The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-06-11
Maui Dairy Making
Speciality OfButter
W. F. POgue Developing Model Plant
At Kailua = Equipment Is Probably
Finest On Maui Today Interesting
Results

Maui is rapidly coming to the front in
the dairying industry. The last Maui
county fair showed something of the
progress that has been made in the
pure bred and high grade dairy stock.
Since that time more or less attention
has been attracted to the progress of
dairying on the various plantations
and ranches, particularly the Hawai-
ian Commercial & Sugar Co., the Wal.
luku Sugar Co., and the Grove Ranch.
But there is one dairying enterprise
which perhaps is not so well known,
but which is exceedingly well worth
attention. This is the Homelani Dairy
of w. f. Pogue, located at Kailua. This
dairy is located at the west end of
the Ditch Trail, and at the extreme
east end of the government road,
about 20 miles from Waikiki. The
fact that it is somewhat off the beaten
track of travel doubtless accounts for
the fact that it is not better known.
During the past year Mr.. Pogue and
his son, c. C. Pogue, have developed
an enterprise in d%airying that in many
respects is perhaps a model for the
rest of the territory. They have built
a main building 80 by 125 feet in size
hat could scarcely be improved upon
for the purpose for which it is intend
ed. 1t has accommodations for about
80 COWS, though at the present time
but about half that number are being
handled. The section of the building
in which the animals are MIXED, is
fitted with the latest pattern OF
concrete feeding troughs, Iron stan
chions, automatic watering trOughs,
etc. The entire barn has concrete
doors, and most of the modern de-
vices for preparing and distributing
feed and for removing refuse are in
stalled.
Sanitary Milk Room
The COWS are MIXED, two at a time,
by the latest type of Perfection"
pneumatic milking machine. They are
handled with scrupulous care to in
sure cleanliness, being groomed and
washed and sprayed to keep flies
away before each milking.
The room into which the milk is
taken for separation and storage after
the milking is finished, is painted pure
white-and is kept that way. 1t is
thoroughly screened against flies or
other insects, and is seemingly as
thoroughly sanitary and aseptic as a
hospital operating room. In this room
are two separators, a refrigerating ma
chine and cold rooms, milk testers,
ETC., all operated by electric motors.
Power for operating the various
machinery of the plant is furnished by
a modern gasoline driven generator,
and a big system of storage batteries
provided lights for all the dairy build
ings at all times.
Good Forage
While the ranch is new as yet, much
progress has been made in growing
food products for the cattle, and the
climatic conditions seem to be ideal
for this. There are several varieties
sorghums making excellent growth,
while a good stand of alfalfa seems
assured. There is yuba cane and ele-
plant grass growing profusely; and
paspalum tthe commonly called pani-
cum) is rapidly subduing the Wild
Hilo grass on a considerable area.
Pigeon peas are doing well and fur
nish a considerable amount of the
heterogeneous food for the cows; while
cassava has been planted on several
acres and is making a remarkable
growth. Apparently the forage prob
lem will not be one to seriously con
Germ the Pogues.
Grade Cattle
ct the present time the dairy is
supplied by ahcut Is good grade COWS.
mostly Holste:n crosses. A pure-brcd
Holstein bull heads the herd, and IN
sures the nigh quality of future stock.
Being so fer from the center of
Maui population no effort is made TO
market milk so that all of the butter
fat produced goes into butter. A
modern churn and butter-working ma
chinery is at present being installed
which will soon make the matter of
butter making a more easy process
than at present.
Mr.. Pogue is clearing more land and
expects to steadily expand his dairy 10
its full capacity within the next few
years.