The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-25
Favorable Report
From Eastern
Expert.
The Tobacco Experiment
Has Exceeded Its
Allowance.
Tree Fumisation Process Is Peril
Gus to Operator-AsricuI-
tural Journal Assured.

1
in Hawaii's profitable industries of the
future came under discussion at yester-
days meeting of the Board Of Agri-
culture and Forestry. The matter of
an official organ was brought up as an
assured project. An order for tree
seeds was authorized. Rather serious
| objection was suggested, on the score
Of danger to human life, against the
fumigation process for destroying tree
blights.
w. NJ. Giffard presided in the absence
Of President L. A. Thurston, others
present being c. S. Holloway, secre-
tary and executive officer, ]. F. Brown
and A. w. Carter, members. and Jared
G. Smith, director of the Federal ex-
pertinent station. The meeting was
held in the large assembly hall Of the
Capitol.
REPORT ON SEEDS.
Alfred w. Carter reported on his
commission to furnish a list of tree
seeds, submitting one containing the
names Of forty-one varieties of the
| eucalyptus family. By the dealers
| catalogue the cost would he about
1928. Answering a question from the
chair Mr.. Carter said the idea was that
! the dealer would add other seeds. The
cost Of the list would be about $125.
Mr.. Smith stated that the Bureau
| of Forestry, Washington, had prom
Used seeds for this body.
The report was adopted and an ex-
penditure Of $3.50 authorized.
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN.
Mr.. Giffard reported that he had seen
the trustees of the Planters Associa-
tion with regard to the suggestion Of
the editor of the Planters Monthly
looking to the incorporation of the pro-
posed official journal of this Board
with that periodical. They were more
than pleased in granting the privilege.
After consultation with Mr.. Thurston
he had decided on the name 1.-THE Ha-
waiian Forester and Agriculturist," for
the journal. He now asked Mr.. Smith
If contributions might be forthcoming
from the gentlemen of the experiment
station. The answer was in the affirm
alive.
EXECUTIVE REPORTS.
Mr.. Holloway reported the cable
gram, already mentioned in the Adver-
tiser, announcing that Forester A. S.
Hosmer would come in the steamer
Siberia.
He also reported that a cipher cable
gram had been sent to have the missing
Bluefields banana cuttings traced.
Mr.. Smith said he was informed in
Washington that arrangements had
been made with Mr.. Craw, the Califor-
MIA inspector, so that there should be
no trouble about passing the plants
through San Francisco.
Mr.. Holloway exhibited drawings,
made in the Public Works Department
Of the proposed fumigating tent.
DEATH-DEALING GAS.
Mr.. Smith cautioned the Board
against the danger to the operator.
The process consisted in producing cy-
ande gas by dropping potassium cy-
anide from a paper bag into a vessel
of sulphuric acid. A string was pulled
and then everybody got out Of the way.
Mr.. Giffard said the intention was to
hire the outfit to private owners of
trees
Mr.. Smith did not want to discourage
the system, but would not like to see
it used in the city. One Whit of cya-
hide gas inhaled would kill a man.
Mr.. Giffard spoke of Gardener Aus
tins successful employment of the
process in small way upon Walter
Dillingham's trees. No accident oc-
Cured.
You would never have a second ac-
cident with the same person." Mr..
Smith rejoined. He said the process was
ony used elsewhere In orchard work.
THE TOBACCO EXPERIMENT.
Mr.. Smith reported that the sum of
$1,000 allowed the Federal station for
experiments on behalf of the Board had
all been expended, while hey had UNI
paid bills in hand amounting to $160.
He would request an additional allow
lnce of not to exceed SITS.
Answering a question he said the ex-
penditure was on account of the ex-
Fermentation with tobacco. Every
thing looked well at the trial nursery
n Hamakua. II was 1900 feet above,
and two or three miles back from the
sea. He had planted good Sumatra to-
racco seed procured from Washington
md the experiment would extend over
NO or three years. The seed would
asst probably two years II kept dry
after being placed in a dry glass jar.
)ne ounce of seed was enough to SOW
IN acre OF land They had eight or ten
'trains of Sumatra seed in the lot re-
eived, besides which they had some
Havana seed.
Mr.. Holloway read Mr.. Smiths red
iisition.
on motion of Mr.. Carter, seconded