Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
PLANTERS WORK
ON EXPERIMENTS
IN AGRICULTURE
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prepared large number OF sugges-
lions which heswill present to the
meeting Monday. The station has
already started gn experimental field
I'm Manor valley where the various
kinds ef aegetables viii be grown and
the variety best suited to the climate
and soils OF the islandr ascertained.
Plantations offef Differing Problems
the question or Turning a portion
OF the plantation lands into truck gar
deus will ;;ays 10 be given carefdI
study" said J. r. c. Hagens, chairman
Of the experiment station commit
tee. this mornin,. Each plantation
presents different problem and what
might be afplieahle 10 enc would not
be rigat for anoiheT. At the Monday
meeting the problems at each planta-.
ton VIII be- taIcn up and discussed
and comprehensive plan worked out.
! understand that several OF the plan
tatlons have already begun this work
by ordering seed ard preparing the
ground"
Demand for Seeds Grows
That the home garden movement in
Honolulu and throughout the territory
has 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. 4.
Longley OF the territorial marketing
division.
eve win have a fresh supply coming
reYt week. said Longiey this morn
ing. I'VE laid in a 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. il Just cleaned us
out. We had to wireless for another
supply 10 be sent on the first boat.
Sugar Men Want Seeds
Not only has the demand been I'M
precedented so far as small house
holders with hack 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
WIN be In 4 position 10 take care OF
It's recent orders. but Until then II
simply has to place the orders on a
waiting list s
Seeds Higher on Coast
Adyices from San Francisco and
Los Angeles state that the price Of
garden seeds Is great deal higher
this year than ever before and that
the additional expense to truck grow
ers and ranchers viii be very aeary.
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-
ria have in the last 80 days granted
special low rates for domestic water
10 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 sumhner, plentiful amounts
CT water for fffigatihg the growing
plants are necessary.
John Bumberg. So committed sui
eide at HIS hone at New Haven by