The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-12-30
WISH TO IMPORT
BIRD FRIENDS
Board Of Agriculture Asks an
Appropriation to Bring Insect
Enemies.

AANuNAnt ulatNNlH htNuHltu Tue dNltu
ton Of the board of agriculture yester-
day afternoon, at two O'Clock, the one
matter OF Importance being a resOlu-
tion asking tor an appropriation oil
/ $1,000 to import insectiyorous birds.
/ This resolution was attendant upon al
! letter received from the director of thel
biological survey enumerating the birds
of the character desired which he con
sidered possible to introduce here.
Reports were read from j. 4. Rock,
botanist; h. $. Hosmer, and Il, IL. Ehr.
horn territorial entomologist. Hosmer,
in his report referred to the strenuous
trip he took to Kahoolawe with Eben
Low, as previously told in The Adver.
tiser, he saying in part:
"From November 20 to December IL,
| was away from Honolulu on an in
spection trip to the county of Maui.
Going first to Waikiki 1 spent two days
in company with Ii. b. Renhallow, man
agcr of the Waikiki Sugar Company,
going carefully with him over the area
planted by his company during the past
two years. a most creditable showing
has been made ON the bare ridges and
hills above Wailuku. The Waikiki
Plantation is making an Investment
that can not fail to yield good returns
in years to come.
81 next visited the Island of Ka,
hoolawe, crossing from Kihei in a gaso-
line Sampan, in company with Eben
Z. Low, at present the lessee of the
island. / spent five days on Kahoo-
lave and had an excellent opportunity
to get thoroughly in touch with the
conditions now obtaining there. AS the
result of this visit | shall soon submit
to the board recommendations as to
plan for starting the reclamation of
that island. Thanks to the algaroba,
it seems possible to start such work
without the outlay of actual money by
the government.
"On my return to Maui l spent
few days at Kailiili with VIM. Han
nestad, who is in charge of the forest
planting on the mauka lands of tho
Maui Agricultural Company. Several
hundred acres of forest, mainly euca-
lyptus, have been successfully planted
by Mr.. Hannestad at Kailiili and Opana
during the last few yers The object
of the planting is the production of
timber.
On Maui.
"The last week of my time on Maui
was spent in visit to the forest along
the ditch trails in the Koolau district
on he windward side of Haleakala, with
the object of gathering data for tho
, preparation of a comprehensive plan for
, tree planting ON areas where the ma
? tive forest died off IA few years since,
This plan is being drawn up at the
request of the Alexander & Baldwin in
terests on Maui.
"During the past few weeks a num-
, 90 Ancinnrnontc pf nXntiR seeds.
especially from the West Indies, have
been received from Gerrit p Wilder.
: Many of the seeds sent are from plants
wholly new to Hawaii, trees and shrubs
of economic Importance. The board is
highly fortunate in having the cooper
alton of an enthusiast like Mr.. Wilder.
The seeds sent are being cared for in
our prOpagating houses and at the Ma
lSid station"
Intercepting Pests.
Mr. Ehrhorn, territorial entomologist,
also submitted his regular report say
ing in part, as follows:
"The usual greenhouse pests on
plants by mail and express were found
on several shipments and these were
thoroughly fumigated before releasing.
] have written letters of warning to
some of the nurserymen of the eastern
States regarding these shipments and
gave them to understand that if they
persisted in shipping infected plants we
shall refuse their entry here
"a layoYer passenger from Japan
brought few tea plants which were
infested with n wax scale and AS u
precautionary measure these were thor.
oughly fumigated before he could take
them to his hotel. Several packages of
seeds were found infested with weevils
and before delivery these were subject
ed for fortyeight hours to the fumes
Of Carbon bisulphide.
"The rice shipments from japan have
been quite large, some l5,027 bags dur.
ing this month. / am pleased to say
that all shipments were found free from
the rice weevil
| Blind Baggage on Orchids.
"Another shipment of orchids from
. Manila arrived on the transport Logan
. and quite a number of pests were found
dead after the fumigation, including
t two species of caterpillars, two species
of spiders, two species of beetles and
silveIfsh. Each plant Is carefully ex-
2 amined for borers before delivery.
3 "The inspector at Hilo, Brother NJ.
, Newell, reports the arrival of four
: steamers and two sailing vessels OF
, which two brought vegetable matter.
, Thirty bags Of potatoes were returned
) as these were infested with NematOdes
Considering that this is the season when
! potatoes are usually found infected
with scab / am pleased to report that
my warning to the shippers regarding
the sending Of clean potatoes has been
observed.
~ received report from Midway
] stating that the last shipment Of
stableny parasites had arrived in good
, condition, As far as we know the
f horn'ay does not exist at Midway,
, however, the manager has promised 10
/ send me further specimens Of flies ana
D other Insects, The parasites sent win
) reduce tho house.ly ana tho stable fly
> on tho island,
"Seyeral lots 0f Japanese beetle fun
B gus have been distributed during the
. month";
b Investigating Pests
Z II q, Marsh, Nh Ehrhorn p assistant,
also made q report on bis work for