The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-30
BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS SHOWING
MARKED DECREASE IN TERRITORY


territorial veterinarian, made to the
board of commissioners Of agriculture
and forestry. This was decrease from
1918.
Mr.. Norganrd's report follows;
Bovine Tuberculosis Control y..ER
'''The final result of the years work
shows that $751; dairy animals we're
tested, of which number l4S head, or
2.S7 per cent, were found TO be Affect
ed with tuberculosis All these ami.
mails were removed from the dairies
and the greater majority destroyed un-
der the ulrect supervision of tnls ONCE
: As compared to the previous year,
1915, when the percentage Of reaetors
was 3.0S, the decrease in prevalence is
noticeable and would undoubtedly have
been much more so had this year 3 test
included the more than two thousand
head of cattle belonging TO the X. r.
ranches, which last year showed but a
small fraction of one per cent Of re-
actors.
ron the Island of Hawaii 1896 head
were tested with forty four reactors,
or. 2.39 per cent. The final figures from
Maui and Kauai have not yet come 70
hand. e. ...
Importation of Stock ..,.... .G
"During 1916 the importations- of
live stock have fallen far below those
of 1915. The number Of swine, for in
stance, fell from 2042 to only fifty
three head, while mules fell from 567
to 432. Poultry importatiohs only in
creased decidedly from, 1l42 crates in
1915 TO over 1900 during this year, and
still it is believed that the Territory
produced far more poultry during 1916
than was ever the case before, as RAJ
,tional poultry raising on large scale
has begun to develop on at least three
of the principal islands.
Diseases Of Live Stock
. No outbreaks were reported during
December SO far as the past year is
concerned the record is unprecedented
IN SO far as absence of infectious and
contagious diseases is concerned.
Diseases of hogs especially have de-
creased; the influenza and spinal mem
nights in horses and mules also have
occurred less frequently than hitherto.
'The subjects above referred to are
fully discussed in the l9l5-l9l6 report
the preparation of which has been in
progress during the month and will be
ready for the printer as soon as all
the deputies are heard from
Quarantine Station
|, 'tIn Honolulu as well as in Hilo the
quarantine stations have repeatedly
oeen almost totally inundated by the
heavy rains, but although many ami
mails happened to be at both stations
no losses directly due to this condition
occurred.
1T has been impossible however, to
begin the work on the new dog ken
nels and it will undoubtedly be wise
not to attempt it until the weather
moderates definitely.
superintendent Report
The report of G. s. Judd, superinten-
lent of forestry and executive officer of
the board, follows, in part:
. "From December IL " l6, 1 was on
the island Of Kauai with Land Commits
Sioner Rivenburgh and Superintendent
of photography Harrison making, in
conjunction with the chamber of com
merce of Kauai, an examination of gov
eminent forest reserve lands in the re-
gion of the head of Waimea Canyon,
looking particularly for suitable sum
mer camp sites.
~ found the climate, scenery, and
charm of the region more delightful
than ever and also variety of situa-
tons which will offer, when the land
reverts to the Territory, at the exbira-
ton of the present leases, suitable camp
ing places for those who desire to put
in more or less permanent camps with
the idea of returning each summer, for
those who merely wish to camp for a
week or SO in tents, and for those who
are interested only in the scenery of
the canyon and care to spend out more
than one night. By lease expiration
some of the land will revert to the
government on December 27 of this
year and the rest not until June l,
1920. Before then plan for the issu-
ing of camping permits in a systematic
manner and for their administration
on the ground by forest ranger will
be worked out. II is proposed also to
add more land to the present reserve
in this region so as to include the ex-
tensive forest and more camp sites in
the region Of Puukapele on the edge of
Waimea Canyon.
Forest Planting
1.-THE four men have continued tree
planting under my personal supervision
on the Manoa Ranger Station, Oahu,
and have to date set out by various
spacing over fifty different kinds Of
mostly timber trees in various quaint
ties. These have been accurately mark
cd with redwood posts and labeled so
that there win be no possibility of los
ing their identity
"On the Kealia Forest Reserve, Kau.
al, Ranger kama d, Lowell has continu
ed tree planting on the Kamalomalo
fats and to date has planted out a total
Of 1919 trees consisting of silk oak,
swamp mahogany, lemongum and Japa-
.nese cedar. o..
"This recent planting on government
forest reserve lands is in addition to
that which has been done in Makiki on
the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve
for the past three years and it is plan
ned to extend it to various forest re-
serves as opportunity and means are
presented.
Makiki Suuatters