Ill I KKI'ORT (»1<' <»KKI('K <>K KXi'KUIMKNT STATIONS. 



year in wliicli the seed tuhcrs w<m'(' soaked in a solution of formalin 

 iM'forc hciiii,'' planted, with results which seem to indicate the success 

 of thi> method. Ktl'oits ai'e heint; made also to promote the ^rowin<^ 

 of corn, w hich was formerly an impoitanl industry on the island of 

 Maui. l)urinjx a numher of unfavorable seasons the coi"n has been 

 l)adly all'ecled with an aphis and the crops were ])ractically failures. 

 The station made arrani^cmenls wiiei-eliy h' acres of land were secured 

 and planti'd toa numhei' (tf the Itest varieties of corn from the Middle 

 \Vest and the New Kn^'land States. 'I'Ik' soil was worked deej) and 

 mamired, fertilizers were a])pli( <l, and thoiouj^h cultivation was oiviui 

 throujihout the ji^rowinef s(^ason. 'Plu'ou'^'h this method of culti\ation 

 corn was kept in excidlent condition, while that j)lanted in the usual 

 way was })ractically worthless. N'ariety tests with tomatoes have heen 

 undertaken. A visit of inspection has been made by the aj^riculturist 

 to Kauai. I he most noitheiii and -u'colooically the oldest island of the 

 grou}). C'Onsiderable attention has at one time been j>iven to forestry 

 on this island, antl the ranchers are devotin^- more attention to the 

 i^rowinj^ of forat^e crops and to I'ational methods of stock feedinj^ than 

 formerly. The station desires to cooperate in these enter|)rises and is 

 doine; so as far as its I'esources will pi^rmit. Thellawaiian Live Stock 

 Breeders"' Association has l)ecome interested in the station and its 

 work and was instrumental to a considerable degree in securin*^ the 

 assistance given the station by the recent legislature. There is urgent 

 need that the station take up investigations in atumal husbandry, })utit 

 is una])le to do so w ith its present working staff, equipment, and funds. 



A collection is being made of the grasses and forage plants of the 

 island, and the entomologist has engaged in a general warfare against 

 injurious insects. The assistant agricultuiist has given his attention 

 maiidy to fil)er ])lants and has pre])ared a bulletin on thi' sisal hemp in 

 Hawaii, as well as a press bulletin on Manila hemi). Kxpei'iments 

 with vaidlla and cacao have lM>en started and ])lantationsof these plants 

 commenced. Some investigations have been inaugurated in growing 

 cotton ajid tobacco and considerable success attained in growing 

 Sumatra leaf under shade. 



Dirt'ei-eiit members of the station staff have from time to time visited 

 the diti'erent islands for the purpose of investigating s[)ecitic pro))lems 

 and of attending farmers' institutes which have l)een held in a number 

 of localities and have l)eeii very successful. The legislature of Ifawaii 

 at its recent session appropriated ^1<J,8U0 toward the support of the 

 station for the two vears ending June 80, 1!»().5. It includes $10,000 

 for maintenance, $2,000 for salary of chemist, $8,000 for library and 

 office building, !t^l,500 for residence for chemist, $(300 for stenographer, 

 and $300 for farmers' institutes. The building of a small insectary is 

 contemplated. Dr. E. C. Shorey has been appointed chemist of the 

 station, and will take up among other things a study of. the soils of 

 Hawaii and tlie use of fertilizers. The support given to the station 



