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accomplish in this direction has not yet been revealed. In the 
meantime these youths are growing up, many of them with no 
proper appreciation of country life or of its advantages and oppor- 
tunities in a business wa_y over those of the towns and cities. The 
farmers' institute can change all this by modifying its present 
methods to suit the ages, needs and degrees of advancement of 
these youth. It should avail itself of the opportunity now pre- 
sented and occupy this field. By doing so it will not only be fol- 
lowing out the purpose of its organization, but will also perform 
valuable service in the present effort for the development of agri- 
cultural education and become an important factor in shaping the 
future of the world-wide movement for agricultural extension now 
under way. 
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. 
Minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners 
of Agriculture and Forestry, held in the Land Office, Capitol 
building, October 5, 1911, at 3:30 p. m. 
Present: Mr. C. S. Judd, President and Executive Officer; 
Messrs. J. M. Dowsett and H. M. von Holt, members. 
Report of Advisory Committee. 
Mr. Judd stated that the meeting had been called for the pur- 
pose of reporting on ways and means of combating the Medi- 
terranean fruit fly ; that he had .taken up the matter with the 
Governor and after careful consideration it had been decided 
that by shifting around the conservation fund the amount of 
$8750 could be raised, it being the idea that the $6500 allotted to 
the Kohala Reserve for tree planting could be reduced by $3000, 
and that $2500 could be taken from the Inter-Island inspection 
fund and the balance from the unused balance of the conserva- 
tion fund. 
Mr. Dowsett stated that it was his understanding, and also 
that of Mr. von Holt, with whom he had discussed the matter, 
that it would require $17,500, approximately, to carry on the 
work until the next session of the Legislature in 1913 ; that of 
this amount it was believed California would be willing to con- 
tribute one-half if it were shown that Hawaii would contribute 
the other half, and was in earnest in the proposed campaign ; 
that it seemed to be a matter of as much importance to Califor- 
nia as to Hawaii, and that it could only be carried on success- 
fully with the cooperation of California. After outlining a pos- 
sible routine for conducting the work, Mr. Dowsett stated that 
Mr. Carnes had suggested that California might be wilHng to 
send a man down to act in conjunction with Hawaii's Board, and 
Mr. Dowsett believed it would be best to take the man under the 
Board's jurisdiction and do all possible to aid and assist him. 
It was generally discussed as to whether it would be advisable 
