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That profit from forest culture is not, in these islands, a matter 

 of legacy to future generations, but something to be enjoyed in 

 the lifetime of the tree planter, is made evident in the article by 

 the Superintendent of Forestry, Mr. Judd, in this number, giv- 

 insf the results from an ironwood strove on Kauai. 



More than 10,000 plants distributed in May and June to the 

 general public, with nearly 13,000 to plantation and other com- 

 panies, by the Government nursery is "going some," but when 

 on top of these numbers the nurseryman engages to deliver 50,- 

 000 seedlings between the middle of July and the end of August, 

 to such corporations, a faint idea of what is doing in forestation 

 in these islands may be gained. 



Much work in June is reported by the Superintendent of Hy- 

 drography, whose division not only measures the water resources 

 of the islands but aids in solving the water problems of planta- 

 tions, municipalities and the national military establishment in 

 the Territory. 



All interested in the fruit industries of Hawaii — which must 

 include everybody — wall wish good luck to Mr. Fullaway in his 

 search for a melon fly parasite in India. 



GOOD IRONWOOD YIELD. 



The following data concerning the yield of timber from a 

 planted grove at Lihue, Kauai, may be of interest to those read- 

 ers of the Forester who are engaged in tree planting: 



Ironwood trees of the species known as Casuarina quadriral- 

 vis were cut in April, 1915, on a plot of land a little over half 

 an acre in area near the Lihue church, Lihue, Kauai. These 

 had been planted in 1896 and up to the time of the final cut the 

 plot had been thinned out several times. The cut from this plot 

 of .6 acre was 226 trees which yielded 39 cords of firewood. 

 At this rate the yield in wood for this species in this locality 

 should be 65 cords per acre at the end of 19 years, which rep- 

 resents a growth of 3.42 cords per acre per annum. This is a 

 better showing than available records of the yield in woodlots 

 of blue gum, eucalyptus globulus, in these islands. 



The wood of this ironwood is excellent for fuel and it is used 

 extensively for this purpose in Lihue. where it now sells for $8 

 per cord, delivered. The tops and branches even down to one 

 inch in diameter, as well as the main trunk, are sold and used. 



C. S. Judd, Superintendent of Forestry. 



