Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-25
PLANTERS JOIN IN
Big CAMPAIGN TO
RAISE FOODSTUFFS

RAISE FOODSIUFFS
Vital Recommendations From
Experiment Station Adopted;
Plans Outlined for Territory
Wide Activity; May Enter
the Marketing Field Unless
Present Agency is Adequate
The hawaiian Sugar Planters Asso.
citation this morning formally joined
the now territory-wlde campaign 70
feed Hawaii first" and ito great or.
sanization and resources are now en-.
listed In the plan TO increase the pro.
ductlen Of foodstusfs In Hawaii and
TO insure efficient handling from pro.
Queer 70 consumer.
A concrete and comprehensive plan
Of. action made In report 20 the plant
ers' experiment statlen committee
from n. p. Aeee, director Of the
station, was Recommended 70 the trust.
ees Of the association by its commit
tee, whose chairman Is J. r. c..
Hsoens.
The trustees approved and adopted
the report and ordered il sent to all
managers as preliminary plan to be
followed as far as practicable. They
also voted the agricultural experts
OF the planters experiment station be
detailed TO follow up the various
phases presented, with the individual
managers. and prevent duplication Of
work.
The report. which IL regarded as in
dicating one Of the most important
moves the sugar planters have taken
~ years. IL given herewith In full:
Experiment station,
y Honolulu. Il. H.,
April %. 1917.
Mr.. J..F. c. Hasens.
Chairman Experiment Station Com
mittee, H0noiuln
Dear Sir:
In response to your request TO-
suggestions relative to the planta
tons entering into the movement /,
produce other food crops than sugar
after conference with Major Chas
S. Lincoln. United States Army; Mr
John M. westeate. United States Elk
pertinent Stations DR. Arthur L.
Dean. College Of Hawaii; Mr.. Char
S. Judd, Bureau OF Agriculture anf
! Forestry. and members OF the star
lbf ia station, the following meas.
ures 40 pToesed for your consid'
Grafton
|. That each plantation should sci
aside for experimental sdals with
miscellaneous food crops an area
amounting to one acre for each LOCO
tons OF sugar produced in the 1915 /.
crop: that these areas be handled |
in cooperation with this Expert |
ment station, which will keep records
OF the crops grown. noting the sue
cesses and failures of different crops |
in different districts, prepare plant
ing schedules when such are desired |
by the plantation arrangements, sup |
ply seed from reliable sources ]
(either gratis or =. cost depending
on the -nountl. and act In genera
as a medium for an exchange OF In
formation in this work.
2. That the Hawaiian Sugar Plant
ers' Association enter into the ques
tion OF marketing the surplus food
products that may be produced BY i
the plantations; that this be done /
-throueh the Territorial Marketing
Division II that Institution Is pre-
pared 70 handle the business. or u
not that the Association provide
funds TO adequately meet the situa
tlon
3. Tha. the plantations give due
regard to the following matters:
(a) Sugar: OWNS TO the natioua
food shortage. and the Importance
OF sugar In this regard. the plan
tations should handle their work
with miscellaneous food products IN
such way as 10 interfere as little
as possible with their output Of II
sugar.
Obj Stock Feeds In cafe tops
and molasses the plantations nov
possess feed stuffs OF immense. value
The production OF cane tops tat
tons per acrel amounts annually &C
more than 100000 tons: the molassef
amounts to $4,000 tons. II these
products could be fully utilized they
are sufficient to maintain about 100,
600 head OF stock These byproducts
should be employed more fully In
connection with the plantation live
stock The importation of grain and
hay should be reduced accordingly.
Each plantation should consider the
possible advantage of obtaining cat
tie from nearby ranches and feeding
them for beef and milk production.
many of the ranches have a lin
tied amount of provender for their
stock. BY dlyerting some cattle to
plantation feeding pens 1t might
then be feasible to butcher many
head at an earlier age than is now (
customary, thus increasing the meat
supply.) IL
Where nearby dairies are suffer I
ing from want Of feedstuffs, IL is. s
that the plantations offer l
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