Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
WAIMEA CHOSENFIRST, HANAMAULl
SECOND BY MAJORITY kauai men
Garden Island Judges Make Valuable Suggestions on Future
Handling Of contest-Propose Dividing Island Into Three
DistrictS-Some Favor Abrogatng Home Garden Division


that where such anfayorable condt
tlons exist. an effort should be made,
in case OF future contests, to secure
for them a plot OF land outside the
rchool grounds.
would also suggest that the home
garden contests be done away WITH
for the reason that Il Is impossible 70
tell whether or not the garden Il the
work OF the child or his parents
! also think that u the island were
divided into three districts and pfixe
given each district. much better 70
suits would be obtained. The districts
might be as follows: On from Mana
to and including Eleele. tst from Kala,
heo to and including Hanamaulu. ~
from Kappa TO and including HAera.
In such districts climatic conditions
would be about equal and competition
would be more nearly fair. There
might then be a prize for the best gar.
den on the island, 10 he awardedsbye
committee composed Of the judges 10
tho die'-i tests.
as by E. A. creesey
49, o. Instructor creevey sums
up rB--aS%R, and the conclaslohs OF
tho Judges and himself as follows:
The judges In body visited tho
school gardens from Wsimea to Hama.
maulu, in one day, and from kappa 10
Haena IN another day. Il wasythen
agreed that the island be divided Intp
six districts and one Jndge % . dis.
trict nick the best dome garden; and
then The best one or two In each DIS
trict ne judged By q comnlfttee OK
two, Mr. Birknyre anu Mr. L00nls.
and with myself as guido. This vas
carried out, and on March GOTH 4 took
Mr.. LOOMS to Hanalei, where Ne met
MIR. Birkmyre and starting Ct baena
we visited the best home EArdens Is
far as Kalaheo. The following day
We finished up on the Walmen niie,
I understood thst these home go ~
judges had ag-eed OIL the four best,
but I notice their letters to me show
other decisions.
From one 6nti OF the lslEndf Is the
other I believe IRE interest," ID aHfI
culture has BEEN greatly fllrth ef6d
by this contest. and present i41Ica
tions are that in most cases th8 later
est has not stopped with the close 6f
the contest. 49,.
Judges Did Palnstakins Wcrk:
The judging Of the gardans Nas. 4
found, no sinrie matter. Cor the
judges were all busy men. and th9
territory to cover was large AID took
considerable time. Moreover the az.
ferent conditions encountefod n tbs
different schools and districts make Il
difficult to Judge I am certain 1be
schools OF the island are very 1rataf5l
TO all the judges for their kind a6aigt
ance. / think II would be YerE dill
cult TO pick group Of men better
acquainted with island conditions or
more Interested In agriculture
Il 10 not know whether my views
Of the matter will be pf anf value or
not. but I would like to take % the
suggestions as E6ted by the different
Judges and weigh them.
Value Of Home Gardens
Several Of the judges take ND the
points Of the home gardens, and decide
them find thRt the greeiest diff,
Guilty with them has been the judging
for II Is undoubtedly difficult Eof busy
men TO find the time necessary to visit
any great number OF home gardens.
distributed as they arc al through Tia
differelt camps and villages, and
many In out OF way places to be seen
only at the end Of long walk per.
sonally believe the greatest value IN
teaching the children ogricuItnfg viii
be found in the home gardening. 81
though where prizes are offered Tor
such, especially prizes an large and
generous as those about To DO awarded.
assistance from parents and elders II
att TO improve greatly on the childs
own work. fkns spelling the etmpafi'
son with gsrdeiix handled wholly b.
the individual child. Yet Il Is Through
the home garden and the pupils with
home gardens That tie elders and
parents can be reached as we'll and
assisted TO gain better hnONledgc q
agriculture
THE matter or idea OF lislljing tbs
island into about three districts u,
believe. good suggestion, as the con.
d.tions In csch are rhar9cteristic.
For instance It Is common knowledge
that better results are bad WITH the
common vegetables IN lIanslei dis.
trict with March paintings tim With
January, and sice serta In the Wai'
mea district.
I'm the matter Of more y'Iitable gar
den plots for sonic Of tho schools !
believe MIR. EwaftB suege<t ton n cor,
rect. At present all the schools are
working on w.las ground was avail
able, which In somc cases has been
ground that even the plantations have
given 40, or such that they could not
use IL ri an. Dcspiib conditions 1
believe the schools have gone into Tho
work whole beartedly and truly reated
as they sowed."