REPORT 0\ AGRICULTURAL INVESTICATIOXS IN 



HAWAIL Ut05. 



The work of the Hawaii Agrirultui-al Experiment Station has l»eon 

 contiiuuxl alont>- the same general lines descril)ed in previons reports. 

 No changes were made in the stall', the various members of which 

 submit their reports herewith. The special agent has given much of 

 his time to administrative duties, superintending ])uilding operations, 

 correspondence, preparing bulletins, etc. In the lines of investiga- 

 tion he has continued to give attention to a number of subjects that 

 did not come in the held of the other members of the stafi'. The prin- 

 cipal of these have Ijeen studies on grasses and forage plants, tobacco, 

 cassava, coffee and cane diseases, tan-bark production, etc. The 

 special agent and other UKMubers of the staff A'isited quite a number of 

 localities in the Territory- in the pursuit of their investigations, and 

 by this means they have become acquainted with a considerable num- 

 ber of those interested in agriculture in its broad sense. Numerous 

 additions were made to the equipment of the laboratories and library, 

 and it is contidently asserted that the station now possesses the best 

 agricultural library in the islands, it l)eing especiall}^ strong along the 

 lines of tropical agriculture, entomology, horticulture, and chenlistr3^ 



BUILDING OPERATIONS. 



Considerable building was done during the _year, and in addition to 

 laborers' quarters there are now houses for the special agent, for the 

 chemist, and for the entomologist. A much needed office and labora- 

 tory building has been provided; and as it is practically fireproof, the 

 library and more valuable equipment of the station are safely housed 

 for the first time. The laboratory and office building was j)rovided 

 out of funds appropriated by the Territorial authorities, supplemented 

 b}" station funds. The building is 35 by 60 feet, with concrete walls, 

 foundation, and floors, and a corrugated-iron roof. The station 

 installed the floors, the foundation, and the larger share of the internal 

 equipment. The inner walls and floors were built without a finishing 

 coat, there being no ceiling, and the roof remained unpainted except 

 in the chemical laboratory. The special agent in charge drew the 

 plans, prepared the specifications, and gave the work his personal 



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