THE JHAWAIIAN 



rORESTER I AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. XIII. FEBRUARY, 1916. No. 2 



EDITORIAL COMMENTS. 



Action on the resolution introduced at the annual meeting of 

 the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association in December by Hon. 

 L. A. Thurston, chairman of the committee on forestry, should 

 furnish tree planters in the Territory with much valuable data 

 on the proper kinds of trees to plant for water conservation, for 

 the prevention of sand and dust drifting, and for the production 

 of firewood, timber, posts, ties, poles, etc. The information con- 

 cerning the different values of a great number of trees, contrib- 

 uted by Messrs. David Forbes, L. von Tempsky and C. S. Judd, 

 and printed in the annual report of this committee for 1915, is a 

 good beginning in this study which will further the cause of 

 economic forestry in Hawaii. 



The seven-acre experimental eucalyptus plantation, started in 

 Nuuanu valley in 1911 in cooperation with the U. S. forest ser- 

 vice, is growing nicely and already promises to show up the 

 comparative values of the eighteen new species of eucalyptus 

 for planting in these islands. In order to make the experiment 

 permanent, the boundaries of each plot of trees, which range 

 from one-third to one-half acre in size, have recently been marked 

 by the Territorial forester with iron pipes and brass tags. 



The wonderful success obtained by the newly-adopted cure for 

 sorehead or chicken pox, administered by the Territorial veteri- 

 narian to the infected flock of imported black minorca chickens 

 belonging to Mr. H. F. Fisher at Olaa, Hawaii, and to the flock 

 of young sick turkeys of Miss Ladd in Honolulu, should be a 

 great encouragement to poultry raisers whose flocks have suf- 

 fered from this disease in the past. 



Bulbs from Holland, orchids from New Jersey and Australia, 

 wax palms from Singapore, chrysanthemums and peach blos- 

 soms from Japan, and ginseng roots from Korea were among 

 the interesting importations which Chief Plant Inspector Ehr- 

 horn examined for injurious insects during November. 



The stock-proof fence around the koa grove at 29 Miles on 

 the Volcano road, Hawaii, which was completed in December, 



