THE JHAWAIIAN 



FORESTER I AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. X. DECEMBER, 1913. No. 12 



A news article in this number shows what the College of Ha- 

 waii is doing to improve the production of corn in this Territory. 



Interest has been renewed in the subject of the commercial 

 growing of coconuts in these Islands by the arrival from San 

 Francisco of a manufacturer, who is in quest of the raw material 

 for some unnamed commodity to be made from the husks of the 

 nuts. This visitor, Mr. Alexander Z. Rothschild, is reported 

 as ready to enter into negotiations with anyone here who will 

 undertake to grow coconuts for a factory that he will start in 

 Honolulu if a supply of the raw material be assured. Although, 

 notwithstanding that there are responsible men here who are in- 

 terested in coconut growing, it does not appear that anyone has 

 yet been able to get in practical touch with the promoter of the en- 

 terprise in question, still it is deemed well to reprint the newspaper 

 account of Mr. Rothschild's advent, which is done on another 

 page. Any real opportunity for starting a profitable new indus- 

 try in Hawaii should be heralded as widely as possible, and not be 

 allowed to go past unimproved. For some years the Forester has 

 paid no attention to contemporary literature on coconut cultiva- 

 tion, of which much appears in its tropical exchanges, because of 

 the lack of practical interest in the commercial possibilities of the 

 product which has prevailed here. Should, however, the culture 

 be taken up in these Islands upon a businesslike scale, this maga- 

 zine will be prepared to draw from the experience of other coun- 

 tries with coconut growing, for the benefit of those engaging in 

 the local industry. 



Two interesting articles appear in this number under the au- 

 thorship of Professor lUingworth. of the College of Hawaii. One 

 describes the fruit flies of F"iji, showing how very important it is 

 to keep them out of Hawaii. The other makes the little brown 

 ant out as one of "our good friends," for its services in keeping 

 down the pestiferous house-fly. 



Very important information is presented by Mr. G. C. Munro, 

 manager of the Lanai ranch, in this number, relative to kiawe 

 beans and cactus leaves as material for ensilage. Every stock 

 raiser and user in the Territory is interested in this question. 



