THE JHAWAIIAN 



FORESTER & AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. IX. APRIL, 1912. No. .4 



THE NEW P RES ID EXT. 



Mr. W. M. Giffard, the new president of the board of agricul- 

 ture and forestry, was the first member to receive a commission 

 when the board was organized under the act creating it. For 

 some years he was out of the board, having resigned on account 

 •of pressure of business while manager of the late corporation of 

 W. G. Irwin & Co., Ltd. It was during his former membership 

 •of the board that Mr. Giffard established the Hawaiian Forester 

 .and Agriculturist, being its editor for the first few years of its 

 existence with the present editor as his assistant part of the time. 

 Incidentally to his devotion to domestic arboriculture, which is 

 well-known in Honolulu from the beautiful cultures wherewith 

 he has always had his home surrounded, ^Ir .Giffard has long 

 been an enthusiastic amateur in entomology, so much so that 

 he takes rank among the professional entomologists. When for- 

 merly a commissioner of agriculture and forestry, he made a 

 record as chairman of the committee on the division of en- 

 tomology. A few months ago Mr. Giffard was induced to take 

 the direction of the fruitfly control work, as an honorary mem- 

 ber of the same committee. His management of the campaign 

 thus far is familiar to the Forester's readers, who will find his 

 'latest report thereon in the present number. 



RECORDS OF AYRSHIRES. 



A report of the annual meeting of the Ayrshire Breeders' Asso- 

 -ciation, held in January at the Manhattan Hotel. New York, has 

 been received. The following data will be of interest to Hawaiian 

 cattle raisers and dairymen : 



"The report for the past year showed an addition of 91 new 



members, and a largely increased addition to the number of 



registered animals. 



i_ "In the mature class, Netherhall Brownie 9th, owned by IMr. 



^ J. W. Chse, Redmond, Wash., gave a record of 18,110 lbs. of 



