

THE HAWAIIAN FORESTER 

 AND AGRICULTURIST 



VOL. XVII. Honolulu, May. 1920. No. 5 



Change in Presidency 



BOTANIC At 



Captain A. L. C. Atkinson was on May 7, 1920, appointed by 

 Governor McCarthy as President of the Board of Commissioners 

 of Agriculture and Forestry in the place of Mr. A. H. Rice, who 

 on May 4 resigned from the presidency on account of the in- 

 creased demands on his time in his private business. Mr. Rice, 

 however, remains a commissioner on the Board. 



Captain Atkinson is well fitted for the position from his long 

 experience and familiarity with Territorial work. 



The annual reports of the four divisions of the Board — For- 

 estry, Entomology, Plant Inspection and Animal Industry — for 

 the calendar 3Tar 1919 appear in this issue and indicate the pro- 

 gress that has been made along the various lines of activity. 



iVttention is called to the article on the Makiki Nursery ap- 

 pearing in this issue and to the fact that visitors to this nursery 

 are always welcome. 



Six thousand packages of vegetable seed have been received 

 at the Government Nursery from our B'elegate to Congress, Hon. 

 J. K. Kalanianaole, and are now available for distribution by 

 mail or in person to those who desire and can make good use 

 of them. Applications for the seed should be sent to Mr. David 

 Haughs, P. O. Box 207, Honolulu. 



A virulent form of hemorrhagic septicemia broke ,out in cattle 

 at Naalehu, Kau. Hawaii, early in May with so far 80 deaths 

 from the disease. The Territorial Veterinarian is busily engaged 

 in vaccinating the herds in that region to prevent further losses. 



How well the scenic beauties of these islands compare with 

 the attractive features in the national parks on the mainland was 

 pointed out by Mr. H. M. Albright, Field Assistant to the Direc- 

 tor of the National Park Service, who is familiar with all of the 



