THE HAWAIIAN FORESTER 

 AND AGRICULTURIST 



Vol XV. Honolulu, April. 1918. No. 4 



The plan of the exhibits which the several Divisions of the 

 Board will present at the coming first Territorial Fair, June 10 

 to 15, which will show their chief lines of activity, is printed 

 elsewhere in this issue. 



Those who desire to start small commercial plantations of the 

 true mahogany, described in this issue, for future returns of a 

 highly-prized cabinet wood, may secure seedlings from the Gov- 

 ernment Nursery, provided sufficient advance notice is given. 



It is interesting to note in the current report of the Acting 

 Superintendent of the Marketing Division that, with favorable 

 weather, an exceptionally large crop of corn is anticipated and 

 that a large part of this will be ground into corn meal for local 

 consumption. 



Of the total number of 3952 trees planted out on watersheds 

 by the Division of Forestry during February and March mainly 

 for the conservation of water, almost one-half consisted of the 

 native koa, which has been proved suitable for this purpose 

 where the soil is well drained. 



The Territorial Veterinarian points out in his routine report 

 the folly of purchasing on the Pacific Coast, for introduction 

 into the Territory, dairy cows from herds which have not been 

 proved by repeated tests to be free from tuberculosis, and advises 

 closer observance of the accepted laws which govern the spread 

 of bovine tuberculosis by purchasing only from uninfected herds 

 to prevent the establishment of new centers of infection in the 

 Territory. 



The work of extending the areas of forest reserves and of 

 placing them under better administration so that they will serve 

 their purpose as water conservers, by fencing out cattle, exter- 

 minating those that are within and cannot be gotten rid of in any 

 other way, by preventing other trespass, and bringing the forest 

 back to normal by reforestation, continues to be the chief activ- 

 ities of the Division of Forestry. 



