The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-01
Division of Forestry.

Division of Forestry
In the Division Forestry Superintendent Ralph s Hosmer
part Territory points
of policy regard the main classes OF Hawaiian
forest the of the forest system through the
ting additional and the completion field work bear
ing directly reserves establishment
OF systematic exchange seed with Botanic Gardens and other
similar institutions and amendment the forest law giving to
the Governor extended the creation of forest
"On the part private interests and corporations there also
much that worthy of record Particularly be noted is the
crasng interest planting lands the extension of the
especially the industry the
% ON through the OF contract n, %
Railway System whereby there will be the mainland during
tie years 100000 Oha Lehua railroad
Two Glasses of Hawaiian
"In June 1907 application for the right lumber
the Government land of Phonua the To District
Hawaii brought definite the differ
in the main classes of Hawaiian and
why it that radically different methods should be fol
In report dated July - 1907 published Hawaiian
pages 22 superintendent Forestry pointed out that in
Hawaii there two main classes of forest the bearing
lection forest essentially of value because of the pro-
duce and the commercial forest the value
OF which rests in the wood and timber that it yields
and consequently the ought managed yield
short watersheds the steep slopes and the susceptibility
& 70 injury 10 secure .ne pest results IN most OF the wa
ntactha the forest be maintained exclusively protection
forest.
In the leeward districts Hawaii different prevails
Here there are nc streams and but few springs Con
quen the forest not needed for watershed protection
be eckoned chiefly OF value because yield
Obviously the wise of this type of forest manage
for ;ch p bt Gtd I MAKE II serve tne purpose
net is water; in the other it is wood.
Another need in local forest work is that certain forest
reserve should fenced The law should be amended
provide for the shooting goats established forest
These animals do much damage and should be
mated.
Seed and Plant Introduction
Another feature of the work Forest Extension that
value the Territory systematic exchange of seed
noant ntrod9 t Is anu f b b nS aS6non OF I'M
Section of the Division OF Forestry Hawaii fortunate having
the Agaoba the various Eucalyptus the onwood
and the Japanese Cedar But there other quite valuable
that have yet been tried.
Cocoanuts
THE manufacture and shipment of quantity
start plantation the wndward side of
Pc u Sd groves on tne otne ISLANDS all point to
lie just the northern edge of the which will
and cois great that the promise In Hawaii
It takes from seven to ten years tor grove to come into
that intervals do mcuh damage the
able 10 compete successfully with regions more avorab located for
cocoanut growing.
Division of Entomology.
The report OF the Division OF Entomology contains deal
vision written by Alexander Craw before his dea,h
report importation by Jacob Kotns
who succeeded Prof Graw and by Prof Koebee his
compshed by inspecting mporatons of fruits vegetables
and plants is shown by Prof Craw, who says:
During the period above 200 steaming
and sailing vessels arriving this from outside
from which discharged and inspected Io023 packages
and vegetables OF these destroyed shippers
600 packages infested with injurious plant diseases mi
addition there
plants and seeds received through the mails Many
umgated the usual pests
same"
Jacob Kotnsky the head of the Division
esting report the Arizona hornfy parasite He says:
81" doubtful whether the specific parasite
hy all evidence thus far being against such supposon the
field usually found OvpOsiting in dropping davs oda
period when the larger maggo those evidently The stable v
(Stomoxys cacians have attained their
icaly and size Hony larvae (aematoba errata) were
usually found full largest numbers droppngs
old Yet the parasite has been bred from horny larvae
and of breeding the insect for distribution
usual of the parasites evidently issued from horn