THE }HAWAIIAN 



FOR£ST£R I AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. X. FEBRUARY, 1913. No. 2. 



Some idea of the damage and destruction of useful vegetation 

 from which these islands are undoubtedly saved through the skill 

 and the vigilance of the Division of Entomology, in keeping pests 

 that are constantly being brought to the gateways of our com- 

 merce from entering, may be obtained from any of the monthly 

 reports of the Territorial entomologist. Some notable instances 

 will be found in the report of Mr. Ehrhorn for January in this 

 number. 



An article on starting right in the hog business, copied else- 

 where from the Live Stock and Dairy Journal, is commended to 

 small and large farmers in Hawaii. 



As part of the aim of the Forester is to present suggestions for 

 new agricultural products of commercial value, an article is re- 

 printed in this number from Consular Reports on esparto grass for 

 paper making. 



An interesting article is given elsewhere on valuable forest trees 

 of Chiloe Island, Chile, from Consular Reports. vSeveral trees to 

 which peculiarly valuable properties are attributed are briefly de- 

 scribed. Mention may be made of the canelo, of beautiful foliage 

 and yielding lumber immune from rats and vermin, also various 

 trees with special merits for manufactures. 



Through the kindness of Mr. Wilbur A. Anderson, manager of 

 the Nahiku and the Hawaiian-American rubber companies oper- 

 ating on the Island of Maui, the Forester is enabled to present 

 some preliminary information respecting the First Cotton, Fibre 

 and Tropical Products Exhibition, also the Fourth International 

 Rubber Conference, both of which are to be held in London in 

 June of 1914. It is to be hoped that the organizations and indi- 

 viduals engaged in the diversified industries of Hawaii, as dis- 

 tinguished from the sugar industry, will come together and make 

 arrangements for having such industries properly made known 

 to the world in London. As Mr. Anderson said, in his reports to 

 the stockholders pi the rubber companies mentioned, a serious 

 mistake was made in failing to take adequate advantage of the 



