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Statistics of Arbor Day Distribution. 



The following table shows for the past two years the number 

 of trees given out for Arbor Day planting. In 1908 Arbor Day 

 trees were distributed only from the Government Nursery at 

 Honolulu; 15,703 were given out. 



FEEE DISTRIBUTION OF TREES FOR ARBOR DAY PLANTING. 



1909. 



Government Nursery, Honolulu 

 Schools 4,452 

 Churches 3,858 

 Public 33,467 



41,777 



Subnurseries. 



Homestead Nursery, Kauai 3,097 



Hilo Nursery, Hilo, Hawaii 3,500 



Temporary Distributing Stations. 



Haleakala Eanch Nursery, Makawao, Maui 4,577 



Wailuku Sugar Co.'s Nursery, Wailuku, Maui 1,163 



Kaeleku Sugar Co. 's Nursery, Hana, Maui 8,000 



Parker Eanch Nursery, Ahualoa, Hawaii 1,500 



Total for 1909 63,614 



1910. 



Government Nursery, Honolulu 

 Schools 3,003 

 Public 5,068 



8,071 



Subnurseries. 



Homestead Nursery, Kauai 2,633 



Hilo Nursery, Hilo, Hawaii 7,000 



Temporary Distributing Stations. 



Wailuku Sugar Co. 's Nursery, Wailuku, Maui 2,345 



Paia Agricultural Co. 's Nursery, Paia, Maui 1,881 



Kaeleku Sugar Co. 's Nursery, Hana, Maui 5,000 



Kohala Sugar Co.'s Nursery, Kohala, Hawaii 3,000 



Ahualoa Nursery, Hon'okaa, Hawaii 552 



Total for 1910 30,482 



The very considerable difference in the number of trees given 

 out for Arbor Day 1910 as against 1909, is accounted for by the 

 fact that in 1909 considerable shipments of tree seedlings in 

 transplant boxes were made to several homestead tracts, notably 

 Kau, Hawaii, Pupukea, Oahu, and Palolo and Alewa Heights, 

 Honolulu the people at these places receiving, through special 

 arrangement, a larger number of trees than the two dozen usually 

 given to a single applicant. Getting enough trees at that time to 



