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undesirable soil attached to the roots, which was liable to carry 

 some fungus disease. 



Parasitic Work. 



During the greater part of the fiscal period the work of breed- 

 ing and distributing the various parasites for the fruitfly, horn, 

 house and stable flies has been under the direct supervision of the 

 Entomologist on account of the absence of Mr. D. T. Fullaway, 

 who went to India, Java and the Philippine Islands in search of 

 a parasite for the melon-fly. Our chief aim has been to keep 

 alive all the various parasites which were brought here by the 

 first and second expeditions to Africa. There have been bred 

 and liberated in various districts on all of the main islands of the 

 group a total of 239,012 parasites of which 186,512 were for the 

 fruit-fly and 52,500 for the various dung-flies, as the horn, house 

 and stable-fly. 



From the materials collected in the field we have been able to 

 rear all of the introduced parasites of both the fruit-fly and dung- 

 flies except two species, Dirhinius giffardii and Galesus sihestrii 

 parasites on the pupa of fruit-fly, despite the fact that many 

 thousands were liberated during the last three years. 



The usual dissemination of advice regarding pests and diseases 

 of crops or of plants in door-yards Avas given and much cor- 

 respondence attended to. 



E. M. ElIRHORN, 



Superintendent of Entomology. 

 Honolulu, Hawaii, July 3, 1916. 



REPORT OF THE 



Division of Animal Industry 



OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY 

 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1916. 



Live Stock Conditions in General. 



The past year has probably been unprecedented in so far as 

 prosperity of the live stock and stock breeding businesses are con- 

 cerned. A few years ago the term live stock or ranching business 

 would have covered everything here to be considered, but more 

 recently the leading live stock raisers have realized that pure 

 bred sires and dams, of whatsoever class of live stock — horses, 

 cattle, sheep or swine — do not necessarily have to be imported, 

 but that they can be produced here equallv as well, if not better, 

 than in any other country. As Kentucky, some decades ago, 

 found the blue grass region of that state equal in muscle, bone 



