The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-05-18
Systematic
Farming
W. R. Patterson is Producing Some
Fine Crops at PauweIa.

SystellallC OASIS Jnan mas heretofore |
been attempted in Hawaii, is likely
to be given thorough try-out by
the settlers who recently took up
homestead lots in the governments |
Kuiaha Pauwela tract, near Haiku |
The land was selected because it
was known as first class pineapple |
land, and most of the homesteaders
will probably make this crop their
main one-at least at first. But
the excellence of numerous miscel-
laneous crops which have been pro-
duced in the neighborhood makes it
quite certain that an attempt will
be seriously made to grow, in sys-
tematic way part of the large
amount of truck farm products re-
quired to supply the Honolulu mar.
ket, and the army and navy in
Hawaii, and which are for the most
part brought from California at the
present time.
The land was only taken up last
February, consequently few of the
settlers have yet had opportunity to
get established, and to get ground
broken. A number, however, are
already on their lands, and more
will take possession personally with
in the next few months. They are
fortunate, though, in having a sort
of demonstration farm already we'll
under way, the results from which
are considered exceedingly encour-
aging by those who have studied it.
This farm is the homestead Of
w. r. Patterson, who has been on
his land for nearly year. Besides
having abont fifteen acres already
planted in pineapples, Mr.. Patter-
son has devoted several acres to
general experimental farming, and
from this small area is not only
supplying his own table most boun-
tifully with generous variety of
vegetables, but is marketing a con-
siderable quantity in Wailuku.
Most of the crops thus far tried
have given very promising results.
Possibly the most significant is the
success which he has had with his
corn, both field and sweet. OF the
latter, Mr.. Patterson has but few
rows growing, now about three
months old, but it is bearing heavi-
| ly and the product is excellent in
every way. The field corn, planted
about the same time, is standing
some eight to ten feet high, and is
the black-green in color of the pro-
duct of the corn belt of the middle
western states, while from the ears
it is bearing it would seem that
twenty-five bushels to the acre
would be safe estimate of what it
will yield. While Mr.. Patterson
has less than an acre planted, there
is growing short distance away, on
land of the Haiku Ranch Company
field of possibly between twenty
and thirty acres, or equally pleas
ing appearance.
Mr.. Patterson has some potatoes
growing, and from some specimens
shown, it would be hard to find
better potatoes anywhere. There
seemed to be different varieties, and
when Mr.. Patterson was asked what
potato thrived best, he remarked
that they We're all alike. He got
his seed from "a bag of potatoes
which he bought from Chinaman
in the vicinity.
Splendid carrots, radishes and
other root crops were growing in
small quantity, and in spite of the
melon fly, which is prevalent, some
very good cucumbers were seen. A
few onions were planted, but these
, did not look well, and Mr.. Patter-
son was not at all sanguine over the