THE jHAWAIIAN 



f 0RE6TER >l AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. IV. JANUARY, 1^07 No. 1 



The exhibition of poultry and general ag-ricultural produce^ 

 which took place in December under the auspices of the combined 

 poultry and agricultural institutions of Honolulu, was among the 

 most important events of 1906. A marked advance in the stand- 

 ard of excellence evidenced in the poultry over the previous year 

 was apparent, and should be gratifying to all interested in feath- 

 ered stock. An attractive feature of the undertaking, and one 

 which we hope will be a permanent part of future poultry shows, 

 was the inclusion of an agricultural exhibit. It is unfortunate. 

 however, that the season which finds the birds in good plumage 

 is as a rule deficient in good fruit. With the general exception 

 of oranges, limes, pomelos, pineapples, breadfruit and some others 

 the month of December is not one which can be expected to elicit 

 a good exhibition of general fruit. The winter poultry show 

 should, in time, become a great one to the citrus grower. The 

 development of our citrus fruit industry is greatly to be desired 

 and we look forward to seeing in future winter shows a marked 

 advance in all varieties of citrus fruit. 



Now that the experiment of a winter agricultural exhibition 

 has been attempted, the experience gained has shown much that 

 would render a summer exhibition justifiable. Given a thorough 

 and well planned classification of exhibits, an attractive but not 

 unnecessarily expensive prize list, and a few months' notice in 

 order to enable growers to make proper preparations, a fruit and 

 flower show, held under canvas in some one of our beautiful parks, 

 would at once become one of the most popular and enjoyable 

 features of a Honolulu summer. The benefit to be gained from 

 a healthy rivalry among private fruit flower growers, and the 

 experience to be gained from a public opportunity of comparison 

 is incalculable. Indeed, it is not too much to say, that without 

 some such stimulus, very little advance need be expected in the 

 quality of fruit produced by the majority of private growers. 

 And it is to be conceded that with the raising of the standard of 

 fruit among private growers, will, at once, come a demand for 

 better qualities of marketed fruit, so that in a short time, in order 

 to sell fruit, it will be necessary to grow the best. Fruit and 

 flower shows have hitherto been too few in Honolulu, and to this 

 may very greatly be attributed the paucity and poverty of the 

 varieties seen, not only in private yards, but in the open market, 

 As a rule the systematic cultivation of fruit trees is neglected. 



