Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09


With a demonstration at the Oahu
plantation, with Manager Z. K. Bull
as host, OF the Holt caterpillar tract
ors. trip with Manager George Rem
ton. over the Eva plantation, where
the variety Of cane known as HOO
was shown in various stages. and
ending at the Waipio sub-station with
q lunch and inspection Of the work
done by It's members, the day was
filled from beginning TO end with
many surprises and interesting phas-
es OF sugar growing. H. p. Agee, d.
rector Of the planters experiment sta
ton. arranged the program and the
days inspection.
See Work Of Tractors
Leaving the corner OF Fort and
Merchant streets shortly before 3
o'clock the party, numbering over so
In II machines, reached the Oahu
plantation half hour later. There
Manager Bull met and conducted
them 20 the field. where four cater
pillar tractors OF Is. IS. As and 70
horsepower. waited TO begin the de-.
monstration. To many present II was
revelation and as the big 45-horse-
power tractor rolled over the field
dragging three Spalding deep-tiI1ing
plows. upon which were seated James
Webster OF Pepeekeo. John Ross OF
Hakalau and John T. Kfoir of Onomea
handling the levers, the rest followed
IN the wake and much surprise was
expressed at the good work done by
the plows and the enormous power
sa sa LIZ re eesol = Lne ist.el
,ss s'.sa 70 slse 's r, IlnpsesslOn q un.
.' LILLY Inc oemonssra tL
-. 49, &c si.o ~ excs',en. luse oa nov
T S,.c " .anAs, useu ~ ene Ensiish ~
1870 - aDie - c.iinp over az on
~. anu suinioune many uiillcui-
~. 80. a..
nns ~. tne party llIst arrived pls
M 49, ,.eSt wes s.ucA ~ tne nuu
49, " t,s - ts1loIsspoweL .Iaeeor Nas
, ~. - e ~ a.u win seeininsiy no 81
lott neulsq q. y out
s.;,,t y .noss present saio tnat the
e.-f'7- y-',et tteSeol nau uhiiniseu
1879 1919 n s, tns cane Iieias OF the ha'
:, r1.lrh ts.enas among these were
u .t HooieA ana =. r. Bishop
~, ts.S etuo'eo
.on oanu .ne patty went 70 Eva,
nsie 80, 2 eraln o. cars was waiting
ana, WIN hehton IN the 'front.' car as
sn.ounssI : rae .nrougn the cane
. ',aal Vs. sshen. me OBJECT OF the
VS.. .o-1wa was 70 see the new H-lvs
s.ne, Nnien y now considered the
49, variety, ana ~ tne plantation. mas
severn otner vaIletles growing, sucn
- biiae, 1ehoW Caieoonia and La
nslns. eeoe COMPARISON was OBTAIN
g. ne h-ivs was 50 !ar superior IN
appearance 70 al the otners IN length, |
tn,chness OF urum. length OF JOINT ano
,o'oL enal many declared tnat II THIS
res : Iair sample i would soon sup
p.rAt ali oehers. his cane, winch
"a taken ~ years 70 bring 20 It's pre-.
~ seanuaIo, ls last Deing planted
y pace OF i.anaina. winch seems to
3e. wearing out Lahaina Is one OF
tne' Oldest varieties now growing on
tns Is.el,qs;
.,t .. rre seen
Ae s,esioh resempleo . smaH cir
~. y tne center was a large tent
y tl'Sn Was SHOWN me scoiia wasp
,'cn mas peen imported TO Kill the
t.'o'llA'a sDeeties' next was an exhibit
- fe -..5, " ~ ssneH en the uiller-
e = t1rieties or cane grown IN the
,s.rnas. ana lolo~ing that were many
Alnes on IertiiIzer. wniie around the
.snt picInres were nung illustrating
many interesting FEATURES OF sugar
p.le etoWsns.
sAlIou1aing tne tent were the side. /
SHOWS ana these principally showed
tnt advances MADE during the past
xssr ana NUMBER OF new by-products
, .nlcn nave Deen developed.
waste valuable ss Fuel
5ooeplk the exhibit that made the
t.eesess impression was the making
oI aiconoi from finai molasses and
eslns !. afterwards 70 run a gas en-.
tlne y "as IN charge OF +. ,. Bur-
49,, chemist q the experiment sta.
. y enn Assistanss ]. n NOR, Jr.
HUTCHINSON and r K. Werth-
,lustier. Inc manufacture OF alcohol
Ion ~ mo- Inoiasses IL accomplished by adj
e '.... i've times as much water The |
'zlAsufe = then moculated with
psLs ce,s1le on yeast after having
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