The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-21
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Hawaii IMPROVED
Veterinarian Reads Paper Tell
ing Of Progress Of Industry and
What Remains To Be Done

.
DR.. L. N, Case presented paper on
the breeding and raising Of stock for
various purposes, at yesterday after
noon 8 meeting of the Civic Conven.
tion, which gave a comprehensive idea
of the establishment and progress of
the various branches of animal indus
try In Hawaii.
( Beef, pork and mutton raised for food
purposes were reviewed by Doctor
Case, as well as the breeding and rails.
ing of horses for work, army use, polo
and racing. Doctor Case s report fol.
lows in part:
Being situated many. miles away
from the mainland, the question as to
how far we can become self supporting
'is of paramount importance. The inn
pr0yement and conservation Of our
: domestic animals means the conserva.
ion of very important part of the
sood supply Of the people and in turn
he conservation of human health and
life which should be and is the high.
est nim OF any scheme of Conservation.
High Grade Stock Best I
~ Lave stock breeders in this Terri.
tory have awakened to the fact that
( is much more profitable to breed
nigh class animals than scrubs and SO
hey are every year importing the very
best type Of pure bred stock in ever in
sreasing numbers.
1.-THE importation of this class of
breeding, stock and the raising of pure
bred and high grade animals is the
we and only solution of the problem
confronting us, /. e., whether or not
this Territory can become self support
ing in so far as animal products are
concerned. a....s...
Beef Situation Improved
y As far as meat is concerned. the
Territory has gone far toward supply,
ing its demand; especially is this triie
of beef and pork. The great advance
which has been made during the past
ten or twelve years in the production
of high class beef, mutton and pork Is
not generally realized by the public.
Pork Production
The production of pork would seem
to be a very attractive field especially
80 now as the prices are the highest
ever paid, producers getting from nine
teen and half to twenty cents a
pound live weight compared to ten and
eleven cents before the war. B. .
"The dairy industry has not kept
pace with the Improvement noted in
other lines of animal husbandry. The
scrub dairy COW is still much in 'evi.
ldence and will probably so remain lin.
Bill the general run Of dairymen are
educated up to the fact that il costs
no more to keep a we'll bred highly
productive animal as il does a scrub be-
sides being vastly more profitable
When this point is reached there will
be a considerable demand for the best
type of dairy animal which demand
should be met by the breeders in these
Islands. Some of the ranchers are oil.
ready taking up the breeding of blood.
ed dairy stock and win soon be in a
position to furnish a considerable mum.
her. D. "a ".t, af. .-t' s,.tE
Horses and Mules r.. ..I,,... .
4 "There is considerable demand
here for both horses and mules for
plantation, city and country work aud
this demand has in the main been sup.
nlied by importations from the Coast
That this Territory can supply this
class of animals was fully demonstta-
ted by the various exhibits at the Hilo
and Maui County Fair.
ga considerable number of Hawa
ian bred horGes have already been pur.
chased by army officials and further
purchases are contemplated in the i'm
mediate future, These horses have in
the main proven satisfactory, still
there isAroom for considerable improve,
ment. r '.
1.-THE only sports of paramount in.
terest as far as animal industry is con
cerned arc polo and racing. For a
number Of years Keen interest has been
taken in polo but the revival of the
racing spirit is comparatively recent.