Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-30
TO DOUBLE
CROP YIELD

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cen AH"'H 10 '"' national "eI'h by
ire dt|"Iophl"h) OF !Ir cotton plan'
in IN" 9o"'h. ms Development, he
'an.e OF DE-. Nrho"H work. not onl'
decreased me farmer prosperity. but
f"iped everyone else. An addition Oi
Il sixteenth OF an IN n 10 IN" IenSth 10
when cotton grows ADDS cents 10
- valve. MS new cotton mas flber
ran, al men longer IMAM that previous
!, grown. A longer hber means
stronger thread, ana stronger thread
lIcinS a more durable clOth, 30 Dr.
NebDeF work meant dlrect dement, 10
Everyone IN the lana.
Inc discovery was made IN an eX-
pCrimental cotton plot in South caro-
Ina. fscofIhs party OF farmers
enc day, Or. NeDDer bent down and
Lulled up a Doll OF cotton. lie found
Ire moss nall as long a"aIn as IN u"dl-
nary COTTON. IN the whole row or 2S4
Of supposedly tie same plants there
was only TINS single lndlVldHal with
the invaluable VARIATION. II TOOK hve
years or breeding WORK TO Tree the
plants deAcendants wholly from GER
tam undesirable features lntermiXed.
ut fnally an ample supply OF seed
was obtained That came true to the
CeSlred type. Now the .arger part oil
the cotton acreage OF the mites States
IS painted with descendants OF the
single plant tnat Dr. NeDDer found
and developed.
lie told also OF the development at
(Crnell or an improved timothy that
Yielded twice as much to the acre as
Tie seed usually planted in New York.
l!e described the development OF corn
that matnred two weeks earlier than
the varieties ordinarily used and OF
sn* cessful efforts, by contests and
l'iZcs. 10 get the FARMERS 10 improve
thelr seed by eXperlm ehtlnS ana Sc
lectlhS.
experiments win FRUIT.
he told or the trost-re>ls listing Jap
"ICse oranges, the trltollata, which
Els plant-Dreedlng experiments have
developed into valuable new forms.
yields more Juice than lemon OF the
same weight, a juice dlnerlng much
from lemon juice but hlghIy esteemed
Tor culinary uses.
An interesting story OF the making
oil good americans out OF foreigners
was told IN lecture at the University
or Calllornla Dy u W. blanpleu, ln1nl-
Sratlon secretary OF the San FRAN
CISCO I. NJ. u A.
Wnlle working IN factory Blanpled
sa" foreman, angry at foreign
workman lnablllty to understand or
GERS strike MIN. when Blanpled re-
lHonstrated the foreman expressed
surprise at ms interest IN a mere
'Wop.
III you want 10 help MIN, SAID the
foreman, why Don you teach MIN
10 talk Engnsh?
Blanpled IN that instant saw 4 life
WORK dawn before MIN. He set to
work. He gathered together group
81 SlaVonlans IN room saloon keep
er put at his disposal Catter a church
rad refused similar accommodatlons)
Gno began 10 teach the men English.
Atter TWO years WORK IN Tacoma ne
nae a thousand foreigners studying
FnSllsh, and TOR teachers slAty-four
college students. These foreigners
were learning not only English but
GIVES, RyglenH. good Cltlzenshlp. bet
teI XIII Hor the occupations, and how
TO become good Americans The stu
dents were getting Just as much good
as the foreigners, for they were learn
ing about human nature, about how to
Ceal with men, ana acquiring the habit
OF social SERVICE the habit Of trying to
make the world better through their
own personal e1orts:
SIX weeks ago >Blanpled came to San
FRANCISCO 10 organize similar work