The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-03-28
FRESH VEGETABLES
VERSUS T|NGANs
director Westuate Of Hawaii tx.
! pertinent Station Taiks ON
Timely Topic g..

Mark Twain is quoted by ]. M.
Westgate, director Of the experiment
station as saying that the pathway OF
civilization is lined with tin cans. He
said some very nice things about Ha.
wall and he may wei have had these
islands specifically In mind when he
Penhed the above lines. 1T is certain,
" true that we live more out az lin
ans than we ought to, especially those
who live on land adapted to the home
taising Of vegetable Mr.. Westgato
The need OF more homo veoetSbli
gardens is so great that F. @. Kranes.
superintendent of extension work for
the Hawaii experiment station has n
Gently prepared manuscript FOR VI
popular bulletin setting forth the i'm
1ortance Of raising m re Vegetables
right in our own y ardens, and p.yinQ
brief practical INSTRUCTIONS for LAYING
out and caring for such gardens. NJ
/ II Is possible, as Mr.. Krauss point{
Tut, TO 20 plan gardens and paintings
IS to insu;e o regular and hons liant ann.
1ly Of one y favOlite vegetables. In
NE conservation of national resources
Is important that every tract Of land
Re made to bring ip its maximum re
urn consistent with the maintenance
q soil fe' tiLtY. Owing to the amount
4 Intensive lator that can be applied,
20 the garden plot it is usually the
most profitable bit of land, even when
igqred on a straight dollar and cents.
9asis. n 4 ',Si'stl
hardening Is Like Golf n
In addition 70. this there il tho nh 1
vantage of Knowing exaet'yfiL what
lands have Mad to, DO wifi thu Rro,vs
ng of the xegetables--one q favorite
trains or varieties can be- provided 70 \
rand last Int pqt least, the fe,tiliz re
Used on the garden. can also be con
ROLLED. Diseases may sometimes be
transmitted by green Vegetables. es
9eeially those which are eaten uDcooki
ID and may have been ra issiI, Under m
certain hygienic conditions q"
\ It has frequently been pointed out
by. doctors that less meat and m5re
Vegetables ought to re one of the ten
commandments for those VII, live IN
he tropics. Meat eating is largely q
habit and is more easily broken IL On
gives a little attention to the prodnc
Jon OF his own Vegetables in his own
ark yard, In SINE of the less aces |
sible sections of the Islands there III
ordinarily shortage of vepotabI es
which might well be raised locally /
thus reducing the amount OF m6ney
Pmd ont for canned goods and yeqe
apies which at best cannot be perfect, |
Y fresh, owing to the, Tine consum ed |
? TRANSPORTATION. Any surplus NAV |
reoucptY be, disTo"ed of locally, or
| shipping .facilti are favorable
re ,efrh~s may be sent ito one of the !,
ity markets. NJ, ~ o' ~ '
Look Ahead ~ - 49,. ~. 4
II ~ 'mnnrta"t r. stndI tn situatio,
M advance and determine tho 'eusto-
lary baie spots in the market for tic
lnerrnt months and then -try TO titnc
ne. planting so that The local vege
at l"s will come in quite an abundant
Y when the market is short a. wber
pc mfrket is flooded. Snch data NAV
e Obtained from The Advertiser flies
moving the weekly market rcports byJ
'he ateTito jail marketing division, :" i
A STEADY supply Of vegetables e.
cry important If the local productionl
II Vegetables Is to be maintained agt
: 9honld be. An Intermittent sunni,
prees dependence To- a Rrcater Or les
legree upon the mainland sources "a Il
hpGly,. The tendency to dsleg,te m 1
'ardening work to seryaHts Ia ono
which should be avoidsd, it II ssibIe
IN hour or two of work each day inl
ne 5 own garden Is conducive NJ, an
nero ased rpnbetitn. bJtsr.1h a TN Az u