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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The display of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry was 

 arranged in order to represent the development of F^orestry 

 in Hawaii. For this purpose large maps were exhibited to 

 display in graphic form the areas at present under the benefi- 

 cial control of the Board's supervision, and such tracts whose 

 inclusion as forest reserve is now contemplated. 



A most instructive series of young growing trees at various 

 stages of growth was also shown, to represent methods of 

 propagation as adopted by the King Street Nursery. An ex- 

 amination of these afforded to the novice a lesson in practical 

 tree cultivation, in a manner which would be the most readily 

 retained and put into practice. Samples were also shown of 

 the banana leaf pots adopted by the nursery for small plants. 

 By the use of these pots the roots are not disturbed in trans- 

 planting as the whole pot and its contents are planted to- 

 gether. 



The present development of interest in the cultivation of 

 rubber also received attention, and specimens of all the species 

 likely to become of economic importance in the islands were 

 shown. Besides these a good display of general palms and 

 foliage plants was arranged and also a collection of the litera- 

 ture of the Board for general distribution among visitors. 



HAWAII EXPERIMENT STATION. 



The exhibition of the Hawaiian Agricultural Experiment 

 Station was devoted in the main to a representation of the va- 

 rious industries of the Territory. Of these probably the most 

 important of those shown was that devoted to tobacco. The 

 cultivation of this plant is the youngest of the many new crops 

 which have of late been made the subject of experiment in the 

 islands, and togetner with that of rubber is anticipated to 

 extend largely in the future and to hold a prominent place in 

 our agricultural resources. Samples of Hawaiian grown wrap- 

 per, binder and filler tobaccos were shown and also speci- 

 mens of cigars manufactured from Hawaiian tobacco. This 

 exhibit attracted much attention and was considered one of 

 the chief features of the Station's display. 



Excellent work is being done by the Hawaii Experiment 

 Station in the development of a new rice, suited to our peculiar 

 requirements. Six specimens of promising new rices were 

 shown by Mr. F. G. Krauss, who is in charge of the investi- 

 gation which is being conducted. These were selected from 

 one hundred varieties which were grown in a comparative 

 test in the fall of 1906. vSeries of rice plants, illustrating ex- 

 treme types and varieties, and plants grown from selected and 



