Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
School Garden COntestNOteS

Pearl City school sends in q large batch
OF letters. among them missives from Wah
Lau Gum. Lake Chung Hung, TelH Estaya1nh.
Hugh Robertson. Tsuneko E0naka. Mitsuyo
Matsum0to, Tibuyo Higuchi and Totoki Kazh.
Al Yam cheons writes from HaunIs. oshu.
that transplanting csbbases Is proving suceeS-
full
Sarah Kahooio Of LaupahoehOe reports that
the pupils have sold so cents worth Of veg
ttsbles. The school has had some valuable
lessons in irrigation
Charles Murray Of Pasuhau. Maui says his
home garden Is 40 feet in per5meter and has
many different kinds Of vegetables.
long and interesting Letter comes from
John 3. Walker Of Paia, Mani He also
sends some illustrations Of Vegetables. He
has been experimenting with clipping tho
larger leaves. John finds that the proceeds
keep up bis pigeons. which IN turn win real
i've him greater profits. John v egdeDtly
enterprising and businesslike and Is 10 be
commended for his activities.
Minoru Shintaku Of Pepeeteo. Hawai- re.
ports the tomatoes and japanese esbbsgs
growing fine. welcome rain tame re-
Gently.
Kelabs, Kauai. is well represented with
letters. Ida Ono, Masako fssutake, Ishi Ka.
washims, satoru Imatomi. KIM Ishji. Lei
aloha VALE Carmen Ledesma and Tnegnmi
Yamashita are among the writer's.
seishi Tsuji Of Kurtistown, Hawaii reports
the killing Of many insect and worm pests.
Ninole Home Garden Club reports lFebru.
airy 26) that the club is In the contest xith
garden IS feet wide and 100 long. The
members Of the garden club are Louis Co.
dina. Jr, and Louis Csdfma. with Joshua De
Souza as instructor. Another contribution
from Ninone is that Of Mfnoru Kawahara
John Boteiho. seventh grade boy Of Pa,
paikou. is optimistic over the possibilities OF
his home garden. He has got rid Of the
pests.
Among Eva school letser-writers for this
week are T. TanaKs, Jose Tonsi. Tam Fat and
Kanji Kumoto
Special mention should he made Of tbs
chsrts sent in by Kalaheo Tor the homo GER
den record The charts keep accurate
der which they are cBItivsted. Records are
sPHt 10 from RIuehi Hikigi, Amato Salbao.
Okichi Fujimoto. saka Fuifmoto. Oetayis
souza. Lily Aki. An Hang Dang and Suzuko
Hamamoto.
Jcbita Magpiong Of Kshuku school Oahu.
sends the encouraging informstioni that the
garden is getting along splendidly and the
work in it Saturdays display Of tho
Kahuku POTATOES has been in the window
Of z. o. Hall Son this week
Among waialua pupils writing this week
were Sin Choy Ching. Eddie KannamsaO and
T. Lynn. all Grade 9.
Shujiro Kusaks Of LihAe. Kauai Is 10 BE
commended for the neatly labeled photo
graphs which he sent IN this week. They
were taken February IA and "a and show
lettuce, white beans carrots and other vege-
tables. He is going to try 70 pbotogTaph
some pests which have been giving hin
tronble.
Particularly hard luck has come spon Ho-
Eaunsu school. Napoopoo. Hawaii. Tie gar.
deDs were growing nicely but some cow from
. nearby pasture came along, jumped The
fence. ate much Of the Vegetables and spoil1d
mary others. The pupils Of the school have
worked hard and faithfully. and II Is unfor.
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