exact financial returns that may be
expected, but the information OBJ
tanned indicates very clearly that .
number of species of the eucalyptus
can be grown at a good profit IN
many places on the Hawaiian IslanGs
Need of Local Timber Supply.
The Territory of Hawaii, with its
extensive sugar plantations, camps,
fumes, tunnels and irrigation bitches,
uses large quantities of timber and
lumber No complete statistics on
this subject are available, but the fol
lowing figures may be considered as
quite conservative. There were dur
ing the last three or four years used
annually in Hawaii over forty mil
lion board feet of sawed lumber and
timber, $4,000 cords of firewood, TO-
600 to 25,000 railroad ties, 25,000,OOO
shingles and 10000 to $4,000 fence
posts This annual consumption OF
wood represents a value to the con
sumner of at least one and one-hali
million dollars. With the more in
tensive development of the planta
! tions, the increase in population, the
development of irrigation systems
homesteads and small farming, ant
the further extension Of roads ant
power lines, the consumption of lum
Der win constantly increase. TIT
problem of finding an adequate sourc,
of supply of wood becomes, there
fore, of paramount importance to tn
future growth of the country.
The native Hawaiian forest is Ell
tirely inadequate to meet the deman
for lumber in the Territory.
An increasing supply of inexpel
sive lumber is essential to the prope
growth and development of the Hi
waiian Islands. The native forest
are entirely inadequate both in e
tent and character to furnish tn
supply. The continental Unite
States is approaching time when
will be no longer in a position to e
port cheap lumber to Hawaii. TT
islands can grow their own lumb
supply before the timber scarci
comes, provided immediate plantil
is done on a commercial scale.
Forest Planting in Hawaii in Il
Past.