The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-31
Is Still Hunting Hopper
Parasites on the
Coast.
Board Of Agriculture Decides TO
Sell! Surplus Plants at
the Nursery.

entOrflOlOSlSl, VIII udo pSClI AuAi-iAS Z"
parasite for the leaf hopper, in the
States, expects to go to Australia IN
March to continue his search. The
Board of Agriculture received a letter
from the professor yesterday, the first
in six months, and he wrote to object
to the request of the board that he re-
turn home. Mr.. Koebele also init
mated that the Territory was likely to
lose his services very soon.
The meeting of the board was at
tended by all it's members yesterday,
the first time, almost, since its organl-
cation. Those present We're L. A.
Thurston, president; C. S. Holloway,
executive officer; w. NJ Giffard, ]. F.
Brown, A. w. Carter and ]. D. Dole;
Jared G. Smith, D. L. Van Dine and ].
E. Higgins of the United States Elk
pertinent Station and r. c. L. Perkins,
the Territorial entomologist.
Mr. Koebele wrote to Secretary Hol-
loway from California, where he had
been after a successful trip TO ONO.
Mr. Holloway, complying with the
boards instruction, had requested Mr..
Koebele's return. Mr.. Koebele in MS
| letter stated that he deemed it mad
visable that he should return now. He
| said that he considered Mr.. Perkins
as. far better qualified to organize the,
department than himself, as he was
not accustomed to Office work having
been engaged in field work for twenty
| two years almost exclusively. Mr..
Koebele reported that the work on the
| leaf hopper parasite in Ohio had been
very thorough under Mr.. Swanzy,
while DR.. Howard at Washington had
also been giving the matter some study.
Mr.. Koebele said he had also discover
| ed some new points in reference to the
leaf hopper and was at work in Cali
fornia He believed that March was
the best time for work in Australia
and he intended to leave for that coun-
try in the early part of that month.
He had, in accordance with the request
of the board, booked for the Sierra, due
here January 9Th, although he might
stay in San Francisco until the next
steamer. Professor Koebele wrote in
conclusion that his condition was not
satisfactory and that the board could
not depend upon his services for very
| long.
Mr. Perkins stated that Mr.. Rochelle
| had sent him some parasites on the last
| steamer, and that he didn't believe his
work in California had been completed.
III. r Brown suggested that it would be
| a good thing to have q personal inter
view with Mr.. Koebele, and Mr.. Thurs
| ton also said that it would be well to
| have the entomologist here to get in
| touch with the board. If he wanted
to return to California then, he could.
Mr.. Perkins said that two or three
weeks absence at this time might
Koebele, if this happened to be the
season when parasites could be best
obtained.
Mr.. Thurston finally suggested that
! the secretary be instructed to cable
Professor Keebele to use his discretion
about returning and to remain in Cali
fornia if necessary to complete his
work Mr.. Koebele wrote that he ex-
pected to be through by the first Of the
Iyear. Professor Perkins in answer to
a question stated that Mr.. Koebele
| had received a number of offers from
other sources but that he believed that
Mr. Koebele considered that he had
worked sufficiently long to permit of
| his retirement Mr.. Holloway sent a
cable to Mr.. Koebele instructing him to
| use his discretion about returning at
| this time and the cable will reach him
| the day before the Sierra leaves San
Francisco. Mr.. Giffard said it was ex-
| tremeIy desirable that Koebele make
| the Australian trip before quitting the
! board.
WILL SELL NURSERY PLANTS.
| Mr.. Thurston stated that there was
large number of plants at the gov
eminent nursery in need of transplant
| ing, many of them having putgrown
their boxes. He. suggested that these
plants be sold at nominal figure to
cover cost of cultivation, about five
cents per plant. There had been in
quiries for trees and many of these in
quirers would be willing to pay for
plants they wanted.
Upon motion of Mr.. Carter, amended
by Mr.. Dole, it was decided to offer
the trees for sale, no minimum price
being fixed. The McBryde plantation.
it is said, will purchase a large guam
tity.
Mr.. Carter reported that he had made
up an order of 112 varieties of seeds
for which he intended to send. As the
appropriation is exhausted it was de-
cided to delay the order until the eigh-
teen months appropriations became
effective.
Mr.. Holloway for the finance commit
tee reported that the new building was
going ahead rapidly. The concrete
floors had not been completed.
The secretary also presented a let