Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-06
PLANS new ERA
FOR FARMING in
THE TERRITORY
Federal AGENT Wilcox An
nounCeS Big Scheme Under
New Terr. Appropriation
THREE SUBSTATIONS
WILL BE ESTABLISHED
Each Island to Have ASSocia
tions of Growers Cooperat-
ing with Central Body


A new plan, complete in its scope
TOR the development of agriculture in
dustry in the islands. will be launched
within a few days by DIR. E. v. vii
cox, special agent in charge of the
federal experimental station here.
Using the $4,000 appropriation by
the last session of the legislature,
which abolished the territorial mark
citing division and placed that feature
of the industry with the experimental
station, three sub-stations will be
opened within a short time, and the
vegetable and fruit producers of the
entire territory will be organized upon
q cooperative plan, such as the one
in successful operation in California
by the orange growers. in Georgia by
the apple men, and following general
ly throughout the United States.
Cooperation Feature
Though mainly the establishment
of the three sub-stations and the CO.
operative organizations, will be in the
interests Of the produce growers, en-
couragement will be given the Hawaii
an orange and apple culturists, who
have been slowly making their way
forward in the development of such
crous here.
The announcement of this plan
marks q new era in the agricultural
industry here. Coming as 1t does when
sugar is on the brink of uncertainty
ii has been met with keen apprecia-
tion. and strong assurances Of CO.
operation in the plan,
Heretofore, the marketing division,
headed by Superintendent S. T. Star
rett, has assisted the growers in sell
ing their produce at profitable
price; but the appropriation made for
the work. and the ephemeral life of
the division, were not sufficient to es-
tablish a systematic and thorough or
ganization OF producers. DIR. Wilcox
means to see that shipments are made
at the most opportune time.
With the creation of an organiza-
ton such as is planned by DIR. Will
cox, II will be virtually impossible for
the markets to become glutted up
with. one kind of vegetables, to the
loss and encouragement of the
grower.
On each island there are to be or
ganized numerous associations, the
members of which will be the argi-
culture men of the district, and they
are to elect a secretary from their
number, who is to keep in direct COM
munication with the sub-station,
which in turn will be constantly in
touch with the main station here.
To see that the supply does not
exceed the demand will be one of the
chief duties of the local station, and
also IL will encourage the growers in
experimental work to greater extene
than heretofore.
The secretary of each association,
keeping the station informed regularly
on the question of crops, will receive
notices to ship certain vegetables in
given quantities. from the head
quarters, as the demand requires, and
only upon receipt of such notice will
shipments be made.
System Without Loss
Under this system demand can be
supplied without loss. Experience
under free-for-all marketing has
shown, il is stated, that such is not
The case when a score or more pro-
ducers rush simultaneously to fill a
demand, arriving at the market with
an oversupply only to find that there
is no longer need for their ship
ments.
at may take longer here to get
the system in proper operation" said
Dr. Wilcox this morning. because of
the numerous nationalities we must
deal with. But with time and patti
ence, | am positive that it will work
out here as successfully as elsewhere.
II is only necessary for us to prove
to the producer that it is to his ad-
vantage to come into the association.
by the appropriation made by the
last legislature we have 100000; and
there is considerable sum left from
the biennial appropriation of two
years ago. With this money we will
be able to establish the three SUBJ
stations at once, from which points
The organization will be started.
Work Is important
1T is of inestimable Importance
that this work be done If a grower
sends here, say, his onions when the
market is already crowded with them,
he is at once discouraged, and, feel
ing his loss, determines not to raise
such a crop again. His loss was oc-
casioned, not because there were too
many onions grown on the islands.
but because he sent them to market
at an unfortunate time.
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