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and distributing at cost serums, vaccines and similar biologic 

 remedies was passed by the 1919 legislature. Under its provis- 

 ions this office now keeps on hand in sufficient (juantities to check 

 an outbreak such bacterial preventive and curative remedies for 

 diseases of animals as, owing to easy deterioration, cannot be 

 carried by the local druggists. 



Among such diseases may be mentioned anthrax, hemorrhagic 

 septicemia in horses, cattle and swine (swine plague), infectious 

 abortion and metritis in cattle and keratitis (pink eye) in cattle. 

 The remedies are distributed through and applied by the deputy 

 territorial veterinarians who collect for the same and remit to the 

 Animal Industry Revolving Fund through this office. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Victor A. Norgaard, 

 Territorial Veterinarian. 



Division of Forestry 



Honolulu, April 19, 1920. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu. 



Gentlemen: — I respectfully submit the following routine report of the 

 Division of Forestry for the month of March, 1920: 



TEEE PLANTING. 



During the month 687 koa trees were planted on the Honolulu Water- 

 shed Eeserve in Makiki, and at Mikilua, in the Lualualei Reserve. 993 

 koa trees and 2,673 red gum trees were set out, making a t^tal of 4,353 

 trees planted. At the Waiahole Nursery several thousand red cedar 

 seedling trees were transydanted into tins. 



Several pounds of good koa seeds were received from Kauai during the 

 month. Arrangements for securing these w^ere made through Ranger 

 Hardy. 



FOREST FENCING. 



One-half mile of American fence wire was sent to the Raymond Ranch 

 which has agreed to erect the same and close up the gap betw^een Kana- 

 hau and Kalepeamoa. This will give the Kula Forest Reserve on Maui 

 complete protection from wild cattle on the Kahikinui side and the con- 

 templated tree planting can then begin. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



A portion of the month was spent in the preparation of the annual 

 report for this Division, w^hich is submitted at this time. 



HAWAII AND MAUI TRIP. 



From March 20 until the end of the month, I was on Hawaii and 



