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to the niauka cattle range where they were not only most needed 

 but where horn fly was more of a pest than at the homestead at 

 Kealakekua. The section referred to is at a high elevation at 

 Hoonaunau. and full instructions as to conditions and liberation 

 were personally explained to Mr. Paris. His small cow pasture 

 at Kealakekua was not at this time satisfactory for liberation of 

 parasites there. 



August 13 — John ^laguire Ranch, Puuhi. Kona. Three vials, 

 300 parasites, delivered to manager for liberation. Report as 

 to location has since been received by the office. 



August 13 — R. R. Hind's Ranch, Puuwaawaa, Kona. Three 

 vials, 300 parasites, delivered to manager for liberation. Same 

 written and verbal instructions given to the Hind's and Maguire's 

 ranches as in the other cases. 



Xofc — A very heavy rain storm which occurred all the day of 

 the 13th prevented my riding over any of the ranges to inspect 

 present conditions as to pupae of the fly. It would be well to 

 send all the Kona as well as the other Hawaii ranch managers 

 copies of the new directions for preparing manure enclosivres be- 

 fore parasites can be liberated. Upon due notice being received 

 that the manure pile will have more or less pupae by a certain 

 date eflforts should be made, if possible, to send parasites to them 

 in care of purser after wirelessing the managers that this is 1)eing" 

 done. 



August 1-1 — Upon return to Kau district liberated as follows : 

 Three vials, 300 parasites, more or less ( some of these vials con- 

 tained a less number of parasites than others received). These 

 were liberated under better conditions in the Hutchinson enclosure 

 at Naalehu previously referred to. 



A'ofc. — I delivered on August 10 to brother Matthias at Hilo 

 the following parasites brought up with me on the Mauna Kea, 

 viz : 200 Chalcids for Hamakua district, 100 horn fly parasites for 

 Kukaiau, 100 horn fly parasites for Hilo. Reports as to the 

 liberation of these will come directly from Brother Matthias. 



W. M. GlFF.ARD. 



Honolulu, Sept. 1, 1013. 



.■\u>tria not only sells timber. l)nt timber products trum its 

 forest lands, and disposes of about 3.500.000 railway ties a year. 

 There is no provision in the United States by wliich the national 

 forests can dispose of manufactured luml)er, though tlie policy 

 of selling standing timber is well estal)lished. 



The Canadian government lias supplied twenty-five million tree 

 seedlings to farmers. i)rincip.'dl\- in tlie Alberta and Regina plains 

 regir)!!. The I iiitcd I^tatt'^ doe^ not sn])pl\- young trt'es to the 

 public, exce])t in a limited area in W'bra'-ka. under the terms of 

 the Kinkaid Act. 



