The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-06
FORESTRY BOARD
MEETS IN SECRET
Only Routine Work Is Done in the
0pen-Routine Reports
Submitted.

The board of agriculture and forestry
held its monthly meeting yesterday
afternoon. The usual reports of the
officers of the board were submitted.
Aside from this nothing of moment
came up in the open session, but Ento-
mologist Ehrhorn had some important
proposition to submit, so the representa-
tives of the papers were excluded and
the board went into executive session.
Superintendent of Forestry Ralph S.
Hosmer in his report says:
Planting Plans.
At the second national conservation
congress held recently at St. Paul,
Henry s. Graves, the chief forester of
the United States, said, 1.-The practice
of forestry by private owners is a pub
lie necessity Acting on the spirit
underlying this statement the division
of forestry devotes considerable time
and energy to assisting individuals and
corporations who wish to plant trees.
During September comprehensive plan
for forest work on Lanai, the result of
a visit made to that island at the end
of August, was drawn up by the super
intendent OF forestry and submitted to
the officers Of the Lanai company.
In this connection it may be noted
that the Molokai Ranch Company has
started to put into operation the recon-
mendations contained in the planting
plan prepared for that ranch a few
months ago Satisfactory progress is
also being made in getting trees ready
at the nursery of the Parker Ranch
for planting the portion of the kohala
mountain above Waimea village, Ha
waii.
On the side of furnishing trees at
cost for planting on private lands, there
are now on file with the division of
forestry orders for over 300, 900 forest
trees which are wanted for planting
this fall and early winter. These orders
viii be filled as rapidly as possible but
the later ones will have to take their
turn. This leads me to repeat a sug-
gestion made in an earlier report. that
it Will be mutually of benefit if those
desiring trees will notify the division
of forestry of their wants some months
| in advance Of the time the trees are
| desired. 1t takes from two to three
months, with some species more, to get
| seedlings TO the proper size for sending
| out from the nursery. Consequently
unless it has advance notice the division
| OF forestry can hardly be expected to
fill large orders without some delay
Arbor Day.
! The plans for the annual Arbor dav
! free distribution OF trees are well ad-
| yanced. Ordinarily trees are sold from
! the government nursery at cost price,
| Each November, for Arbor day. two
! dozen trees are given free to all appli-
! cants who viii agree TO plant and care
| for them. This year special prepare
i tous have been made TO distribute a
| large number. At the government nur-
| sery about 10000 are being made ready.
! At the Hllo nursery. under the direction
| Of Bro. Matthias Newell. about 5000:
| at the nursery at Homestead, Kauai.
| which Is under the charge OF Walter D.
/ NcBryde. about as many more. By
! arrangement with sugar plantation
! managers and others. temporary substa-
! tons for growing or giving out trees
/ have been established at Waiuku. Ma
kawaO and Hama. Maui; at Kohala and
/ Honokaa, Hawaii; al Pukoo. Molokai:
! and al Kappa and Hanalei. Kauai.
| Other places not easily reached from
these substations viii be supplied from
! Honolulu.
/ Special arrangements have been made
( for supplying trees for school grounds
throughout the Territory. Altogether
! 1910 should be banner wear for Arbor
day tree distribution.