THE HAWAIIAN FORESTER 

 AND AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. xm. Honolulu, August, 1916. No. 8 



The reports of the superintendents of the four divisions of the 

 Board, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1916, which appear in 

 this issue, tell of the continued good work being done to aid 

 forestry and agriculture and allied industries in the Territory. 

 Special attention is called to the continuation of the work of 

 forest protection by fencing forest boundaries and the appoint- 

 ment of additional forest rangers ; the continued rigid inspection 

 of imports of vegetable matter to prevent further injurious in- 

 sects from reaching these shores, the breeding of beneficial para- 

 sites on pests established here and the introduction of a new para- 

 site on the melon fly ; the continued campaign to eradicate bovine 

 tuberculosis and the practical application of a cure for sorehead 

 on chickens ; and the progress made in obtaining measurements 

 of government water which will increase the amount of revenue 

 coming to the Territory from water in the future. 



The report of Field Entomologist D. T. Fullaway on his suc- 

 cessful expedition to India for a parasite on the melon fly, printed 

 herewith, will be of interest to those who are eager to see the 

 expansion of secondary agriculture in the islands. Mr. Fullaway 

 has been successful in the multiplication of the parasite and dur- 

 ing July liberated a total of 2,159 on Oahu, Hawaii, Molokai, 

 Maui and Hawaii. 



The arrival in July of parasites on the corn leaf hopper, 

 brought by Mr. Herbert Osborn of the Sugar Planters' Associa- 

 tion, and their successful propagation and distribution, will also 

 be a great benefit to the corn planter and small farmer in the 

 Territory. 



The further experiment of growing timber trees from other 

 tropical countries on the higher slopes of Mauna Kea should 

 throw some light on the question of whether it will be possible 

 to produce locally timber suited to the needs of these islands. 



The use of the new sorehead vaccine has resulted in pre- 

 venting the loss of a great many birds to poultry raisers through- 

 out the Territory. 



