THE JHAWAIIAN 
rORESTER I AGRICULTURIST 
VoL. VII MAY, 1910 No. 5 
Hawaii is attracting increased attention throughout the world 
of tropical agriculture. Exchanges from almost every quarter of 
the globe frequently make reference to information contained in 
this little magazine, sometimes giving copious extracts from offi- 
cial reports and contributions of specialists found in its pages from 
month to month. 
In this number appears the first instalment of an exhaustive 
report by Mr. Krauss, the agronomist of the Hawaii Experi- 
ment Station, upon his official rice investigations. His account 
of observations in China and Japan are highly interesting, and it 
will be seen that his visit to the Orient promises valuable results 
to Hawaii in other lines of agricultural development as well as the 
rice industry. 
Mr. Hosmer in this number gives an exhaustive presentation 
of the conservation cause. It is a matter that means a great deal 
more for Hawaii than is at present realized. Eederal experts em- 
ployed by the Territorial government have already started prac- 
tical conservation work in these islands. The scheme of reclama- 
tion thus begun is a fitting counterpart of the forestry system, now 
some years old, which is not only creating great natural wealth 
for the future, but has already yielded valuable returns. By utiliz- 
ing matured forest growth for marketing purposes, while con- 
serving the immature growth and extending the forest area by 
continuous new planting, the service has demonstrated the value 
of both sides of scientific forestry. 
It is gratifying to note the approval the Garden Island (the 
Kauai newspaper) has accorded to the article on ''Cooperative 
Cultivation” in the April number of The Eorester and Agricul- 
turist. The desire of the Department is to make this magazine 
practically useful to the small farmer in every branch of hus- 
bandry, as well as furnishing the official record of government 
encouragement to agriculture, animal industry and forestry. 
