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The Largest Farm in tho World---A
Monster Plantation of Nine Hen
dred Square Miles, in South Ameri-
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A Buenes Ayres correspondent of
the New York Times gives the follow
ing account Of his visit TO the great
estancia or monster farm of Senior
General Don Jose de Urquiza
Tho only indication that we have
reached It's border is that on each
hand, at the distance Of three hun
dred yards from each other, making
an avenue of similar width there are
planted trees designed to form an
avenue the entire distance to the es-
tancia- house-eleven miles. AS we
travel onward the cattle increase in
numbers, and ostriches, solitary or in
groups, come up near us, or slowly
cross our road. These birds are thus
tame, because the General has or
dered that not one shall ever be
killed or molested And so album
dant they that, as General Urquiza
told me himself, he has been offered
the sum of sixteen thousand dollars
in silver for the privilege of taking
them. But from humanity or from
fancy he spared the birds.
Near the residence of the General
there is a permanent encampment of
soldiers under his immediate com
mand.
The residence has received the
name of San Jose, after its chosen
patron saint, St. Joseph, The build
ings are one story high, of brick, and
arc built around two large squares
The open space is paved with sand
stone, and four sides are occupied by
the apartments pertaining to the
dwelling house, The margin of the
square, the ten feet nearest the house,
is covered with finely-wrought net
work of iron, supported by iron pill
lars, and overspread with the branches
Of fruitful tree.
At tie outer range of the buildings
there is a store, near it the chapel,
next the Office Of the Secretary, then
the apartment Of two aides-de-canip,
then the extensive array of parlors and
private rooms provided for the large
family and innumerable visitors.
On entering the garden there was
a beautiful array of exotic plants,
from every quarter of the globe
Aviaries filed with gay birds of sweet
voice adorn the garden. / need not
mention the names of rare plants, but
from tho extreme North, from Aus
tralia, Cape Horn, from Africa, Asia
ana frUnI tho Sssaeas &c Enrnpa. were
gathered the floral treasures thai
adorn each other in this winterles:
climate under the most exact artistic
care. The gardens for vegetables
and fruits were study. Here are
apples, peaches, pears, apricots, nee
tarines, grapes pomegranites, ounces
figs, bananas, oranges, lemons, and
most Of these in measureless abun.
dance. AT tho edge Of the orchard
there is in progress of construction al
artificial lake about seventy-fve rods
square, and from twenty to thirty feet
deep. The walls are of most sub
stantial double work. and stamped
with clay between. The water is to
be brought about one mile from a
neighboring river, and it will be ele-
waited by machinery On this lake
there will be little, steamer, where
the sons destined for the navy will
learn engineering and make mimic
voyages. The estimate Of the, cost o.
the lake is one hundred thousand dol.
lars, silver.
The chapel, intended for worship
by the family, will seat about sixty
persons, and the costly appointments
of vestments, precious stones, silver
furniture, fine paintings, pianos, &C.,
altogether must have cost at least be-
yond the sum of fifty thousand dollars
in silver.
The avenue Of eleven miles leading
up to the front of the house is sug-
gestive Of amplitude beyond, and
there is the area of one hundred
square miles, that form the unbroken
body Of the farm. Over this immense
tract of uu surpassed land countless
thousands Of cattle, and horses, and
sheep are grazing. OF cattle the farm
sends to the slaughteringi establish
ment of the same owner fifty thousand
animals annually. His horses would
supply the cavalry of a large army,
and from the wool,of the sheep ships
are annually loaded and sent direct
to Europe.
Other tracts of land in other parts
of the province are owned by him to
a very large extent; but 1 am speak
ing only Of the San jose estanosa, the
farm occupied as the owners resi-
,dence.
In all that province, though not
now holding any civil Office, nor on
military duty, General Urvuiza is yet
regarded as legitimate ruler, civil and
military and hardly assuming any
thing, there is not department nor
a precinct of the province that escapes
his'eye. On one weeks notice he can
call together an equipped army of
twenty thousand men, ready for any
cause that he should deem worthy of
their steel. The estancia Of San Jose
is alone in the world for extent and
for culture under the owners eye. 1t
is larger than many of the principali-
ties of Central Europe, and in politics
there is not an equal surface on the
globe of greater unanimity among it's
Inhabitants.
MRs GRUMPY OUTDoNE BIZ A Son
OF MARs-A sentry in the 'late So
Called" was placed on. guard to watch
a certain roost. The adjutant of his
regiment came along and attempted