THE jHAWAIIAN 



r 0RE5TER M AGRICULTURIST 



Vol. XII. JULY, 1915. No. 7 



Reports of the various divisions of the Board of Agriculture 

 and Forestry for two months will be found in this number. They 

 show in general effective work and progress by the chiefs and **''»''A,m 

 their assistants. ^-^ROi 



In its issue of June 5 the Agricultural News (West Indies) 

 devotes a page to a review of the reports of the Hawaii Experi- 

 ment Station for 1913 and 1914, to which it calls attention in its 

 editorial notes, w^here also a recent article in the Forester, on 

 pearl oyster culture, commenting upon one in the News itself, is 

 mentioned. 



It is clearly proved in the Journal of the Board of Agriculture 

 for April, 1915, says the Agricultural News, that tubercular fowls 

 may be a serious source of infection as regards pigs. On exam- 

 ining the organs of a total of 118 tubercular pigs, it appeared 

 that eighty-six of them contained bacteria identical in every detail 

 with tubercular bacteria, twenty-eight contained bovine bacteria, 

 and in the remaining four cases the bacteria deviated in form 

 from both types, but in two cases closely resembled the avian 

 type. On the whole, the results of the investigation show that 

 the overwhelming majority of the cases of mesenteric tubercu- 

 losis are of a local character, and almost exclusively due to 

 avian tubercular bacteria. 



Hawaiians on their travels this summer might do worse than 

 take in Oklahoma state fair and exposition, at Oklahoma City 

 from September 25 to October 2. Printed matter concerning it 

 has been received, which indicates that this, one of the newest 

 stars in the Union constellation, will shine brilliantly on the occa- 

 sion. 



The department of agriculture has issued a bulletin upon 

 "Zygadenus or Death Camas," a plant which is found through- 

 out the United States. In appearance it is grass-like, growing 

 from a rootstock or bulb which looks like an onion ; while the 

 flowers are greenish white or yellow and somewhat resemble 

 mignonette. In the Northwest the plant is known by numerous 

 ccmmon names, such as lobelia, soap plant, alkali grass, water 



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