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THE dARDEN ISLANb, t8bA'rSEFT. 12, 1922
The University
A TWO HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLAR TAX
It Is estimated conservatively that
Insects destroy stored food products
to the extent of two hundred mil
Hon dollars every year in the Unit
ed States. This Is five per cent ol
the total value in the country. Ii.
other words, a direct tax of fivi
per cent is levied by insects upon oui
food stuffs after they have beei
harvested! Before harvest it is esti
mated that a tax is collected b
other insects amounting to nearl
ten per cent Our greatest war is be
ing fought against the enemies thai
lay these huge taxes upon us.
The University of Minnestota Lat
recently published a bulletin de
scribing methods of controlling in
sects in stored food products, Bui
letin number 198 of their expert
ment station, St. Paul, Minnesota.
This ought to be studied by grocery
chiefs, bakeries and all who store
food products or seeds. Send direct
to Minnesota for it, or let us know
you' want a copy and we will get it
for you.
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, ALFALFA PRICES TO RISE
The Pacific coast crop of alfalfa
hay is short this year, due largely j
to grasshoppers and army worms,
The market is advancing and pric
es this fall will probably be high
er, according to San, .Francisco au
thorities. OFF-BARRING OF CANE
Off-barring of cane is a common
practice in Hawaii usually done to
conform to custom although there
seems to be no justification for it,
according to Robert Pahau, superin
tendent of the university experiment
station at Waiakea (Hilo) Hawaii,
and formerly on the staff of the
H. S. P. A. experiment station.
Off-barring is a process designed
to cut away the old root growth
of parent stools and to prepare loose
soil for the roots of the young ra
toon crop to follow. The consequence
la that the roots are exposed and
may be dried up by the sun and
wind. Judging from experiments car
ried on by Mr. Pahau there are no
benefits to be gained by off-barring
and the practice may even be detri
mental and reduce the yield of
cane. It is Pahau's opinion that this
practice should be discarded, substl
r
NEW
We will receive
Extension Letter
tuting for It the use of small plows
to loosen the soil and cover the fer
tilizer, not exposing the cane roots
to injury,
THE CHAYOTE
The Chayote (Sechium edule) is a
vegetable producing vine of the
cucumber family. Although it is a
native of Mexico and Central Amer
ica, it is well adapted to many
other warm countries. In the Ha
waiian islands it grows best at an
altitude rarglng from one thousand
to three thousand feet. To some ex
tent it is cultivated in the district
of Kula on Maui and in the district
of Kona on Hawaii. At higher ele
vations it is not so generally at
tacked by the melon fly, which is
its chelef enemy in these islands.
For human consumption the fruit
has many uses as a vegetable, and
it is made splendid use of as a pig
feed. Under favorable conditions the
vine is a prolific . bearer and the
return is very large for the amount
of work its culture requires.
The chayote does best in a rich
well drained soil, the ground should
be dug or plowed deep and especial
ly worked where the seeds are plant
ed. When the land has poor under
dralnage it should be plowed up in
to wide ridges and the seed planted
in the ridges.
In these islands it is best to plant
the chayote in the fall or at a time
just previous to the rainy season.
Plant the entire fruit one in a
place about twelve feet apart each
way. The fruit is laid on its side
with broad end slanting slightly
downward; cover with soil leaving
the tip of the smaller or stem end
exposed.
Cultivation should : be sufficiently
frequent to kill the weeds and keep
the ground in good tilth, prevent
ing it from baking at all times.
Well rotted stable manure work
ed into the ground above the roots
proves to be a very excellent fertil
izer. In poor soil stable manure
should be supplemented by a good
commercial fertilizer with a rela
tively high potash content. One and
a half pounds of this fertilizer work
cd into the Boll is sufficient for
each plant. In hot, dry weather a
mulch of straw or grass greatly con
serves the moisture for the . plant.
via the Hyades this week
The new models have several improvements including
One-man Top and Tilted Windshield
PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW
The entire shipment is sold and we are now taking orders for the next
shipment arriving in three weeks
PRICES REDUCED
Due to decreased freight rates there will be a substantial reduction
Watch for price announcement next week
Naimlturilt dforanr, 2Gti
The fruit should remain on the
plant until about fully matured but
not until they begin to psrout. If
they are to be kept for some time
or shipped market, they must be
handled without bruising. If wrap
ped in paper and packed In excel
sior they may be kept in good con
dition for several weeks without
cold storage equipment.
Recipes for the uses of the chay
ote may be obtained from the hor
ticultural division, United States
experiment station, Honolulu, T, H.
This station will also assist you
in getting in communication with
someone having a supply of seeds
should you choose to try growing
them. Willis T. Pope, U. S. Ex
periment Station, Honolulu.
EGG LAYING CONTEST
(Conducted by the Poultry Division
of the University of Hawaii, Prof.
F. G. Krauss in charge.)
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. This competition will be known
as the First Annual Hawaii Egg Lay
ing Contest, conducted by the Poul
try division of the University of
Hawaii. It will begin November 1,
1922, and terminate October 31, 1923.
2. Complete records will be kept
of each competing pen covering
number of eggs laid, weight of
eggs, amount ol feed fed, duration
of molt, frequency of brooding peri
ods, etc. Pullets will be weighed at
beginning and at end of contest.
This information will be made pub
lic and will be available to contest
ants at all times.
3. Each entry or each competing
pen shall consist of five pure-bred
females of some well recognized
breed or variety, either hens or pul
lets. No males will be included.
4. Contestants will be privileged
to maintain throughout the year,
without extra charge, a full comple
ment of five birds, that is to say,
a bird lost by death or accident or
incapacitated may be replaced by
the owner. Contestants from other
islands may at their discretion send
one or two extra reserve birds
along with their entry. Oahu con
testants need not reserve birds as
they can be readily communicated
with in case an extra bird is need
ed.
0. All awards will be based on
the number of marketable eggs pro
duced. Eggs must weigh not less
than ore and one-third . ounces (.08
lb. ) or they will be considered un
marketable. However, the weight
of even the smallest eggs will be
a shipment
determined and recorded. In the
event of a tie getween two or more
pens in the number of eggs laid,
the award will be made to the
pen that lays the heaviest eggs.
6. A first, second and third prize
ribbon will be awarded to the three
leading pens each month. The best
pen for the year will be awarded a
prize ribbon and certificate. Each
hen that lays 200 eggs or more
during the contest will receive a
"special merit" ribbon.
7. All entries must be shipped pre
paid and should be consigned to us
so as to arrive at the Poultry Divis
ion on the poultry farm sometime
during the last week in October, 1922
At tho close of the competition fowls
will be returned to their respective
owners at their expense.
8. The University reserves the
right to reject ai d return fowls suf
fering from any contagious or in
fectious disease or otherwise un
suitable for the contest.
9. In the event of any entry be
ing declared unsuitable and being
returned to the owner, the enry fee
will be refunded. Not more than
two pers can be accepted from any
one breeder, and the second pen on
ly on condition that no other ap
plicants are deprived of a first en
try. 10. After fowls have been receiv
ed by the Poultry Division and
placed in the competing pens, ev
ery precaution will be taken for
their protection and the prevention
of loss, but the University cannot be
held responsible should death or
losses occur. All pens will be fed
uniform rations of highest quality
as determined by several years' ex
perience of the Poultry Division.
The University flocks have been
remarkably healthy, and very few
losses have occurred among the ma
ture fowls in the past. No pen can
be withdrawn during the progress
of the contest.
11. Entries will be accepted from
any place within the Territory of
Hawaii. But the fowl must have
been bred and raised in Hawaii. No
imported birds may be entered. All
the fowls of an entry must be of
the same breed and either pullets
or hens. No mixed pens or ages
will be accepted on any one entry.
12. A weekly bulletin recording
progress on the competing entries
will appear in the extension letter,
and probably in the various newspa
pers of the territory. Contestants
of 1923
are invited to subscribe to the ex
tension letter, which Is tree. '
13. All applications for entry in
this competition will be filled In
the order of their receipt. Should
applications exceed the number of
pens available notice to that effect
will be published. No applications
for entry will be considered after
October 20.
14. An entry fee of five dollars will
be charged for each pen of five
fowls and one dollar extra for each
reserve bird. Entry fees are payable
on acceptance of entry.
15. All eggs layed by the fowl in
this competition become the proper
ty of the University and tte proceeds
therefrom will be used to defray
the cost of feed, etc.
INFORMATION AND SUGGESTIONS
A. All fowls sent for competition
should be leg branded and a list
of the leg brand numbers should ac
company the fowl when shipped so
that the birds may be positively Iden
tified upon their arrival.
B. Weekly bulletins In tho Ex
tension Letter will be sent regularly
to each contestant. Weekly reports
of the progress of the competitors
will be sent to the newspapers and
monthly reports will be sent to the
poultry press of the mainland to
help place Hawaii's growing poultry
industry on the map.
C. All eggs will be sold at cur
rent market price and the proceeds
thus obtained will be devoted to
the operating expenses of the com
petition. The financial records of
the enterprise will be open for In
spection at all times.
D. It is suggested that contestants
do not send pullets that are too
mature, since there is some prob-
ablity of such birds going into molt
which usually lowers the egg yield.
Pullets just ready to begin laying
when the contest opens usually give
the best account of themselves.
WATCH
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