New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-31

There are sixty mai ana passenger coachss running
In different directions thrugh the country that comnn
cate with sixty towns employ 40 men and 1000 horses
Uruguay is an undulatng. beautiful country IN many
g tS stessd Sss VIII Yryn .a 81 den Black oaa the
most part available for agriculture and OF the easiest
You or plant while for Grazing II cannot bo cTcecd
The grass Il varied In early summer ~ pretty Wild
es scS .,
ducks, white heshei partrde pe asans snpe plOysr,
sowe places are found large numbers OF trees called
nandubay. of which -anable everlasting rOsts made
for fencing The cost OF good fence with those posts
and six wires Is about IS cents yard.
3" While Uruguay s essentially catile-producing
to scientific farming owing In part 10 the abundant
facilities for growing cattle, their eheepness ana that of
state Of tho country and consequent Insecurity which
existed until lately With rare exceptions, the orisna
Spanish breed Introduced there more than hundred
years has been continued. and that without any
regard even 70 IT'S proper preservation by seecns and
Cny foreign herds have - few short horned
Drhains and Of late HereOrds are being imported.
which are considered more hardy They both thrive In
good seasons ON the pastIrage and the same
treatment as the native cattle heavier aud PERHAPS
more fattening meaty but not hardy have
less hide and bring but little for the market The
native cows II a. carefully bred could be made many
believe 10 compete successfully with foreign breeds
except perhaps as mkers-and give a. good result
Uruguay. may say along the River Plate butter and
cheese making Is not understoOd II II not cOngenal 10
the average native and largo quantities OF both arc
imported yearly. Uutil this branch Of industry Is
properly developed the question OF witch OF the three
breeds OF cattle existing there most desirahs,
that is. most profitable, will unsettled
rhere are variety OF good fattenlng grasses,
best and most IstteDing Is called 0faaiiL1, then
eo'a d. torro foxtsr trevol. kind Of tu-
otay, besides number Of hard winter gTasses Tho
only kind largely cultivated Il called alfalfa. don't
know from where II was imported.
Uruguay later the extensive introduction OF sheep.
rhose chiefly bred the native English, merino and
mixed or mesiizo The native sheep fast disappear
Ing. They have long straight wool almost IKE hair
down and Romney Marsh. The merinos are Negretts
bred Ia Germany from Spanish stock and RambOrilets
dnced ny crossing the above varieties The wool goes
mostly 70 Haye and Antwerp owing 70 heavy duties IN
combine the business OF cattle raising with sheep
breeding SAY put 900 head OF cattle and 5000 sheep TO
favorable to cattle aud dry seasobs TO sheep. The
increase OF cattle and sheep about 80 per
whole Gock large and small Z about three pounds each,
though special noeks glve much better yield The
September Calves Legn to fall in July and continue
III October shearng Legins In October and continues
and costs say SO hundred, which with expenses OF
%sSs os sns sSS esSnf ana brings the
which Is sold ON the PLACE al from IA to l6 eents
estzo sheep but only forty meriao or Ranboaets per
day Cattle are married. inside largo corals Enclosures
OF stone or wood Tho usual time Tor branding II about
the end Of May In the early spring they brought up
to the rodeo or rounding place quite frequently TO ex
usual from breeding cattle say steers 10 per
cent aud cows per cent the remaining 10 per cent
being eft Is rule for increase aud consumption. OF
sheep 10 CON non to pick out all the old AMI Inferior for
the market besides seng all the fat wethers
cattle is from 20 TO "a per hea OF sheep from 81 20 to
~ sS sssd Good oa s,a q sss Ii cent al
an acre n c saap. q: ana & ' ss. q %
simplhed sheep and caie farming mating IL far poro
csSs s"s @ss 1 Tss s @ or ass
them Inc shepherds and herdsmon, VINO have their