Doty-Wendt Paper laying Machine, Hawaii, [s.d.]

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Photograph of the Doty-Wendt Paper laying machine, in Hawaii, [s.d.]. A man stands behind two horses, which drag a device called a "paper laying machine" through the muddy soil, leaving paper mulch above the roots of crops. The background is neutral.; Back of photoprint reads: "Doty-Wendt Paper Laying Machine (From the Hawaiian Planters' Record issued October 1922 by the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association) 'The results already obtained indicate that the use of paper as a mulch above the roots of pineapple plants is destined to become a common practice in the pineapple agriculture of the future. The adaptation of the paper mulch to pineapple culture has been a very simple matter, requiring only slight deviation from planting methods already in vogue. A suitable bed of earth is first prepared to receive a row of pineapples; the paper is then applied to this bed in long strips, its edges being held down by a covering of soil; and the pineapple plants are inserted through holes made in the paper at proper intervals. Up to the present time, the preparation of the bed and the laying of the paper has been done by hand and, consequently, at considerable expense. The machine illustrated herewith prepares the bed, lays the paper and covers its edges in one operation and at very moderate expense. It may be drawn by mules or by a light tractor. There are three essential parts to this machine, each part performing a definite function: (1) A plank drag-sled which pulverizes the soil and forms it into a bed of the desired shaped to receive the paper; (2) A flanged roller or spool which is attached to the rear of the sled and shapes the paper over the bed, tuning its edges down into the furrows made by the sled runners; and (3) Shovels or disks which are placed just back of the flanged ends of the roller and which serve to throw the soil against and over the edges of the paper. The sled may be modified to draw the soil into a bed of any shape desired. The spool should be shaped to conform to the crown of the bed, its barrel being cylindrical if the top of the bed is to be flat and concave if the top of the bed is to be curved".

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Title Doty-Wendt Paper laying Machine, Hawaii, [s.d.]

Subject agricultural sites (adlf), Hawaii -- Inhabitants (file heading), Hawaiians (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place Hawaii (states), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 20 x 25 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m21759

Identifier 47221 (accession number), CHS-47221 (call number), CHS-47221 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-20758 (legacy record id), chs-m21759 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14033 (legacy record id), 84-1-1084 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 20758

Unique identifier UC133310

Legacy Identifier CHS-47221.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 24.1 in × 19.7 in at 300dpi
61.2 cm × 50.2 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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