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able of profitable development by small men or on a small 

 scale. 



Insect Control. Rapid strides have been made in the scien- 

 tific control of injurious insects by the natural method, that 

 is, the introduction and propagation of parasites ; and by the 

 method of direct control through the use of contact and inter- 

 nal poisons. Another striking example of insect control Is 

 the successful introduction into Hawaii of the top-minnows, 

 small fish which feed upon the mosquito larvae. The whole 

 subject of mosquito control in Hawaii dates back only four 

 3''ears. 



Plant Breeding. A number of lines of plant breeding have 

 been begun, notably the creation of new varieties of sugar 

 cane and of new and improved strains of rice. This work is 'f 

 necessity slow, especially with tropical plants which require 

 many years to attain their fruition, but the results Avhen ob- 

 tained are vastly beneficial to the agricultural and horticul- 

 tural industries. 



Plant Diseases Control. The magnificent work of Drs. 

 Cobb and Lewton-Brain on the diseases of cane and other 

 cultivated crops is knov/n to you all. The inauguration of 

 these lines of agricultural work in this Territory marks a new 

 era and is bound to prove vastly beneficial to every agricul- 

 tural industry. 



Animal Diseases. Of equal importance is the Avork being 

 done in the control and eradication of animal diseases. With- 

 in three years glanders, one of the most serious contagious 

 diseases of horses and mules, has been brought almost under 

 complete control, and Dr. Norgaard's discoveries in regard to 

 the function of lime as an animal food is of inestimable value 

 to the stock industry. 



Silk. Three separate demonstrations have been made < f 

 the practicability, j.nd profit to be derived, from the cultiva- 

 tion of the silk worm and the muiberr^^ This is an extremely 

 intensified industr}^ which must be considered in relation to 

 attaching a permanent population to the land. 



Quarantine. Another material advancement is the estab- 

 lishment of a rigid quarantine against the introduction of dan- 

 gerous insects and plant diseases from foreign countries. 



Forestry. AVhile much forestry work has been done in Ha- 

 waii for twenty years or more, it has only recentlv crystallized 

 itself into a bureau of practical forestry. The establishment 

 of forest reserves and their scientific planting with useful trees 

 is a development of which Hawaii may well be proud. I be- 

 lieve that there is no other State or Territory which has done 

 more or even as much, within the short time during which 

 the forest service has been in operation. 



Honey. The bee-keeping industry has developed remark- 

 ablv within the last five years. The capitalization has been 



