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fed and tolerably well clad if necessity, the mother of inven- 

 tion, were to be invoked." 



The Forester heartily agrees with the possibility of agricul- 

 tural development outlined above and forsees the time when 

 such a condition of affairs will have been brought about, not 

 bv the pressure of external force, but by the natural expansion 

 of her industries. With regard to the allusion to the scien- 

 tific control of insects, it ma}- be of interest to say that of the 

 three scientific institutions at work in Honolulu in economic 

 entomology, only one is engaged primarily in the suppression 

 of insects affecting the sugar crop. The one alluded to, more- 

 over, is a private one maintained by the sugar planters them- 

 selves. Its entomological work although in the main devoted 

 to the protection of the industr}^, on whose prosperity it owes 

 its own raison d'etre, also embraces entomology generally. 

 The entomological work of the Federal Station, and of the 

 Territorial Bureau of Agriculture is chiefly directed to the 

 eradication of such pests as affect the citrus, alligator pear, 

 mango, and other fruit crops, and other enem.ies attacking 

 plant life generally. The ability of the sugar planters to pro- 

 tect their own interests in this matter is thus a direct benefit 

 to the community at large, as it allows the entomologists of 

 other institutions to devote their whole energ}^ to pests antl 

 blights more nearly affecting the welfare of private residents. 



NEW FARMERS' BULLETINS. 



The following publications have recently been issued and 

 may be obtained free from the Secretary of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. : 



j^Ianagement of Soils to Conserve Moisture, with Special 

 Reference to Semiarid Conditions. By George H. Failyer, 

 of the Bureau of Soils. Pp. 32, figs. 7. (Farmers' Bulletin 

 No. 266.) 



Directions for the cultivation and management of different 

 soils, drainage of wet lands, preparation of seed beds, etc., with 

 suggestions as to crops suitable for semiarid regions. 



Experiment vStation Work, XXXYII. Compiled from the 

 publications of the Agricultural Experiment Stations. Pp. 

 32, fig. I. (Farmers' Bulletin No. 267.) 



Contents : Breeding corn — Buckwheat — Sugar beets on al- 

 kali soils — Alfilaria as a forage plant — Apple bitter rot — Grass 

 mulch for orchards — Hardiness of youn'g fruit trees — Protect- 

 ing cows from flies — Effect of silage on milk — Cold storage •■)f 

 cheese. 



