•112 HKPOHT OF OKFirK <»K KXl'KUntKNT STATIONS. 



assistance which is in their powei- towaiil I In- l)iiiltliM<^ up of a stroiij^ 

 farinin*,^ class in these islands. IF the people in (lie Tnited States will 

 biiv our coll'ee, which is really of xcrv superioi- (lualitv, in fact 

 bettiM* than the cotl'ees ordinarily i)laced <»n the niaiket, aid to the coll'eo 

 indiisti-y would 1)(^ far more permanent than if tlie industry wore 

 artilicially fostered hy the payment of a bounty. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



Durinii' the year two reiiular bulletins were i>ublislied and a new 

 series of press bulletins established. Bulletin }\o. 3 of the regular 

 series, entitled "Insecticides for use in Hawaii," was issued by the 

 entomologist to meet the general demand for information in regard 

 to this line of agricidtural investigation. 



Bulletin No. 4, on the ''Cultivation of Sisal in Hawaii," was pre- 

 pared by the assistant agriculturist. It treats of ever}' phase of the 

 cultivation of the sisal plant. Both of these i)apers are in part coni- 

 l)ilati()ns, but also contain the results of work carried on at th(; station. 



The press bulletin series is intended to contain notes of minor 

 importance, reports of preliminary experiments, and compilations 

 from the publications of other experiment stations and scientitic insti- 

 tutions of immediate interest to the farmers and planters of Hawaii. 



The numbers issued during this fiscal 3'ear are as follows: 



No. 1, ''The Function of the Experiment Station." — This contains 

 a resume of the Congressional acts relating to the establishment of 

 expei-iment stations and a statement of the needs of this newly estab- 

 lished organization. 



No. 2, "The Castor Beans." — This describes the method of cultiva- 

 tion, the .soils and fertilizers required, the uses to which the oil is put, 

 the fertilizing value of the cake remaining after the oil is extracted, 

 and notes in regard to its introduction into Hawaii. 



No. 3, ''Preliminary Experiments with the 'Quick Blight' of the 

 Potato." — This gives the results obtained from the first experiment 

 with the (piick-blight disease of the potato in the Kula district. 



No. 4, "Na Hoao No Ke Pale Ana I Ka Pala O Ke Kalo."— This is 

 a translation into the Hawaiian language of a synopsis of bulletin No. 

 2, concerning the root rot of taro, in order to make the results of the 

 taro experiment available to the native growers. 



No. 5, "^Manila Hemp or Abaca." — This is a republication of Farm- 

 ers' Bulletin No. 4, published by the Philippine bureau of agriculture 

 in Manila. It gives many fa(-ts in regard to the cultivation of Manila 

 hemp of interest to farmers and planters in Hawaii. There are a con- 

 sidera))le number of Manila hemp plants now in cultivation in these 

 islands. This compilation gives nmch desired information in regard 

 to methods of cultivation of this important tiber plant. 



