43 



]»isulphid, and the weight of the cocoons after drvino- uiilil August 1 

 was IS pounds 6 ounces. 



The times of feeding and weight of mulberry leaves consumed arc 

 shown in the accompanying table : 



Time of feeding and food consumed by silkworms hatched from one-third ounce of eggs. 



Time of feeding. 



Apr. 2 . 

 Apr. 3 . 

 Apr. 4 . 

 AJjr. 5 . 

 Apr. 6 . 

 Apr. 7 . 

 Apr. 8 . 

 Apr. 9 . 

 Apr. 10 

 Apr. 11 

 Apr. 12 

 Apr. 13 

 Apr. 14 

 Apr. 15 

 Apr. 16 

 Apr. 17 

 Apr. 18 

 Apr. 19 

 Apr. 20 

 Apr. 21 

 Apr. 22 



Time of fecdiMj?. 



Apr. 23 . 

 Apr. 24 . 

 Apr. 25 . 

 Apr. 26 . 

 Apr. 27 . 

 Apr. 28. 

 Apr. 29 . 

 Apr. 30. 

 May 1 . . 

 May 2 . . 

 May 3 . , 

 May 4 . . 

 Mav 5 . . 

 Mav 6 . . 

 May 7 . . 

 Mav 8 . . 

 May 9 .. 

 Mav 10 . 

 Mav 11 . 



Times Amount 

 ^'IP.^''- sumed in 



day. 



24 hours. 



Lbs. oz: 

 20 

 29 

 2t; 



17 



15 



22 



28 



47 



51 ■ 



53 



63 



60 



58 



43 



22 



15 



7 



1 



707 10 



MOSCIUITOES. 



Active work in mosquito control on the part of the Citizens' Mos- 

 quito Committee ceased last year, and the subject was turned over to 

 the Territorial board of health. An item of $7,200 to conduct the 

 campaign was proposed for the regular appropriation bill of the board 

 of health for two years, but this did not receive the indorsement of the 

 administration, and the board has relied on mone}^ from private sources 

 to defray the expenses of the work. It has been demonstrated thor- 

 oughly that it is possible to control the nuisance, and constant head- 

 way is being made in bringing householders to a realization of their 

 responsibility in the matter of the mosquitoes infesting their houses. 

 The citizens' committee found it impossible to continue the campaign 

 on the basis of private subscriptions, since a few were paying for a 

 benefit to all, and it was generally thought that since the demonstra- 

 tion had proved successful, the work should become a function of the 

 government. 



In the question of breeding places, there are many natural ones 

 existent about taro patches, rice tields, and irrigation ditches that can 

 not, without great expense, be treated directly. These places are not 

 responsible for any large percentage of the mosquitoes in the towns 

 and cities. However, places situated near by do receive their mos- 

 quitoes from these sources and they call for attention. It is proposed 

 to stock these places with certain mosquito-eating fish. Aside from a 



