The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-12-05

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| WORK MOI IN VAN
! The work done, however, in the fight
against free sugar has not been all in
vain. good foundation has been laid
for further efforts; the representatives
of the great domestic sugar interests
have been brought in closer touch than
ever before and have learned how to
work shoulder to shoulder for the pro.
lection of their common interests. The
| fight must go on until reasonable de-
gree of protection is restored, and we
must do everything we can within rea-
son to cooperate with our brethren on
the mainland In educating the voters,
especially in the sugar-grOwing States,
| IN to a true realization of what their
interests are and how disastrously they
VIII be Affected by ruinous competition
WIN cheap torelgn sugar.
Mnch TO the regret OF every one con
nected with the planters association,
Mr. I. r. Eckaft resigned as director
OF the experiment station in April. He
! mad been connected with the station for
seventeen years and served as director
Tor ten years. Under his efficient man
agement the influence of the station
st"adlly increased, the scope OF ITS ac'
tlVltles rOadeneh, and very high
standard mas been set in the work
rorinhateiy Tor us, Mr.. Eckart has not
ielt the Ierritory, ana we hope to still
Pront from ms long experience, espe.
cia,ly at meetings OF tins KIND.
~. AEee, as MI. Eckaft sue
six months since he tool, cbarge his
fitness for the nosition and bis abi,it,.
to keen mn the noce That hos boon sat
by his predecessor
LACKING hack over tho b;s.or, 90 .ho
experiment station tho vel, onoona
plisbed can no rongb,,, cIoss;eoa aa a.
fensiye and aygressive Tha dafon.iro
work NAV be said 20 bo,,a boo,,,, ,a,;.t,
the great achievement NJ Doctnr De-
kins and professor Kocha1o ,,,ban h,,
the Introduction of narasitas fron, ,s
tralia tbev nrevonto5 ,ho iaafho -
from wipino ont tho n,antot;ora M
last great feat in +bo dofans;,, ,;,
was Mr.. Muir's in snccassfnIl,' mt
ducinp n ay narasite for tho 49,. - ha,
tie from Nav Guine, A. NJ.
present in Janan searcbinn IS a'
site for the anomoIa heetia NJ paha
defensive work has hoo, aor,', 49,
bv orr scientists In oouh at.;i
ons insects and fnnoms 5;sa ne i"Io,i
canetelds today are nv w. , s, u,
from nests and d;seosa. h. oans Ire.
success of our entomoioa;sts Wv na 'an M
olopists in tho mot he,,a Ia, anu p"'".
place implicit con6de,eo l., .bor, '' "
sooa,,,n n-o- ~ '"'"
seeding Propaganda Resumed.
! The first aggressive work began with
we successful experiments in raising
cane from seed, Mr.. Giffard, then
chairman OF the committee, at once
recognized the Importance of this dis.
SoNery from practical side, and un.
uer ms direction over five thousand
seedlings were grown in 1905. BY ar.
uhcial selection, this number has been
gradually reduced to fifty-two. Among
those that remain are several varieties
mat rank higher than our standard
canes; For some years these have been
distributed among the plantations and
grown IN an experimental way During
the past year seeding propagation has
neen resumed. This year for the first
time new varieties were harvested on
commercial scale on several planta.
tons. The result are very gratifying
ana will be presented to You in a spe,
clal report II is only fair to add that
the best results in the field have been
ootalned from Demerara and not Ha.
wailan seeding. The first successful
experiment in growing cane from seed
was made in Demerara There is GER
talnly great future for these new
varieties, as the work has only inst
begun.
Mr.. Eckart S original work on fer.
t'Ilzatlon has been of almost equal i'm.
portance. His fertilizer experiments OK.
tended over long series of wears and
the results obt9ined were embodied in
bnlIetn 20. published in Nav. 1909