The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15
GREAT GRAIN AREA.
HOW WHEAT IS RAISED IN THE
ARGENTINE.
Ihirtv..is Goats Fer nushsi the Cos, Of
Production IN the south American
Hspubiic Trade Now controlled by
Engisnd aud Germany.

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farmers and others who are DESTROYS
n knowing the actual agricultural
state Of Argentina some data Of "A re-
liable nature upon the capabilities Of
this rival In wheat growing, United
States Minister Buchanan recently
took trip Of 1900 miles through the
south American republic.
What IL the country like In com
harrison with the United StatesP"
the Buenos Ayres correspondent oi the
New York Herald asked him.
with the exception of1ucuman and
Cordoba" he replied. "it appears 10
mo. in a great measure. like Nebraska
~ some fifteen years ago. with this
difference; You do not lind here, A.
there. thick timber along the streams
| The woods here are open. but In the
north frontier of the republic. ] am
told timber grows very dense. There
Is practically no timber on tho hills
that | have seen. other than In the
province Of Tucuman. In Santa be
the soil l. generally very good. II il
| loose and easily worked. IN sew
| oral places there are tracts covered
/ with Immense ant hills. ~ close that
| 10 would be- tough work 10 cultivate
these lands. In 1ucuman the soil In
the valleys and ON the mountain slopes
| l. rich. black loan. II n well wa
icrcd and IT, product. are 81 a SEMI
tropical nature. Sugar. rice, To-.
bacco aud variety III other ar
ticlr. are grown. Between Rio w
and Buenos Ayrcs. distance Of 800
miles. the country Is ~ level ~ South
orn Illinois. with soil like that Of
Northwestern Nebraska. Very few
people live outside the cities and
towns. Onc can travel for miles and
not zee a single hut or house or sign
Of human habitation. There are no
barns or ranch buildings. such as We
are accustomed 10 see In the United
States. Tho dwelling houses are Of
very rude construction. built Of coarse
brick or adobe, and sometimes n fow
sheets Of corrugated iron loosely put
ON end In fact, the looks Of the houses
are depressing. and their interiors
anything but comfortable. But In
speaking Of those houses It must bC
understood that do not refer To the
homes Of the land owners, many 81
which are imposing In their siructur,
and fitted mp with comforts Of every
description
Are there many small farms In IA,
province you yisitcd?'
"No, there are very few indeed
, The c,tancias (ranchesl ARE too lnrg,
, by far to be- properly cultivated.
, visited one Of these cstanclas that ma
forty square leagues, or 800 squar
miles do not think there were | ,OOI
acres under any sort Of cultivation
The balance wa, pasture. with scar
y city not only Of water but also q
. windmills and wells. In the province
Of Santa Fc. thirty miles from IA
capital. and even 10 II distance Of ilft
% miles from the same point, land suit
able for wheat and lax sells for ubOu
p 5000, paper. for fourteen squares q
nfty.cight acres, In Southern Cor
. doba land Is worth $50. paper. u he,
= tarc, or about two aud Onc-huf acre,
|, On this land. with irrigation, III
= farmer can cut four crops Of alfalfa /
one season; six tons to a cutting Is IN
y average yield per hcctaro. In Tuct
. man land suitable for sugar cane. MI
uated near the river. sells FOR fi0l
" paper, per hcctarc. In Buenos Ayr,
there are salos hy auction Of large tract
OF land situated In the different prot
!, lnces AT prices ranging from 500
= $40 per hcctaro.
!, practically nothing but whca
y ilaxsood and alfalfa l. grown. with
: little corn aud few small crops Of
y cereal type. Wheat can bc produc,
y at u lower cost hero than In the Unit,
States. because the people who gro
!" IL can aud do live on food that won
=. seem TO our farmers and field han,
~ next 10 nothing. | think II can
safely asserted that under oXistii
circumstances and conditions whc
.. can he grown for about thirty-s
~ cents per bushel, figuring the 20
y, premium at 800 and the yield per ac
at thirteen bushels.
IL think this country has only
b, gun 10 export that Il 10 say that q
~ ability Of the country To constantly
~ crease its yaricd products Is. To 1
\ mind. clcar. but. while Il viii year
~ increase It's output and become
prominent competitor with 9th
countries. believe Il will rcqu
,w very big changes In the methods
10. farming. n well as In the introduced
-, oi population OF skilled and pr
90 tical farmers Of which type there 1
,o but fow in tho republic, There 1
-. certainly excellent opportunities
~ the establishment OF colonies Of I
w. class Of agriculturists, but mono sho
think Of coming from the Uni
States without thoroughly invostig
ith ing and looking over the ground tho
solves. The Argentina people
no hospitahlc and kind.
"a branch Of ono Of our str,
be banks. or OF some large mercan
house having a knowledge OF the wa
Ls Of South American trade, located
Buenos Ayres, would, II afford
financial facilities, be IA big suc'
IN from the moment Il opened It's do
al IL would afford the means Of N
an direct intercourse and become a
In a commercial sense between the
tat countries. Mors especially We
of such an Institution become med
for American manufacturers to as