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THE NECESSITY OF GROWING MORE FRUITS IN 



HAWAII. 



By Mr. Weinrich^ being a paper read at the last meeting of the 

 Farmers Institute of the Territory of Hazuaii. 



The primary object in giving this paper is to bring before the 

 people the close relation that native fruits bear to the develop- 

 ment of the country. We need but look to California to see what 

 fruit culture has done for that wonderful state. We turn our at- 

 tention to New York to see what grapes have done for that coun- 

 try. We look to Delaware to find that this state is known, if for 

 no other reason, for its peaches. And so we could go through 

 the states one^by one and find that nearly every state is known 

 for one or m.ore varieties of its own kind of fruit. 



The far-reaching general impression of Hawaii is that it is a 

 tropical country, and naturally one expects to find here all the 

 fruits that are found in strictly tropical countries. Unfortunate- 

 ly this general impression of tropical Hawaii is not carried out in 

 fruit raising. To prove this we need but go to the fish market 

 (Hawaii's fruit market) or any of the other fruit stands in town 

 to see how little Hawaiian grown fruits can be purchased. To 

 my mind this deficiency in fruit growing does more harm, causes 

 more disappointment to the tourists and travelers than can ever 

 be counteracted by all the efforts of the Hawaiian Promotion 

 Committee. By glancing at the menus of the leading hotels we 

 are again confronted by the fact that Hawaii is not doing what it 

 can or what it ought to do in this line. 



Tjhe chief attraction to the tourist in Hawaii is its uniqueness. 

 This uniqueness should extend, not only to the scenery and peo- 

 ple, but also to the food we provide. 



It is no doubt true that at any of the leading hotels in town, 

 the serving of Hawaiian grown fruits is rather the exception than 

 the rule. Even when they are served the quality and flavor are 

 of such a nature as to produce a feeling of distaste rather than 

 pleasure. 



Take one of our commonest garden fruits, the papaya, and you 

 will be surprised at the difference in taste of those purchased 

 from the Orientals or in the market and that grown in your own 

 yard. 



Take another very common fruit, the native orange, and one 



