THE JHAWAIIAN 



FORESTER I AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. XI. DECEMBER, 1914. No. 12 



Naphthalene as an insecticide has its virtues set forth in an 

 article elsewhere, taken from the Agricultural News, of the West 

 Indies. It would appear to be worth trying, in field and house, 

 as well as on animals afflicted with pests. 



Mr. Fullaway's succinct report of his expedition to Africa and 

 its results, in this number, adds to the encouragement of success 

 in the natural control of the fruit fly and other pests of plants 

 and animals. That the parasites he has procured are the right 

 ones for the work required seems assured, and that they will 

 easily become acclimated here appears settled from the way in 

 which other species introduced by Prof. Silvestri have thrived 

 and multiplied. 



Anxiety is being felt, at this writing, about Mr. J. C. Bridwell, 

 assistant superintendent of entomology, from whom no word has 

 been received since ]\Tr. Fullaway parted from him in Africa some 

 months ago. He remained behind to breed fruit fly parasites, as 

 a precaution against the eventuality of loss of those taken out of 

 that country by his colleague. At the first alarm given relative 

 to his silence, it was hoped that the worst was the detention of 

 his correspondence by war conditions. As time passes, however, 

 fears on his account increase. 



Intelligent and modern forestry, such as has been conducted 

 in Hawaii for eig'ht or ten years past, may well prove the solu- 

 tion of the difficult financial problems of this Territory and its 

 municipal subdivisions. Revenue from public land leases will 

 gradually diminish to the vanishing point as the available domain 

 becomes homesteaded, and, although this process may increase 

 the taxable value of the' land, the demands upon the revenue con- 

 tingent on development and progress will constantly grow larger. 

 There must be a limit to property and other special taxes to mark 

 the dividing line between real prosperity and the article heavily 

 discounted by the exactions of "Caesar," and, in the case of in- 

 come taxes, with the Federal now added to the Territorial meas- 



