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whole field of forestry in one semester, has already shown that it will 
require considerable time for preparation. Owing to the peculiar status 
and type of forests in Hawaii, all existing material in the form of 
text-books and treatises must be abridged and specifically adapted in 
order to make its presentation understandable to island-bred students. 
However, it is felt that the investment of time for this task, althougli 
it can ill be spared from our regular duties at this particular time, will 
be more than repaid by the better appreciation of the immense value 
of forestry to the leading island industries which it is expected to 
develop in the students taking the course. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
During the month Mr. Lowdermilk and wife, en route to the Orient, 
stopped for two days in Honolulu. Lowdermilk, who was a brother 
officer with me in the Forest Engineers in France, and latterly with 
the U. S. Forest Service in Montana, has contracted to spend five years 
in experimental forest work in the vicinity of Nanking, China. He was 
anxious to secure information on Hawaiian forestry and was accord- 
ingly supplied with copies of our publications on the subject. 
On .September 23, information was requested by Department Head- 
quarters of the Army relative to the use of the island of Moku Manu 
as a target in airplane bombing practice. Copies of Eule IV, defining 
Moku Manu as one of the bird-refuge islands, were sent in reply. It is 
hoped that some other small island of less value can be agreed upon 
for this purpose. 
A brief article .under the title of ''Forestry in the Hawaiian Islands" 
was prepared for the special Los Angeles edition of the Honolulu Adver- 
tiser published on September 20. 
An alphabetical compilation w^as prepared of registered stock brands 
belonging to owners on Hawaii who run cattle or horses on lands 
touching the more important forest reserves. 
The work of mounting and legending in albums the collection of 
official photographs was resumed during the month. 
Eespectfully submitted, 
C. J. KRAEBEL, 
Assistant Superintendent of Forestry. 
REPORT OF FOREST NURSERYMAN, SEPTEMBER, 1922. 
October 10, 1922. 
Superintendent of Forestry, 
Honolulu, T. H. 
Dear Sir: — I herewith submit a report of the work done during the 
month of September. 
NURSERY— DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS. 
Seed Transplant Pot 
Boxes Boxes Grown Total 
577 577 
1000 600 1801 3401 
Oahu— Sold . 
Gratis 
3978 
