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Common Name. Scientific Name. 



Monkey Pod Pithccolohium Saman 



African Tulip Tree Spathodea catnpaniilata 



St. Thomas Tree Bauhinia tomentosa 



Silk Oak Grevillea rohusta 



Ironwood Casuarina equisetifolia 



Japan Cedar (Sugi) Cryptomeria Japonica 



Blue Gum Eucalyptus globulus 



Lemon Gum Eucalyptus citriodora 



Swamp Mahogany Eucalyptus rohusta 



Each applicant is entitled to 24 trees free of charge. 



The History and Development of the Live Stock 

 Industry of the Territory 



By Leonard N. Case, Assistant Territorial Veterinarian. 



INTRODUCTION. 



It was with considerable hesitation that I accepted the kind 

 invitation of your chairman to prepare a paper on the live stock 

 industry of this Territory. At all times a subject of vital in- 

 terest, it now assumes, under the unusual conditions in which 

 the United States finds itself, an importance of primary consid- 

 eration in the conservation of the resources of this Territory. 



Being situated many miles away from the mainland, the ques- 

 tion as to how far we can become self-supporting is of para- 

 mount importance. The improvement and conservation of our 

 domestic animals means the conservation of a very important 

 part of the food supply of the people and, in turn, the conser- 

 vation of human health and life, which should be and is the 

 highest aim of any scheme of conservation. 



I will endeavor, in the limited time at my disposal, to give 

 some idea of the general history and development of the live 

 stock industry of this Territory, with special reference to the 

 meat supply, touching also various other fields open to the 

 breeder, and finally mentioning a few of the lines along which 

 future development should be expected. 



GENERAL HISTORY OF THE LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY OF THIS 

 TERRITORY. 



The early history of live stock in these Islands is veiled in ob- 

 scurity. It is known that fowl and swine were present on the 

 Islands when Captain Cook made his first visit, but there are no 

 records as to how they came to be here. 



