The Hawaiian forester 

 and agriculturist 



Vol. XIII. Honolulu, December, 1916. No. 12 



The first Alaui County Fair, held at Waikiku on November 

 30 and December 1 and 2, proved a great success, and, as pointed 

 out in the report of the Territorial veterinarian in this issue, this 

 county can well lay claim to leadership in the breeding of thor- 

 oughbred horses. The exhibit of hogs at this fair was also a 

 revelation and indicated the possibilities of the pork industry in 

 the Territory. 



The securing of a preventive vaccine for swine plague by the 

 Territorial veterinarian should be a boon to those hog raisers in 

 the Islands who have suffered losses from this disease. 



In the appointment of Air. James Lindsay as forest ranger for 

 Maui, the Board has secured a capable and efficient officer and 

 has taken a further advance step in the better protection and 

 administration of the forest reserves throughout the Territory. 



Arbor Day was celebrated on November 17, and for planting 

 on this day the forest nurseryman distributed 19,297 trees from 

 the government nursery. This is only 1286 short of the number 

 of trees distributed for this purpose last year, and shows that 

 considerable interest is still shown in the celebration of this 

 worthy day. 



The paper of the Territorial veterinarian, printed in this issue, 

 on the milk supply of the Territory in relation to bovine tubercu- 

 losis, delivered at the annual meeting of the Hawaiian Medical 

 Association, will be of great interest to all who desire to see clean 

 milk assured by the eradication of bovine tuberculosis. 



The superintendent of hydrography's article on water-measur- 

 ing devices, printed in this issue, presents a concise statement of 

 the different methods of measuring water under dift'ering condi- 

 tions and will doubtless be read with interest by many water 

 users. 



