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line,  where  one  man  tries  to  outdo  his  fellow.  More  such 
work  as  the  vineyard  cited  above  is  being  done  in  California  today 
and  will  be  done  everywhere  else ; it  is  for  you  to  make  a start  in 
the  right  direction. 
By  certain  methods  of  budding  and  grafting  the  choicest  seed- 
lings which  now  exist  in  various  sections  of  these  Islands,  can 
be  transferred  to  other  trees  and  worthless  trees  will  be  changed 
into  good  reliable  producers  by  these  methods.  Attention  should 
be  paid  to  the  early  and  late  varieties  as  well,  for  in  this  way  you 
will  be  able  to  prolong  your  fruit  harvest.  The  loss  of  years  of 
patient  waiting  for  a seedling  to  become  a bearer  and  then  the 
uncertainty  of  its  quality  and  productiveness  will  all  be  done  away 
with,  if  scientifically  selected  stocks,  buds  and  scions  are  used. 
We  shall  be  entering  into  an  era  of  pedigreed  fruit  stock  and  with- 
out question  only  good  results  can  be  obtained  by  this  method. 
I am  not  going  to  tell  you  what  other  fruits  you  can  plant,  but 
suffice  it  to  say  that  the  Smyrna  fig  can  be  grown  without  ques- 
tion and  the  fig  wasp,  so  necessary  to  produce  this  luscious  fruit, 
is  making  a good  beginning.  I am  given  to  understand,  and  I 
hope  ere  long  to  be  able  to  see  for  myself,  that  in  certain  sections 
of  Hawaii  you  have  promise  of  raising  some  good  deciduous 
fruits.  The  altitudes  of  some  of  the  islands  no  doubt  present 
favorable  localities  for  many  fruits  which  would  thrive  there  as 
well  as  in  other  climes.  The  orange,  lemon,  lime  and  grape  fruit 
should  be  given  a fair  trial  at  different  altitudes,  and  the  pear, 
peach,  plum  and  other  deciduous  fruits  no  doubt  will  respond  if 
the  right  locality  can  be  found. 
It  has  been  said  that  in  climatic  conditions  affecting  horticul- 
ture, we  have  in  California  almost  an  epitome  of  the  whole  United 
States,  besides  having  climatic  characters  peculiarly  our  own. 
You  have  here  possibly  similar  conditions,  but  they  take  more  the 
tropical  or  subtropical  aspect.  The  progress  already  made  by  your 
various  stations  and  individuals  is  encouraging  and  time  alone  can 
determine  how  successful  and  extensive  these  new  ventures  will 
become. 
NEW  FARMERS'  BULLETIN. 
Irrigation  of  Alfalfa.  By  Samuel  Fortier,  Chief  of  Irrigation 
Investigations,  Offilce  of  Experiment  Stations.  Pp.  48,  figs. 
32.  (Bulletin  373.) 
This  bulletin  describes  the  lands  best  adapted  to  alfalfa  growing  in 
the  semiarid  West,  and  contains  directions  for  the  removal  of  native 
vegetation,  methods  of  irrigating  the  crop,  implements  used,  seeding 
with  and  without  a nurse  crop,  the  production  of  seed,  etc.,  with  an 
estimate  of  expenses  and  profits  of  the  crop. 
