THE HAWAIIAN FORESTER 

 AND AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. XIII. Honolulu. November, 1916. No. n 



The investigation of the best, kind of trees for planting for 

 different purposes in the various parts of the Territory suggested 

 at the last meeting of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, 

 to be undertaken by the Division of Forestry with the coopera- 

 tive assistance of the College of Hawaii, notice of which is con- 

 tained in this issue, should result in the collection of a fund of 

 definite information of great value to tree planters in the islands. 

 As shown by the routine report of the Superintendent of Forestry, 

 preliminary work on this investigation has already begun. 



The work of the Division of Plant Inspection continues to be 

 one of the most important branches of the Territorial service and 

 almost every month injurious insects of some kind are detected 

 in plant shipments and promptly destroyed to prevent their be- 

 coming established here. The discovery and destruction by 

 Superintendent Ehrhorn this month of the pupa of the eastern 

 tussock moth, a serious pest to forest and ornamental shade trees 

 in the eastern United States, is an instance of this. It is hoped 

 soon to be possible to provide a suitable building and fumigating 

 rooms for this Division near the waterfront. 



Entomoloo^ist Fullaway distributed 2630 parasites on the melon 

 fly during November on three of the islands and also small lots 

 of the more recently introduced parasite on the corn leaf hopper. 

 These parasites, as far as possible, will be sent upon request to 

 corn and melon raisers who are troubled with these pests. 



The Territorial veterinarians are doing all within their power 

 to overcome the septicemia disease which has again broken out 

 in cattle and hogs on Oahu, as will be seen by the Territorial 

 Veterinarian's report for November. Bovine tuberculosis tests 

 during the month showed only one per cent of infected dairy 

 cattle. 



