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noticed, however, that two or three dairies account for the com- 

 paratively high showing of infection and that, taken by dairies, 

 there are ten absolutely clean out of eighteen inspected, or SSy^ 

 per cent clean. Since Dr. Norgaard's exposure of the true 

 character of Supervisor Bellina's assault upon the bovine tuber- 

 culosis control" policy of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry 

 nothing has been heard of that gentleman's proposed ordinance 

 to destroy the effectiveness of the campaign. There has not 

 appeared a scintilla of popular backing for his retrograde 

 scheme. 



Distribution of nearly 36,000 parasites of the fruit fly and 

 of the corn leaf hopper in January, a large proportion of which 

 v/ere bred in the same month, indicates continued efficiency of 

 the Division of Entomology. Reports of several of the sugar 

 plantations telling of the ravages of the leaf hopper strongly 

 emphasize the value of this service. 



Tree planting proceeds with satisfactory progress, as may be 

 seen in the January report of the Forest Nurseryman. The work 

 that the plantation companies are doing in this line is immense, 

 and it is gratifying to note that the nursery is equal to the huge 

 demands from this quarter. 



According to the January report of the Marketing Division, 

 business in beans, cabbage and sweet potatoes was brisk. Ex- 

 portation of beans to the Pacific Coast, providing it be limited 

 to what amount may be spared without causing domestic scarcity 

 and high prices for the commodity, distinctly adds to the pres- 

 tige of Hawaiian horticulture. 



Effective protection from pests is again manifested in detail 

 by the report of the Division of Plant Inspection for last month. 

 Our ports are well guarded against the greatest menace to Ha- 

 waiian aericulture. 



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Daily accounts in the press regarding the war conservation of 

 certain foodstuff's in the territory gives promise that the cam- 

 paign will permanenlly revolutionize the effort to make Hawaii 

 self-sustaining in the matter of sustenance for man and beast 

 both in normal times and periods of emergency. 



Henry S. Graves, the federal forester, is now serving with the 

 American expeditionary forces in France, with a commission as 

 lieutenant colonel, in connection with the forest work for the 

 supply of the needs of our overseas troops and those of the 

 Allies. A number of other members of the forest service re- 

 ceived commissions in the Tenth Engineers (Forest) while 

 manv more entered the ranks. 



