THE jHAWAIIAN 



rORESTER i AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. XII. FEBRUARY, 1914. No. 2 



COYOTES SPREAD HYDROPHOBIA. 



The spreading- of rabies by infected coyotes among cattle graz- 

 ing in the national forests has assumed a grave aspect, accord- 

 ing to a report received by the forest service in Washington 

 from the district forester in charge of the forests in Washing- 

 ton and Oregon. Numerous townships in eastern Oregon, it is 

 reported, have ordered that all dogs be muzzled lest those that 

 have been bitten by rabid coyotes develop hydrophobia and at- 

 tack humans or domestic animals. 



Efforts are being made by the state authorities of Oregon to 

 stop the spread of hydrophobia by this means and officers of the 

 forest service are cooperating in attempts to kill off the coyotes. 

 In one county alone a loss of three hundred head of cattle is 

 charged to rabid covotes. 



Besides the usual toil of pests intercepted the superintendent 

 of entomology, with his report for last month, presents an en- 

 couraging statement of progress in breeding and distributing 

 fruitfly parasites by Mr. Fullaway. 



Dr. Norgaard's report for the closing month of last year shows 

 the practical elimination of bovine tuberculosis on the Island of 

 Oahu — the entire source of the capital city's milk supply — after 

 a campaign by the division of animal industry extending over 

 less than five years. This, too, has been accomplished with the 

 unexampled obviation of any claim for compensation for react- 

 ing- animals destro3^ed. Another gratifying fact in the report for 

 December is that of the absolute suppression of glanders among 

 horses and mules. Moreover, t]ie effective control of hog cholera 

 in the Territory indicated in previous reports is to be placed to 

 the credit of the divisio'i. 



In the April, 1914, number of the Forester an item about 

 "electrified chickens" appeared, relating the success of electric 

 incubators. Now we have electrified bees, in the following nevvS 



