The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-09-16
AID
is REQUESTED
United States viii Be Asked to
Help Eradicate Bovine
tuberculosis.
THE THIMBLE BERRY PEST
Ehrhorn Hopes He Has Found a
Cure for One Of the Enemies
of the Farmer.

The federal government is to be call
ed upon by the territorial board of
agriculture and forestry to aid in sup
pressing bovine tuberculosis. At the
meeting of the board held yesterday
afternoon letter from Marston Camp.
bell to the head of the bureau of ami
NAL industry was approved and order
ed sent, in which Mr.. Campbell, at the
suggestion of Doctor Norgaard, re-
quests the bureau to detail two or more
federal inspectors to come to Hawaii
and lend their aid in the effort to
eliminate the disease.
The board has made up its collec-
tive minds that bovine tuberculosis
must be eradicatej, as an important
step in the wiping out of human tuber-
culosis. And notwithstanding the fact
that the board of supervisors refuses
any longer to cooperate with the board
of agriculture and forestry to the ex-
tent of contributing financially to the
campaign, the territorial board does
not propose to abandon its efforts.
Doctor Norgaard still takes it much
to heart that The Advertisers cam
,paign has put stop to the selling of
tubercular meat. In a letter written
by him to A. d. Melvin, head of the
United States bureau of animal in
dustry, Doctor Norgaard complained
that the stories published in one of
the influential daily papers of Homo
lulu--which was The Advertiser-ha
aroused such a sentiment that it is mo-
longer possible for the dairymen to-
Jealize anything from the sale of their
tubercular cows. He said that one of
the leading dairymen, Paul Isenberg,
had given orders 10 have all his tuber-
lar cows destroyed, but that dairymen
less rich could not afford to do this
without being compensated for the
loss.
Doctor Norgaard in a statement be-
fore the board, said that up to date
1873 cows had been tested and large
proportion of them had been found to
be tubercular Most of the Honolulu
cattle have already been tested, but
there are quite a number of owners of
one or two COWS each who have APP
piled to the board of supervisors for
permits to sell milk and their cows
have not yet been tested. 1t would
! cost a good deal to make the tests
and the veterinarian wanted to know
what he was to do about it. The board
instructed him to go ahead with the
work. even if the supervisors will not
contribute financial aid to the cause,
for it is the principal object of the
territorial board at present to wipe out
bovine tuberculosis. 1t is probable
that an effort win be made to test the
cows of the various small owners at
one time if possible, and if they will
consent to allow the veterinarian to-
dispose of such cows as react to the
tuberculin test.
Thimble Berry Pest.
Professor Ehrhorn, the entomologist,
stated to the board that he hoped he
had found a remedy for the dangerous
thimble berry pest. Brother Newell,
of Hilo, had sent him specimens of
thimble berry which had been killed,
apparently by some fungus, and he was
going to make further investigations in
the hope that the fungus might prove
to be effective in destroying the pest.
Mr.. EhrhOrn submitted his usual re-
port, of which the following are inn
portant extracts:
Pests Intercepted.
Probably the most important find for
many months was taken this time. 1t
consisted of bag of sugar cane con
tanning about fifty pieces of cane cut
into l2-inch lengths. This cane was
without question badly infested with
the FIJI disease as we were able to
compare it with alcohol specimens at
the Hawaiian Sugar Planters expert
ment station. This disease would raise
havoc with the sugar industry of these
Islands should il ever get foothOld.
We took the cane TO the Lucas mill and
burned it at once. Here is an illustra
tion of the great necessity to watch the
travellers baggage, and we are indeed
thankful to state that the friendliest
cooperation now exists between our
division and the U. S. customs. which
really means half the battle. Nothing
can now pass into the Territory until |
we see it and every customs inspector
may be rightly considered deputy of |
my department, thanks to the great |
kindness and interest of the collector
of the port.
One lot of apples from California was
very seriously infested with the eodling |
moth and the shipment was burned. A |
lot of onion sets from Japan were found |
infested with eapsids and the lot was
fumigated with carbon bisulphide.
Newell s Good Work.
During the month your superintend |
ent was able to visit Hilo and go over
the work of the inspector, Brother NJ
Newell desire to state that 1 was
greatly pleased to find the inspector .
work very satisfactory. The equipment /
is good and everything appeared to be
kept in a very neat condition. From
general appearances of the growth of
HilO we shall have 10 be prepared to
broaden our work shortly and we shall
have TO provide something in tho way
of transportation for the inspector, who
now pays his own travelling expenses
to and from the wharf, sometimes twice
a day.
/ also had an opportunity 10 visit
some of the homesteads in Olaa as far
az Mountain View, II was In this dis
tfiet that Brother Matthias liberated
the large colonies Of Hippodamia con