THE ^HAWAIIAN 



rOR£8TER ^ AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. IV NOVEMBER, 1907 No. 11 



REPORT OF COMMITTEiE ON FORESTRY. 



The following is the report in full of the Committee on Forestry, 

 presented by Mr. Thurston at the annual meeting of the Hawaiian 

 Sugar Planters' Association: 



The year 1907 has been one of progress and development 

 in connection with forestry in Hawaii. 



The forest reserve policy of the government has been 

 steadily pursued, several important reserves having been 

 added to those already existing. A detailed statement con- 

 cerning what has been done in this respect will be submitted 

 to the Association by Mr. Ralph S. Hosmer, the superintend- 

 ent of forestry. 



The year has been marked by a considerable increase in the 

 number of persons who have taken advantage of the offer 01 

 the Board of Forestry to furnish free professional advice as to 

 location of forest planting, kinds of trees best adapted to given 

 localities and assistance in ways and means of establishing 

 local nurseries and planting out trees. This interest has been 

 especially manifested by plantation and ranch managers. 



FOUR EVENTS IN FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT. 



Four distinct matters relating to forestry have come to the 

 front during this year, which are deserving of the attenti-jn 

 of this Association. These are as follows : 



First, a compilation and publication by the Federal forest 

 authorities of statistics showing that the lumber forests of 

 the United States, will, at only the present rate of consump- 

 tipn, last only about thirty years more, and that the hard 

 wood supply of the United States is already practically ex- 

 hausted, with a hard-wood famine, not only in prospect, but 

 actually at hand. 



Second, a definite formulation by the Superintendent of 

 Forestry of Hawaii, in a report concerning a proposition to 

 lumber the woods back of Hilo, Hawaii, of a policy concern- 

 ing lumbering forests which are primarily needed as prolec- 



