THE HAWAIIAN FORESTER 

 AND AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. XVIIL Honolulu, December. 1921. No. 12 



The Division of Forestry during October planted out 8,796 

 trees on two different forest reserves on Oahu and Kauai. 



Hemorrhagic septicemia caused some losses among cattle and 

 hogs on several of the islands during the month of October. 



The makai boundary of the Mokuleia Forest Reserve on the 

 Island of Oahu has recently been flagged preliminary to fencing 

 on a co-operative basis with the owners of adjacent lands. 



A total of 2.69 miles of fencing on forect reserve boundaries 

 to prevent the ravages of stock in the native forest received at- 

 tention on several of the islands during October. 



Mr, Lawrence L. Peralto of Hilo, recently appointed Forest 

 Ranger by the Board, began his duties on October 1, 1921, in 

 connection with work on the Hilo Forest Reserve. 



Two more consignments of tumble-bugs, which are an aid in 

 the control of the horn fly by breaking up m-anure, were received 

 from our Field Entomologist in California during October. 



During the month 41.545 tree seedlings were distributed 

 throughout the Territory from the four main tree nurseries of 

 the Board. 



Entomologist Fullaway has just announced that he has recov- 

 ered in Honolulu Dirhiniis giffardi, showing that this parasite on 

 the fruit fly is now established. 



cvj The Assistant Superintendent of Forestry has been assigned 

 ^ the task of finding a source of dependable seed of the upright 



Italian cypress which will reproduce seedlings true to the parent 



form. 



