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thorax. The wings are large and glassy with small brown 

 patches near and at the tips; they are usually held at right 

 angles to the body when the fly is at rest (a position character- 

 istic of this group). 



The larvae are of the typical fly-maggot form, about one-third 

 of an inch long and yellowish ; they leave the plant to pupate in 

 the ground. They are capable of leaping quite a distance, this 

 action being caused by the curvature and then sudden release of 

 the tension of the bodv. 



FARMERS' INSTITUTE ANNUAL MEETING. 



At the annual meeting of the Farmers' Institute on February 

 3rd, the question of the formation of a Produce Exchange to 

 facilitate the marketing of the products of the soil grown in these 

 Islands, and to thus give an impetus of the most practical kind to 

 diversified agriculture, was taken up and received very favorable 

 consideration. The subject wall be considered by the Board of 

 Directors of the Institute, and it is expected that material results 

 will soon come from this consideration. 



The first session of the annual meeting was held February 2nd, 

 afternoon, at Kamehameha School, and the following officers were 

 elected to serve for the ensuing year: Jared Smith, president; 

 Wm. Weinrich, Jr., vice-president; F. G. Krauss, secretary- 

 treasurer, and W. W. Hall, Alexander Craw and Prof. P. L. 

 Home, directors. 



Following the election of officers there was a demonstration of 

 manufacture and spraying with koresene emulsion to kill scale 

 and bugs on plants, conducted by D. L. Van Dine, and a like 

 demonstration of the manufacture and use of the Bordeaux Mix- 

 ture for killing fungus growths, conducted by J. E. Higgins. 

 Following this, the members of the Institute inspected the stock 

 farm and dairy and gardens of the Kamehameha Schools, finding 

 much to interest them there. 



EVENING SESSION. 



The evening session of the Institute, to which the public were 

 invited, was held in one of the Kamehameha school rooms and 

 was attended by many persons who are interested in agriculture. 



