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We have received a very interesting publication upon Sisal, 

 and the cultivation of fibre plants generally, written by 

 Mr. A. J. Boyd, editor of the Queensland Agricultural Journal, 

 Brisbane. In a communication from the author, he writes, in 

 part : "I see by the Septembei number of the Forester that the 

 export of Hawaiian Sisal has diminished to the extent of $982. 

 I had fully expected to hear that the export had doubled. I 

 am planting as fast as 1 can get plants. My plantation is only 

 two years old, but I can forsee a good cutting for next July. 

 At St. Helena Plant Establishment here, they made two tons 

 six hundredweight of fibre from less than one acre and it was 

 sold f. o. b. here at £7,^, and £36.10 per ton. That beats any 

 record I think." 



The Forester shared Air. Boyd's expectation of the develop- 

 ment of Sisal exported from Hawaii. The quality of our local 

 fibre is superb, and it would be interestmg to be informed as to 

 cause of the diminished production. 



RUBBER TREES ON KAUAI. 



The following details are taken from information collected 

 by ?^^r. Charles S. Judd, Special Forest Agent of the Division 

 of Agriculture and Forestry: 



Koloa Grove. — Cerea trees. Three miles northeast of Koloa 

 at the base of the ridge between Koloa and Lihue. Planted 

 in 1895 from imported seed by Mr. Antone Cropp. The trees 

 are set out promiscuously over five acres of ground and are 

 intermingled with a natural forest of kukui, lauhala and ohia ai. 

 Alligator pear, mango, orange and coffee trees are also grow- 

 ing among the rubber trees. Number of trees in the grove, 

 106. The average diameter is 6.1 inches; height 26 feet. Age 

 of oldest 10.5 years. 



Lihue Gro\'e. — Cerea trees. Age 6.5 years. xA^verage dia- 

 meter, 6.5 inches ; average height, 53 feet ; num.ber of trees, 104. 



