The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-19


sion and action at the meeting yesterday
of the Board of Agriculture. while Mr..
Alexander Craw, the eminent entomolo-
gist who came from California on the
Alameda and is now attached to the
staff OF experts of the Board, was for
mally introduced.
Mr. Craw will be provided with all
assistant entomologist from the coast,
Mr. Getinsk, who is familiar with
fruits and plants in the Islands.
WOULD CULTIVATE ORANGES.
Mr. Craw called the attention of the
| Board to the manner in which imported
| fruits and plants are disinfected at pres
ent which, in his opinion, was unwise
Such fruits and plants are now brought
| from ships to the Government Nursery
| for treatment He thought that this
would assist in spreading bugs and in
sects, by their being dropped in the
streets on the way. He advised having
disinfecting apparatus erected some
where on the waterfront. he matter
was referred to Mr.. Giffard and MIR.
| Holloway with power to act. MIR. Craw
also called attention to the orange in
dustry as being a profitable one and
| hoped to see it developed in the ISL
ands. He had learned from Mr.. Austin
of the bureau that $4,000 had been
spent since January in the importation
of oranges from the coast This could
| be saved if islanders would carefully
study the cultivation of the fruit. Mr.
| Craw's attention was called to the fact
| that the orange industry in years gone
by was beginning to be thriving one
when an insect laid it low. He stated that
he would look thoroughly into the mat
ter and endeavor to study a way out
of the difficulty. Mr. Craw is an expert
horticulturist and has made special
study OF orange cultivation.
| PREYING ON LEAF HOPPER.
1t was reported to the Board that
| Messrs Koebele and Perkins, the ento-
| biological experts now in Australia, had
sent TO the Board sometime ago para
site in the shape of a lady bird, to prey
on the leaf hopper This had been pro-
| pagated and released both in Honolulu
and on Oahu Plantation, where the re-
suits have already been beneficial. The
| Planters Experiment Station is also
making use of the parasite
DEATH DEALING FUNGUS.
Entomoogist Craw, i'll speaking of the
Boards action in keeping out fruits
from all Pacific countries, to prevent an
invasion Of new insects, felt that the
more drastic the action the more pro-
ftable it would be for the islands, and
it would also undoubtedly stimulate IN
terest in fruit growing industries.
| Mr.. Giffard stated that at a certain
ranch on this island number OF peach
trees imported from Florida had been
diving rapidly of late, and in seeking for
the cause, it was found that a fungus
had attached itself to the roots, prevent
| ing them from spreading and thereby
killing the tree. This has extended to
an old Hawaiian peach tree which had
borne we'll for the past fifteen years
and this was in a dying condition. 1t
was believed this fungus growth was in
troduced in DAYS when inspection was
not so rigid as at present
1t was also shown that there is need
of chronological attention to the alli-
gator pear trees. These had been at
tackled by borers and fruit industry
which bid fair to become a thriving one
had been retarded.
A letter was read from Jared G..
Smith, Director of the U. s. Experiment
Station in Hawaii, i'll which he stated
that a press bulletin on the cultivation
OF citrus fruits in the islands was being
prepared by the station horticulturist,
J. f. Higgins.
FORESTATION MATTERS.
The Hlo forestry reserve and home
stealing propositions were embodied in
several special reports and resolutions.
The report of Committee on Forestry
concerning forestry reserve in Hilo and
on proposed homesteads at Honomu,
was submitted as follows:
Honolulu, August 16, 1904.
To the Board of Agriculture and For
estry,
Gentlemen: Your Committee on For
estry have had under consideration the
subject of a permanent forestry reserve
line in the Hilo district, and also the
petition of certain persons for home
stealing certain government land in
Honomu, Hilo, Hawaii, now In forest.
The members of the committee are
personally familiar with the general
conditions existing in the Hlo district
and the Superintendent of Forestry has
visited and examined the localities In
question. in detail, and presented to
the committee full reports and recon-
mendations.
These reports accompanying this re-
port, and We recommend their adop-
ton.
In brief, the report OF the Superin-
tendent OF Forestry is In favor OF es-
tahlishing forest reserve line at APP
proNimatcly the 1850 foot level above
the sea. varying 10 meet local condi-
lions as set forth IN detail In his re-
port An above this line Ia be made
e forestry reserve under the law ~
1908. The upper boundary % be- hNed
later
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