THE HAWAIIAN FORESTER 

 AND AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. XV. Honolulu, September, 1918. No. 9 



The Division of Forestry continues to pursue its campaign of '^f>fy, 



fencing forest reserve boundaries where needed to prevent stock ^^O/i, 



from damaging the native woods. This includes the enforce- ^''^Oj *^-^ 



ment of fencing required by Government leases as will be seen ^^^ '^^^•^ 



by the current report of the Superintendent of Forestry. ^f't 



The Division of Entomology is assisting the small farmer in 

 the Territory by breeding and distributing beneficial insects which 

 prey on the crop pests. 



The trimming out of trees along the Tantalus road in the 

 eucalyptus forest has allowed the sun to reach the roadbed with 

 the result that this highway is once more passable for motor cars. 



The work of eradicating bovine tuberculosis from the dairy 

 herds in the Territory continues with good results. 



The Board of Supervisors of the County of Kauai have gener- 

 ously come to the aid of this Board by continuing financial as- 

 sistance in such a manner that the anthrax infested area can be 

 watched satisfactorily. 



Division of Forestry 



Honolulu, Hawaii, August 26, 1918. 

 Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu. 



Gentlemen : — I respectfully submit the following routine re- 

 port of the Division of Forestry for the month of July, 1918: 



FOREST FENCING. 



Ranger Lindsay on July 17 began the construction of the for- 

 est fence where needed on the boundary of the new addition to 

 the Makawao Forest Reserve on Maui. This new fence when 



