The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-10-29

culture IN ftdWall, IL is certain tnat
Maui is entitled to the Island champ
ionship at the Third Maui Fair. The
new Agricultural Building was devot-
ed entirely to the display of farm pro-
ducts, raw and in the manufactured
state, together with displays of such
lines of work as economic entomology
and forestry which lie at the very
foundations of agriculture.
In a display showing numerous dis
tinctive features ii is difficult to de-
termine which should be featured.
Taken in order as they appeared in the
building, entering from the east the
Grove Ranch exhibit, was the first to
greet the eye. 1t is seldom one sees
a ranch that concerns itself with such
diversity of products as were exhibit
ed. Mixed dairy, stock, and horse
feeds from Maui grown crops clearly
indicated that the Islands might grow
all their own feeds and be independ-
ent of the vagaries of ocean shipping.
Corn meal, cassava starch, root crop
were silent witnesses of the fact that
we might produce the bulk of our hui
man feed crops. The meat exhibit was
? Hastily arranged in a roomy glass
fronted refrigerator.
Making Agriculture Attractive
The work being done to make farm
and plantation conditions more attrac-
tive to all was demonstrated by the
Welfare Work exhibit and by that of
the Pioneer Mill Company which latter
included a concrete stove especially
adapted for plantation laborers'
houses and pictures of new homes for
workers.
The poultry and stock feed exhibits
were well presented by Mr.. L. M.
Ross of the Union Feed Co, and by
Mr.. Lily of the Sperry Co. These ex-
hibits were located just below the
corn pyramid exhibited by the Grove
Ranch.
Sugar Companies Compete
Sugar cane exhibits were very COM
mendable, both the exhibit of the H..
S. p. A. Experiment Station and Of
he individual plantations receiving
much merited commentator. Keen
rivalry was evident in the exhibits or
the various plantations and the judges
of that section, headed by Mr.. H. p.
Agee, had no easy task in determining
he winners in the different entries.
he Waikiki Sugar Co, especially
~istinguished itself in carrying OH
en- first prizes, five seconds and two
third prizes.
The classification calling for the
best three stalks of H 1O9, the ceie-
Grated seeding cane that is becoming
60 popular with Maui plantations. was
,e occasion of much interest, The
any entries caused the board OF
dyes to consult scales and measur-
e devices before 4 decision could be
,ached. The first prize was finally
yarded to the Waikiki Sugar Co.,
it'll the Hawaiian Commercial and
lgar Co., a close second. Pioneer
ill Co., DOL first prizes for its eX'
ibit of both the Yellow Caledonia and
d 1875 while the H. c. & S. Co.. took
first place with it's exhibits of Lahaina
cane.
Grant Stalks Wins
Ex-Governor Carter was an early
and frequent visitor to the sugar cane
exhibits being especially attracted by
an amazingly large stick of cane from
the H. c. & S. Co., which bore three
blue ribbons signifying top hole IN
three different classif1cations. h
jumbo of the sugar cane world measui
ed 81 feet in length and weigheo
nearly Is pounds. 1t was raised under
the expert eye and care OF james
Smith of the Camp 5 section of Maui's
biggest plantation. There is a rumoI
afoat that the secret is at hand where
by in another year or two all OF the
stalks in that section will be OF this
character. Verify there are tricks in
all trades, even agriculture. Maui
may be suffering from drought but the
exhibits at the Fair did not rehec'
that condition in the least.
Diversity is Advocated
The United States Experiment
Station made a creditable exhibit Illus
trating various phases of its WORK
with fruits, vegetables and diversiheo
crops of all kinds. The exhibit OF a
portion of a Macadamia nut tree III
full bearing called for a great zeal OF
comment and numerous calls LOT seeu
ling trees were made. The exhiplts
of citrus fruits were a revelation I.
MANY who did not realize the posi-
bility of growing so many sorts o.
n grape fruit lemons ETC., undel
island conditions. The exhibit Of
starches made from Island grown
crops such as edible Gamma, cassava
tree fern and banana clearly indicated
commercial possibilities along tha'
line.
Pines in Center .
The pineapple exhibit in genera
charge of MI. w. A. Baldwin occupied
the lime light in the center OF the
spacious building and the central por
ton of the exhibit namely a rotatlht
payilion showing the canned porduc'
of the various Island Pineapple Com
apnies was especially commendaDle
This exhibit was put on by the ia
waiian Packers Association. In thil
display each packer was represented
by a pyramid of canned pines undel
his own label. The lighting effect o
the Japanese lanterns at night wal
unique.
All OF tn entries of best ripe pine
apple fruits for canning purposes wer'
remarkabl- fine for size, shape ant
quality. These exhibits indicated tina
the growers are coming more an'
more to appreciate what is wanted b!