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small land holders may readily be supplied, it is the definitely 

 announced policy of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry to 

 establish and maintain sub-nurseries and distributing stations on 

 each of the larger islands of the group. 



The Nursery at Homestead, Kauai. 



There are now two regular sub-nurseries with paid employees ; 

 at Homestead (Kalaheo), Kauai, and at Hilo, Hawaii. In both 

 places the success of the undertaking is due to the generous 

 cooperation of gentlemen who, making tree growing their prin- 

 cipal avocation, have been willing to oversee the work of the 

 laborers paid by the Division of Forestry and to put into execu- 

 tion the general plan laid down by this office. 



The Nursery' at Homestead was established in October, 1908, 

 when one laborer was provided to work under the direction of 

 Mr. Walter D. McBryde, the local District Forester. Some addi- 

 tional labor, with a few tools, pots and other supplies for the 

 Nursery have been furnished from time to time during the past 

 two years. The following tabulation shows the number of trees 

 given out from this Nursery during 1909 and 1910: 



TREES DISTRIBUTED FROM HOMESTEAD NURSERY. 



1909. Arbor Day: 



Called for at nursery 2,575 



Sent away 522 3,097 



1910. January to June 6,711 



June to December 3,240 



Arbor Day: 



Called for at nursery 2,333 



Sent away 300 2,633 



Grown for planting in Papapaholahola Reserve. . . . 3,665 



Sold 6,000 



Total for 1910 '. 22,249 



It is only just that the hearty thanks of the Division of For- 

 estry should here officially be given to Mr. McBryde for his zeal 

 and unflagging interest in making the Nursery at Homestead the 

 success that it unquestionably is. 



As has elsewhere been noted, Mr. McBryde has done much 

 private tree planting during the past five years, more particularly 

 on the prominent hill top makai of Homestead, which he has 

 christened "Kukuiolono Park." On Arbor Day 1909, he planted 

 6,000 trees there, mainly Eucalypts ; and during 1910 he has set 

 out 13,298 more, bringing the total of trees planted on the hill 

 up to 36,540. 



