The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-16
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY.


ending December 81 1905 is goody
pages be turned without discovering
subject matter of valuable either to the agu the fruit grower
Much has important bearing even
There hatone illustrations in the pamphlet
understanding of the various divisions of the board
functions
the of divisional
legislation relating the duties
executive and sixteen regular meetings
three special meetings with the
during New rules and
lowing titles:
1.-npecion Imported Live Stock
"ule 2InspeciOn and Testing of Imported Live Stock for Chambers and
tuberculosis
Publications during 1905 comprised three brochures forestry two
entomology and three animal industry
of
Forestry, the supervision of Ralph Iosme
as superintendent with David aues as assistant and nuseryman During
9Oi69 have been esb
ld which as land free of leases Other
being Further
division the commissioners make remarks land in
suggestions furnished
free rubber economic fosting, forest fires and Arb Day.
Outside of the general there seventy taken with
man ana 'he dS'c' ioreSe' 'hee oeihs men ge a giving
attention this service honorary capacity for the public good Their
are related nv tbe district forees rs few examples will show
wild cattle that in
island About hundred head killed the
proposed hunting the
RObinsons sysem has been well every
and helps extnih fire. He paid out of fine
imposed the starting the fire. and the people well paid they
all the first sign of forest fire. Mr. Gay that
the Kauai mountains well wooded with native trees he thinks not
plant but if there appropriated for that
he conclusion and
owing the
cattle being reduced.'
Faihld of Kauai early fencing boundary
line protecting the forest from cattle will be an important factor in
becoming
watershed have noticed places where the cattle have been
kept by bitches other obstacles that thrifty oha are
That early establishment of the ped
all other efforts efd and to mind constitutes the prime matter
for deratio in district.
important
since last annual there have been out in this section 1923
mostly economic of which 1000 are OF the native h Tins
makes total of II 3a trees planted out by on the Manaw ranch prop
aad from seed by Mr. Giaar had been sent into that section He men,
tions varieties rubber Manila
The briefly sketch the divisions entomology
agriculture referring reports
separate report library
maintained library the public daily
hours receives acceons through gift purchase and exchange and
contains somewhat 1000 books and pamphlets not including the current
publications regularly vedhese comprising all the publications the
United States Department of Agriculture well of all the Federal
en stations the Union Cuba and Porto Rico and the Bureau
in the Philippines
Alexander superintendent of entomology inspector,
his that the value of the work his
ses and diseases of plants and trees are introduced e tbat have
upon utterly
BILE for such enter this Territory by natural distribution
instituted earlier the history remained
paradise free from such for with inspection dsnOn umiat
would have been practically impossible for the vast hordes of devastating
and diseases have secured Judgment ere He mentions the
Hawaii three millions of dollars by the derelatns
hopper With the cooperation of the Hawaiian Planters
the Board sent two experts to the home of the hopper who brought back para
sites that have rapidly diminished the pest
which being found seriously infested with Diseases
he
through % packages coming by mail An instance of official aesne
in Washington commented by Mr.
ann inspectors Honolulu would make trouble him.
considered
of
examination,
living insect pests (Which he ames) Upon this incident Mr. thus
''The sending infested nothing
of the by
sufficient
shipment the
eradicate which