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Among the recent importations of live stock which should 

 result in the improvement of the herds and flocks in the Ter- 

 ritory may be noted 50 Merino rams from New Zealand, 15 Hol- 

 stein cows and 2 Holstein bulls, 13 Southdown rams, and Duroc 

 Jersey and Berkshire hogs. 



Division of Forestry 



Honolulu, February 21, 1917. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry. 



Gentlemen : — I respectfully submit the following routine report 

 of the Division of Forestry for the month of January, 1917: 



Forest Reserve Fencing. 



Two days during the month were spent at Hauula, Oahu, in 

 conference with representatives of the homesteaders in that 

 region who have agreed to build the fence, in accordance with 

 the understanding, to keep their stock from getting into the 

 forest, and in flagging the line on which the fence is to be con- 

 structed. 



An inspection was made of the recently constructed short 

 stretch of new fence on part of the boundary of the Lualualei 

 forest reserve, Oahu, and it was found to be in good condition 

 and the forest already showing the beneficial' results of the 

 protection. 



Ranger F. B. Dodge, under instructions from this office, be- 

 gan during the month a detailed examination of the boundaries 

 of government lands within the Hilo forest reserve, Hawaii, 

 to ascertain where any new fencing is needed to keep stock out 

 of the forest. 



Forest Planting. 



The planting of koa on the Manoa ranger station and on 

 other parts of upper Manoa Valley within the reserve was con- 

 tinued and the experimental planting of representative quan- 

 tities of exotic trees, mostly having timber value, was complet- 

 ed at this station. 



A quantity of seed of the narra and acle, two important tim- 

 ber trees of the Philippines, was received from the acting direc- 

 tor of forestry at Manila and has been germinated for planting 

 out in suitable parts of the forest reserves. 



Biennial Report. 



A portion of my time has been spent in compiling statistics 

 on tree planting and fencing in conjunction with the prepara- 

 tion of the report of this division for the past two years. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. S. JUDD, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



