THE JHAWAIIAN 



F0RE6TER I AGRICULTUR IST 



Vol 111. JULY, l^JOB No. 7 



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Air. Weinrich's paper advocating the extended cultivation of ^'^^NK 

 improved varieties of our local fruits is timely and we hope that 

 its publication will tend to bring about a greater interest in this 

 important subject. There is no doubt that Hawaii could not 

 only fully supply the local fruit market with many varieties now 

 imported, but could also ship enormous quantities of such fruits 

 as mangoes and avocado pears to the mainland. The replacing 

 of the large importation of citrus and other fruits with our local 

 produce could be brought about most expeditiously by endeavor- 

 ing to attract a class of white agriculturists to establish small 

 fruit orchards to the Territory. Many fruits can be grown in 

 these islands as readily and with as little capital and labor as on 

 the coast, and in some cases the fruit-growing possibilities of 

 Hawaii are unexcelled. The fig, for instance, can be grown 

 here as prolifically and of as good size and flavor as any- 

 where else, and there is no doubt that in a very short time and 

 at little expense a few acres of fig trees could be made to give a 

 profitable return. Dried Hawaiian figs should be second to 

 none, and if carefully prepared would easily replace the product 

 oil which California prides herself. In the cultivation of choice 

 mangoes, avocado pears, figs, bananas and other fruits the op- 

 portunity for industrious workers are unsurpassed, and if proper 

 advantage is taken of our climate and soil the time will not be 

 far off wdien Hawaii is looked upon from the mainland as a 

 great fruit-producing country. As Mr. Weinrich suggests, a 

 book descriptive of our local fruits would be very acceptable, not 

 c: only to tourists, but to the general public. It is imperative, how- 

 *^ ever, that if such a publication be attempted on any scale it be 

 ^ prepared by one having a sufficient knowledge of the subject, not 



