. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTOEY OF HEEEFOED CATTLE 395 partial that they will sometimes even add two or three spits rather than not show enough. The sand which is carried by the north wind into Mr. Price's land to-day may be removed into the river by the south wind a week or two after, and thus a deal of harm is done. The metaled road is also covered in many places with several feet of sand. The Council, Mr. West-Erskine, and Mr. Price are all doing what they can to prevent this undesirable state of things, but it is p
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTOEY OF HEEEFOED CATTLE 395 partial that they will sometimes even add two or three spits rather than not show enough. The sand which is carried by the north wind into Mr. Price's land to-day may be removed into the river by the south wind a week or two after, and thus a deal of harm is done. The metaled road is also covered in many places with several feet of sand. The Council, Mr. West-Erskine, and Mr. Price are all doing what they can to prevent this undesirable state of things, but it is probable that it will not be stopped until the shifting sands have been cov- ered with boughs and planted with grasses. "There are very few trees now upon the is- land, but the settlers are inclined to encourage their growth. The Shea oak seems to thrive there, and in one place where a large tree has been cut down there are a hundred or so of seedlings, so that if the settlers chose to obtain seeds and sow them there would be good hopes of covering the place in a few years. Mr. Price introduced the tobacco tree (really a species of tobacco), which grows to a height of twelve to eighteen feet in favorable localities. This took kindly to the sand and soon every one was anx- ious to use it along his boundaries as a hedge and breakwind; but the people did not cut it back enough, and the trees grew up with long, straggling branches, which broke down with the winds, and now the plant is being neglected on all hands. I have seen the tobacco tree made into a very effective wall or breakwind, about ten feet high, by continually stopping all branches that break beyond bounds. The Agave Americana, or 'American Aloe' or the century plant, and the common Opuntia, or prickly pear, have also been used with some success for stopping the shifting sands. Attempts have also been made with couch grass and by sowing with rye grasses and other plants to fix the sands, but too often before they g
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