THE HAWAIIAN FORESTER 
AND AGRICULTURIST 
Vol. XVIX. Honolulu, March, 1922. No. 3 
The proclamation of a small forest reserve withdrawal is 
printed in this number. 
An ant-proof and mouse-proof propagation house has re- 
cently been added to the Hilo forest nursery on Hawaii. 
Of the 1,057 head of cattle tested during January for bovine 
tuberculosis only 1.22% reacted. This establishes a record 
and indicates progress in the eradication of this disease. 
Three shipments of tumble bugs were received by the En- 
tomologist during January and were liberated at Olinda, 
Maui, where it is hoped they will thrive and assist in the 
control of the horn fly. 
During January the Division of Forestry broke its own 
record for tree planting by setting out a total of 12,983 trees 
of six species on six different forest reserves on Oahu, Kauai, 
and Hawaii. 
The fencing of forest reserve boundaries progressed dur- 
ing the month by the construction of 3.73 miles of new 
fences and by the repairing of 1.22 miles of existing fences. 
The Territorial Veterinarian hopes soon to be able to se- 
cure a special virus and serum in order to tackle the problem 
of losses in swine from hemorrhagic septicemia from a dif- 
ferent angle by immunizing swine with the serum-simul- 
taneous method of vaccination. 
During the month an addition was made to the chaulmoo- 
gra oil producing plantation at Waiahole, Oahu, by the plant- 
ing of 850 trees of the Taraktogenos Kiirzii. A short des- 
cription of this plantation is contained in this number. 
Notice of the appointment of Mr. L. Thornton Lyman of 
Molokai as Assistant District Fire Warden and Assistant 
District Forester is printed herewith. This Board is in close 
cooperation with the Hawaiian Homes Commission in forest 
work on the Island of Molokai. 
