Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-02

Esay that cane could be continuously
Ipropagated successfully on the same
land The reason why this practice
[of deleterious properties in the soil,
producing fungus organisms; and the
rule applied to other crops than cane
Other stalks in the experiments, al
though recovering under treatment
I did not show such a great degree Of
growth as that shown. The speaker
here read notes Of observations OF
cane diseases he had made IN Java,
and, In answer to Mr. Adams. said
deterioration took place in Java where
tthey practiced rotation Of crops.
$50 rotation of crops will Not cer
ftainly prevent the disease, returned
Mr.. Adams.
Mr.. Gartley asked If the Hilo plant
lers had tried different varieties after
the failure Of Lahaina care.
New Varieties Good
Manager Alex. Smith Of Laupahoe-
hoe said he had q small patch Of La
litaina which was promising
Manager Scott Of Hil0 said that
land at Anahola had been planted In
cane continuously since 1910 and was
today producing q fine crop. 1t was
planted in Yellow Caledonia and Yield
/ ing AZ tons of sugar to the acre Yet
he believed 1t was necessary to
change the seed. Yellow Caledonia
was not so productive now as few
years ago At that time the whole
district would have been bankrupted
| if they had not introduced Yellow
Caledonia. He thought It a good idea
| to introduce new varieties on their
lands. Prof Stubs had referred to
Hawaii as one-crop country. and as
such they would be mp against it II
the single crop failed.
Manager Watt told Of q Japanese
who had got a poor result from La,
hama cane and, replanting with yell
low Caledonia, had good crop. He
had an experience at Paauhau some
years ago of a recovery Of cane like
that exhibited at THIS meeting.
Manager Moir of 0nomea, In ans.
wer to Mr.. GartIey's question, told Of
having planted Rose Bamboo, which
in three or four years got as bad as
Lahaina, and then they tried Yellow
Caledonia. They had never had any
good results in going back to Lahaina
after Yellow Caledonia, but had fairly
good results from going back to Rose
Bamboo. So far as he could see It had
not so heavy a stalk, but was the best
cane they had.
Secretary Smith asked how 1t was
in Lahaina, the original home Of that
cane. 4Ezs & ,.sass
Manager Weinzheimer of Pioneer
, cars his remarks were almost maud
ible. He was understood to say that
Lahaina cane was still doing pretty.
well in the district whose name It.
bears. He gave results at widely diff.
ferent elevations and told OF low
lying field where the production Of
cane had been improved from 50 tons
to SO tons an acre.
Manager David Forbes of WaiakeaI
argued that cane followed the same
law of nature as ether crops hence
a. change of seed was good thing as
well as change of soil for PARTIES
lar crop
Reports to President
Former Gov. George K. Garter herel
changed the direction Of debate BY
saying that what had greatly impress.
ed him at the meeting was the wide
field of operations carried on by the
planters outside Of sugar. He was
not aware, until looking over the
printed reports of the interest taken
IN such things as pineapples and euea-
lyptus. He would suggest that copies
CT all the reports be sent to President
Wilson and the secretaries Of agrieql
ture and commerce Probably they
would not read them, yet the bulk d