Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-09
GOVERNMENT AID
TO AGRICULTURE
PAST TWO YEARS
Valuable Work of All Divisions
For Development and
Conservation

Activitir9 OF the board Cf agriCul-
ture and forestry for the t%O years
ended December -. 1914. ar" shown
IN tho biennial rernrt just issued. a
public document OF PA Lagos EXpen-
ditures OF the board amounted to 500
539 80 and there va, an unrXpended
balance 81 81, ?.2.%I Il: tn" 'nd Of the
period.
There are 2G AIIat"e Illustrating the
Volume. s(nc W them containing two
or three pictures. which graphically
show practical operations Of the va
r.Ous divisions.
Forest reserves were Increased by
1IIJI3 acres. OF which 81 ,if2 acres is
government land. during the period.
ind at It's close the total area of gov.
eminent reserves was 1921, of
which 34G,222 acres is government
land
In the reserve back or Honolulu
1853 trees were planted, covering
about 40 acres. Extensive planting
was also done on the reserves of Maui
and Kauai During the period the
government nursery sent out a total
Of 1874, 4S1 trees. These figures in
Guide some ornamental shrubs which
have been especially raised for the
army TO make its several quarters
habitabIe and more attractive" the
report says. THE care which has
been given TO planted trees and
shrubs by the army Is most crafty
ing"
Regarding autobiography this gener-
al statment appears: THE results
worked for by this division primarily
are an accurate knowledge OF the to-
tai fresh water resources OF the ter
rItory. a knowledge Of the amounts
diverted from borh private and gov
eminent sources, the efficiency OF
such divers ons and a knowledge OF
the possible future development ana
utilization OF water now being vast
ed" The constructive or more ex-
pensiVe stage of the work is we'll ad-
Vaheed. All Of the larger and most
valuable streams and springs have
been investigated, and the hydromet-
rio work in the territory may be said
TO be we'll begun" ~. q,
The division of entomology inspect
ed 606,222 packages, more than SO
per cent of which consisted of fruit
and vegetables imported from the
mainland, and less than per cent
Of the quantity required treatment on
account OF infestation by. insect pests
or plant diseases. One result of this
careful inspection" the report says,
was the Improvement I'm the quality
Of fruit Imported from the Pacific
coast and its shipment In q cleaner
condition"
Respectiag the constantly increas-
ing imports of rice and beans from the
Orient, Il is stated that only 3400 bags
of rice out of total shipment of co.,
375 bags. ana only 162 bags OF beans
out OF 3400 bags had TO be fumigated
on account Of infestation by the rice
moth. y.
Fruit fly control had been vigorous
ly prosecuted, the report detailing
the facts OF exploration in Africa and
the Orient for useful parasites.
The main work OF the division OF
animal industry, IL Is related, has con-
tinued to be the careful inspection of
all livestock importations to prevent
new animal diseases from being intro
duced into the territory, and the pro-
secution of the campaign for the Grad
ication OF the livestock diseases that
are already here fine inspection has
still been successful In keeping out OF
the territory devastating animal
scourages such as the Texas fever, ra-
bies. anthrax, black leg. foot and
mouth disease, which annually cost
the United States and foreign eoun.
tries millions Of dollars. and the ef.
forts of the division have been reward.
ed by a marked decrease I'm the ravag-
es OF diseases which gained an en-.
trance here before the work of this
division began"
In the matter OF. bovine tubercuio-
sis control Il Is stated that in 1913 a
test OF 4444 head OF cattle showed
that less than 2.G7 per cent, and in
1914 test of 1921 head showed that
only 2.0S per cent was infected. Board
of health records are cited in proof
of the statement that there has been
a reduction in the prevalence of tuber-
culosis among children in the county
Of Honolulu OF as per cent since the
beginning OF this campaign. or rather
since all the extensively affected ami.
n, \.