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on record where cows have suffered from pus infected by injec- 
tions of tuberculin which had become decomposed, or where dirty 
injection needles were 'employed. Fresh tuberculin always 
should be used, and with sterilized needles and with due care 
to sterilize the skin at point of injection. A. S. A. 
— Rural New Yorker. 
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. 
Minutes of the nueetin^ of the Board of Commissioners of 
Agriculture and Forestry, held in the Board room, at the 
Capitol, on Wednesday, September 14, 1910, at 2 o’clock p. m. 
Present: Marston Campbell, President and Executive 
Officer; Messrs. H. M. von Holt and Albert Waterhouse, 
members ; Edw. M. Ehrhorn, Superintendent of Entomology, 
and Dr. V. A. Norgaard, Territorial Veterinarian. 
Entomol ogy — T h im hie B erry . 
Mr. Ehrhorn reported that on his return from Kauai he 
was handed a letter from' Mr. Alfred Carter, by order of the 
Board, and about that time he received a letter from his as- 
sistant at Hilo in regard to the same matter — i. e., a means 
for the eradication of the thimble berry. Mr. Ehrhorn read 
to the Board Bro. Matthias Newell’s letter bearing on this 
matter, dated September 11, to which he has replied, inform- 
ing Bro. Newell that the specimen he sent was rather dry 
and requesting himi to secure and send growing plants in 
earth for the full determination of the character of the dis- 
ease. When these are received, the matter will then be taken 
up with Dr. H. L. Lyons of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ 
Association, and when definitely decided as to what this 
fungus is he will be able to conclude what can be done to 
prevent the spreading of this dreaded plant from one part of 
the country to another. 
It was suggested that Mr. Ehrhorn keep in touch with Mr. 
Alfred Carter, who is not only willing to give his personal, 
but also his financial, aid in the securing of a fungus or para- 
site for the definite eradication of the thimble berry. 
It was voted that this entire matter be turned over to the 
Superintendent of Entomology and that authority be given 
him to proceed with extensive investigations of the thimble 
berry parasite and fungus. 
Brother Matthias NezvelVs Traveling Expenses. 
In regard to Bro. M. Newell being limited for funds with 
which to carry on the work he fias in mind to accomplish, 
