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Article IV. 
The crops and products which have been mentioned in 
previous articles as being in demand by the local trade con- 
stitute only a part of those which are consumed in the Ter- 
ritory, and which can be grown profitably. We might also 
mention potatoes, peppers, and a large variety of garden truck, 
and also forage plants, especially for horses and chickens. 
The high cost of imported feeds is the chief obstacle in the 
way of profitable poultry raising in the Islands, and this ob- 
stacle can be overcome only by producing local feeds in 
quantities sufficient to meet the demand. Those individuals 
who have entered upon the business of producing forage for 
horses have met with encouraging financial success. The 
number of horses and mules in the Territory is constantly in- 
creasing, especially in connection with the military posts es- 
tablished on the Island of Oahu. Wheat hay and barley have 
been grown here and can be produced profitably. Alfalfa hay 
could well be produced in a much larger quantity than at pres- 
ent, and a profitable sale would be found for it if more earnest 
attention were given to the matter. 
Without going into more details concerning the individual 
crops which should constitute the bulk of our Island produce, 
we may say that we have already shown that these products 
are now demanded b}^ the consumer; that with very few ex- 
ceptions, at least, the local dealers and commission imen are 
glad to handle local products ; and that the only reason why 
such large quantities of these products are imported is that 
they can not be obtained from local sources. The next ques- 
tion which constitutes a part of our inquiry is whether these 
things can be grown successfully in Hawaii. In reply to such 
a question, we receive various answers. In the first place, one 
hears of the numerous failures which have occurred. The 
seed was unsatisfactory, and either rotted in the soil or pro- 
duced miserable plants and an unsalable crop. If no trouble 
was experienced with the seeds, then the horde of insects ap- 
peared at an unfortunate moment and destroyed the crop, — 
and so on through the long list of troubles which the small 
farmer has met with in Hawaii. In reply to these complaints, 
it should be stated at once that the long list of griefs and 
troubles which have fallen to the lot of the small producer in 
Hawaii are exactly the same as those which have been met 
and overcome in every locality where farming is successful. 
The methods to be adopted for overcoming these troubles are 
slightly different, with us, from- those of other localities, but 
are not more difficult of application. If one has doubts about 
the production of garden truck in Hawaii he has merely to 
visit a Chinese truck garden, in which he will find all sorts of 
garden vegetables in flourishing condition. Are all other races 
to admit that the Chinese alone have secrets by means of 
