23 
“ 24, 1909 — S. S. ‘‘Virginian” — 21 head horses, 17 head cat- 
tle, 11 head goats (Angora), 3 head dogs, 1 crate 
geese. 
“ 27, 1909— S. S. “Mongolia”—! dog. 
Wry respectfully, 
Victor A. Norgaard, 
Territorial Veterinarian. 
1908 YEAR BOOK. 
Following his usual custom the Hon. J. K. Kalanianaole, Dele- 
gate to Congress, has deposited with the Board of Agriculture 
and Forestry for distribution, his quota of the 1908 year book of 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture. As usual this volume con- 
tains much that is of interest and value to people in Hawaii. 
Copies will be sent free on application to the undersigned at Box 
331, Honolulu. 
Ralph S. Hosmer, 
Superintendent of Forestry. 
FARMERS’ BULLETIN'S. 
Hog Cholera. By M. Dorset, Chief, Biochemic Division, Bureau 
of Animal Industry. Pp. 25, figs. 3. (Farmers’ Bulletin 
379.) 
This bulletin is intended to supersede Farmers’ Bulletin 24 on the same 
subject, and contains information as to the cause and symptoms of hog 
cholera, describes diseases which may be mistaken for hog cholera, and 
gives directions for the prevention and treatment of the disease by the 
use of serum. 
Experiment Station Work, LIV. (Compiled from the publica- 
tions of the agricultural experiment stations.) Pp. 32, figs. 
9. (Farmers’ Bulletin 381.) 
Contents: Methods and cost of clearing land; Tobacco improvement 
work; Calf feeding; Gasoline-heated colony brooders; Measuring acidity 
in cheese making and butter making. 
The Adulteration of Forage-plant Seeds. By F. H. Hillman, 
Assistant Botanist, Seed Laboratory, Bureau of Plant In- 
dustry. Pp. 23, figs. 19. (Farmers’ Bulletin 382.) 
This Bulletin explains the nature and forms of adulteration of seeds, 
the results of such adulteration, and describes the kinds of forage-plant 
seeds commonly adulterated and the seeds used as adulterants. 
