mously strengthen the finances of the colonies, provide labor for 

 those who are not required on the estates, and be a source for 

 obtaining revenue from natural sources not connected with the 

 soil." 



PAPER FROM SUGAR-CANE TRASH. 



This magazine has always taken note of any information re- 

 garding paper-making material from tropical growths. The fol- 

 lowing statement of the value of sugar-cane bagasse for that pur- 

 pose is credited by the International Sugar Journal to William 

 Raitt: 



"One hundred tons of cane give 25 tons of bagasse or 11.1 tons 

 of coarse unbleached paper, which costs $45 per ton to make, and 

 sells for $64.20, leaving $19.20 per ton profit, or $213 per 100 

 tons of cane. Deducting the cost of oil to substitute for bagasse, 

 say $20, there remains $193 profit at the factory. 



"On other hand, we are severely handicapped by remoteness 

 from the world's industrial centers and we have no opportunity 

 to find a local market. Suppose it costs, however, over all, $15 

 a ton to cover marketing expenses, or $170 per 11.1 tons of coarse 

 unbleached paper, there still remains a profit of ^23 per 100 tons 

 of cane." 



In this number will be found a selected article on dry farming, 

 which, reading like a romance, will no doubt be eagerly perused 

 bv homesteaders. 



In the March number an interesting article appeared, dilating 

 upon the food value of the banana — or "golden fingers," as the 

 fruit was called in the heading. Following up a topic discussed 

 in a previous article — which was reprinted in the Forester — 

 Tropical Life (London) for February magnifies the sweet potato 

 as well as the banana for its foodstufif possibilities while the "stafif 

 of life," or wheaten bread, is "broken in the land" by the ham- 

 mer of war. The entire article is reproduced on another page 

 and will repay study. 



An article in this number from Tropical Life, on "Exploiting 

 Eucalyptus Trees," will have much local interest, from the fact 

 that eucalypts have been the subject of considerable attention 

 in the refore.sting operations of our division of forestry. 



P>y the February report of the division of animal industry it 

 will be seen that the extension of the cam])aign against bovine 

 tuberculosis to the islands other than Oahu has made substantial 

 progress. 



