Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
PLANTERS WORK
ON EXPERIMENTS
IN Agriculture
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prepared a large number of ,sugges,
tons which he win present TO the
meeting Monday. The station has
already started an experimental field
in Manol valley where the various
kinds CT vegetables will be grown and
the variety best suited to the climate
and soils or this, islaEdr ascertaned.
Plantations cfier Differing Problems
The lEestioI ct turning a portion
Of the plantation lands into truck gar
dens will EIys TO be given carefm
study" said J. Il. c. Hagens. chairman
Of the experiment station. commit
tee. this mornin;s. Each plantation
presents a different problem and what
might be applicable TO one would not
he risat for ancineT. AT the Monday
me4ting the problems of each planta-
ton will be IA Ten MP and discussed
and a comprehensive plan worked out.
] understand that several OF the plan
tatIons have already begun this work
by ordering seed and preparing the
grom ]. s
Demand for Seeds Grows azsE. ....I
That the home garden movement in
Honolulu and throughout the territory
las resulted in such demand for gar.
den seeds that he has had to wireless
rush orders TO San Francisco and Los
Angeles seed houses for another sup
ply, was stated today by Supt. A. T.
longIey OF the territorial marketing
division. -.
I'VE will have fresh supply coming
Iext week." said Longley this morn
ing. I'VE laid in stock OF garden
seeds last winter sufficient TO take
care of the usual demand, but since
the home garden movement and Gov.
Pinkham's call on plantation men to
grow foodstuffs to the greatest pos.
sible extent to make the islands indie
pendent OF the mainland, the demand
or the division for vegetable seeds has
been tremendous. 1t just cleaned us
out. We had TO wireless for another
supply to be sent on the first boat !"
SUGAR Men Want Seeds
Not only has the demand been un.
precedented so far as small house
holders with back lots to plant out is
concerned, but the sugar men have
called on the division for seeds with
which to make experiments in the
raising of foodstuffs on their planta-
tons. The Sugar Planters Associa-
ton also has orders in for large seed
supply. Friday there was number OF
calls from plantation agencies in this
city for seeds of various kinds. When
the new. supply arrives the division
will be in q position to take care Of
fits recent orders, but until then it
simply has to place the orders on a
waiting list.
Seeds Higher on Coast
Advices from San Francisco and
Los Angeles state that the price Ct
garden seeds is great deal higher
this year than ever before and that
the additional expense to truck grow
ers and ranchers will be very aeavy.
The demand In Los Angeles from the
army Of householders for home garden
seeds and gardening implements has
nearly wiped out the supply on hand in
the stores of that city.
Low Water Rates Granted
Various cities in Southern Califor-
MA have in the last 80 days granted
special low rates for domestic water
TO encourage the planting of home gar.
dens in an attempt to cut down the
steadily rising cost of living To raise
q garden in Southern California In the
spring and summer, plentiful amounts
OF water for irrigating the growing
plants are necessary.
John Bumberg. 20. committed SUI
eide al HIS home at New Haven by
shooting in the head with revolver.
Dependency over q love affair is. said