Fibre Industry in Hawaii: Banana Fibre
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A 1904 article, the second in a series on the fibre industry in Hawaii, assessing whether abaca (Musa textilis, Manila hemp) and other banana fibres could be produced commercially in the islands. It describes Philippine cultivation, hand-and-spring-pole extraction machines (with two line drawings and part-by-part descriptions), fibre grades (bandala, lupis, tupoz), yields and costs. It then reviews Hawaiian climate and sites, wild and cultivated Hawaiian bananas, and the economics of fibre from discarded fruit-banana stems.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1904
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 10
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