Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-20
= HAWAII An EXPERIMENT STATION

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Hawaii may fairly lay rIaiin 70 hive become
he 81 the tropical experiment stations of the
'orId. Treatises BY agricultural experts Of Ha
hi are eagerly copied by agricultural Journals
'roughout the world Men who have mustered
he sugar industry in these islands have gone u
he West Indies, to Fiji, 10 the Philippines, to
Ike charge OF sugar estates in those countries
1ear-inmufacturing machinery designed and
INSTRUCTED in Hawaii is aiding materially in
he development of the sugar Industries Of var
0ns countries OF the Orient. OF The field la;
'6rers imported from abroad, Il considerable
.roportipn OF workers from the Philippines
1me with the purpose Of gaining experience to
.rry back to the canefields OF their Own isl
1ds Plants and seeds are frequently sent from
avail to other lands, particularly tle Philip
mes and Guam The instigation Of these re-
.1fks Is the receipt Of the annual reporisof the
mani experiment station for 1911 from the Of
|e Of experiment stations, department Of agri-
||ture, Washington. j. b. Thompson, the spe-
- agent IN charge, was formerly connected
ID the Hawaii station The report contains
any evidences Of the intimate relations 81 this
'Iitoff with the agricultural development q
lonely ladfoneS.
e0ne Of the most keenIt 3elt wants Of the
.odhcerx here, writes Mr. Thompson, Is
transportation facilities that ran be relied npon
carry the island products regularly and di-
|[Iy IL a good market The United States
1I transports call at Guam once per month
their outward run from San Francisco 70
.1iIn. bit these vessels ID. not touch there on
.'r return trip. The present transport reg,l.
bis admit Of limited amount of provisions
other necessities being carried from San
|ffikco and Honolulu To Guam but the ship.
I'd az coprs FROM Guam L, Nknila il not IL.
we'd He eoes on to show that the cargo space
after t|le discharge t,f sufpliez It ;uam
.0Ii be sufficient ii taii, tI,fte times the
.'oont u eop4 now exported from the island.
David a Fullawaf, entPplP logist of the He.
3 agricultural exptrimaI4 statien, MAS de.
''cd late IN the year for duty 4 tie Gualn sta.
.1 Between his arrival ~ fay = <aud the
he Of the fiscal year he vas employ in max.
general investigations Of an chronological
Time, including the collection for identified
rs Or the insects s,f the island, aud tht report
I> that when completed the work viii consti-
lite the most thorough account Of the insects in
.o 0uanl fauna. -
Para grass first introduced III Mar 1910,
ben twenty. fire tflmps we're received from the
1raii experiment station, has had suell rapid
'.1aeatioh that 4stttlpl large Wagonloads Of
bots have been distributed in addition to mate
|A' required for planting plat Of one acre on
Ne station grounds MANY owners Of live
'pck hare commented upon the success .of this
Iass at the station, and a few hare obtained
md planted roots to supply feed for their own
.0imals
Pineapples of the smooth cayenne variety in.
|'oduced in 1909 show striking improvement
Is size over those Of the variety commonly grown
.n the island and the flavor Of the new sort has
.nerally been pronounced the better. 1t is
'oted that the flavor Of the introduced variety
IS erownat the stat ion compares fayorably with
hat Of The same variety produced in Hawaii.
Al available plants have been distributed and,
ID order TO furnish more to responsible parties
and to get the improved variety disseminated as
soon as possible over the island an order for
j 900 smokers has heen placed with a Honolulu
firm, and further distribution will he made
upon the arrival of these plants
In the chronological notes Of Mr.. Fullaway.
Il is stated that no pests we're found ON the ayo
fado, which has been introduced from Hawaii
within recent years The honey bee, introduced
some years ago from Hawaii, Is a very common
insect in Guam. Many hives are maintained.
but they as rule are poolay rared for, = Mr..
FulIaway saving in later connection: I'm
proved hives for the honey bee have been secured