86 REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



the use of the station. This land was formally transferred to the 

 United States June 10, and comprises 154 acres known as the Kewalo- 

 uka tract in Makiki Valley adjacent to the city of Honolulu. It is 

 nearly 2 miles long and varies in width from about 300 yards at its 

 lowest portion (125 feet above sea level) nearest the city to about 100 

 yards at the upper end (1,350 feet above sea level). 



The work of clearing land and erecting buildings began in May. 

 Two lots were cleared of timber, one of 24 acres near the lower end 

 and one of 13 acres at the upper end of the reservation. In addition 

 20 acres on the slope above the station buildings were roughly cleared 

 of guava and Ian tana to allow the grass to grow for pasturage. The 

 buildings erected include an office, a residence containing six rooms, 

 a cottage for laborers, 2-story stable, poultry house, manure shed, and 

 a small storehouse for dynamite. A water system connected with the 

 city water system was installed by the station and tanks were con- 

 structed at convenient places for fire protection, irrigation, and other 

 purposes. 



At the upper clearing about li acres have been dug over and terraced 

 and a cottage containing two rooms for laborers and a tool room has 

 been erected. This structure is roofed with corrugated galvanized 

 iron which projects 4 feet to give a large surface for collecting rain 

 water. The water thus collected is stored in a large tank which is 

 connected by pipes with the terrace where the water will be used. 



Owing to lack of funds it has been impracticable as yet to con- 

 duct experiments to any extent^on the station farm, but it is the in- 

 tention to begin experiments with potatoes, corn, tobacco, coffee, and 

 other crops and studies of problems in animal husbandry as soon as 

 possible. Taro is the staple food of the native Hawaiians, hence the 

 experiments to discover a method of protecting it from blight are 

 considered of great immediate importance. Investigations are being 

 made of the agricultural conditions in the different islands, with a 

 view to planning the future operations of the station to meet the needs 

 of different regions. 



Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Experiment Station, Honolulu. 



GOVERNING BOARD. 



Trustees of Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. 



STATION STAFF. 



C. F. Eckart, Dir. and Chem. S. S. Peck, B. S., Asst. Chem. 



E. J. Lea, B. S., Asst. Chem. E. G. Clarke, Field Asst. 



The work of this station during the past year has been confined 

 closely to investigations bearing on the sugar industry in its various 

 branches. These investigations involve studies of the fertilizer 

 requirements of different soils, irrigation investigations, physical and 



