The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-09
.|SLAND-BRED BEEF
I MUCH IMPROVED
: IN PAST YEAR
No Reason Why Meat and Milk
of Territory Cannot Be
Produced Here
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE
OF COUNTY FAIRS
interest In Live Stock Breeding
and Raising Stimulated BY
Comparison of Results

lead to a renewed interest in the rails.
ing Of cattle for beef within the Terri,
tory. Suitable pasturage is available
for the larger ranches and large
measure of success has already been
ichicved by those who have attempted
the improvement Of the strain of beef
cattle in Hawaii. -,
DR.. l.. N. Case is the author of a val
liable paper the subject of cattle
raising in the Territory and the prog.
ress made in that field during the past
year. A good word is also. said for the
value of county fairs in the encourage
ment of the stock raisers. DR.. Case 3
paper follows; r.
In the eleven months from June,
1915, to May, 1917 there was imported
nto the Territory canned beef, bacon
and hams totalling 1868 pounds,
having total valuation of 1858, 1863. 00
These products could and should be
produced here. Experts in this line
could be obtained and a suitable build.
.ng erected. The above figures would
seem to show an agreeable margin OF
profit. f@ (
In the above mentioned period
dressed poultry to the value of ovet
s90,000.00 was imported, also over &c..
100 live chickens and turkeys for
slaughter. Little interest has been
taken in the raising of poultry either
for meat or for egg production. The
climatic conditions are unexcelled
there is a freedom from poultry dis
eases here not found in many parts OF
the world. The most serious menace
contagious epithelioma, can now be
controlled through vaccination. The
present high price of feeds has no
doubt exerted considerable restraining
influence.
Grass Feeding
Grain feeding of. cattle and sheep for
the market has never been undertaken
here to any -extebt. 1t is a field for
future development and offers valua1
BILE means of rounding out underweight
stock and tiding over period OF
brought. The best grass fattened eat.
lie slaughtered here compare very fay.
orably with the specially market fed
attic elsewhere and are as a rule su,
0erior to grassfed cattle on the main
land. This method of finishing cattle
md sheep will undoubtedly be taken up
ny some of the ranches in the near flu
ture. ''
In this connection it may be stated
hat a system Of grading beef accord
ing to the quality and condition should
be established together with a CORES
,onding scale of prices BY doing this
he breeder viii receive the full value
re is entitled to according TO his efforts
0 improve his stock.
Cows for Homesteaders
As DEMONSTRATING is being considered
more and more and greater
mount of land being devoted to
hat purpose each year, IL would
appear that the homesteader could
ldd materially to his profit if he kept
l few COOL cows. Such cows would
rot only be required to produce milk
.ream and butter in good supply, but
hould be expected to raise a calf each
year that could profitably be utilized
consuming the grass and roughage of
he farm or homestead. They should
he for general homesteading purposes
IF a beef and milk producing breed So
chat the males viii command fnn
Irice as warnings and two year-olds ia
laughteriug and the heifers the requi
site size and quality to be retained ful
breeding
The above requisites are met with il
he milking strain of shorthorns more
than in any other breed. They have
been bred to give large quantity OF
milk of good quality and when they are
10 longer profitable as mixers the!
AN be fattrned easily and bring a con
siderable profit as beef. Excellent ex
lmples of this breed may be seen al
he Alexander Young Dairy, whore the!
have been in USE for some years, The,
,re cattle well worthy the considera
ion of the present and future home
Steader
A word about Fairs--The part play
ID by County, State and Territoria'
airs in the promotion and development
If all branches Of agriculture cannot
Ie overcstimated. They have helped
more than any other one thing, TO build
lp and maintain our present high, az
,icuIturnI standards.
Fairs Valuable
From our occasional dog and poultry
how has evolved the idea of a County
CAR in which shah be represented the
varied Industries of these islands. The
people Of this Territory have now fully
awakened to the Immense advantages
II such fairs ns means of advertising
and displaying in concrete form the re
suits Of individual effort in all branches
of Industry. The friendly rivalry and
competition for prizes will, more than
ANYTHING else stimulate Increased ae
tivity in all branches of agricultural
aud mechanical art.
We have held two such fairs and
they have cNerted great influence on
the animal industry here. Practically
all exhibits were features in themselves,
but the one which, perhaps created the
most interest and which was also Il
source Of considerable establishment to
many was the exhibit of Hawaiian
bred live stock Of various classes. This
exhibit included several pure \ bred,
pedigreed Bereford bulls, bred and
raised on the Parker Ranch and repre-
senting some Of the best blood to be