The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-04
CARRYING WHEAT TO MARKET.

Argentine has now more than 500 -four mills.
many OF which use machinery imported
from the United States. had as fine bread
for my breakfasts at Buenos Ayres az you
can get at any hotel IN New York, and
as rule the -four used In the Argentine
is as good as any We produce. 4 great
deal of Argentine flour Is shipped to Brazil
and Uruguay. and some is being sent to
Europe.
The Grain Area Increasing.
The grain producing area of the Argen-
tine Increases every year. For a long time
1t was confined TO the valleys OF the IA
rama and Uruguay rivers. and 1t was sup
posed that wheat could only be grown near
these rivers. Year by year, however, the
farms have been pushed further back. and
the wheat area at present is as large
as that of England and France. II Ia said
that II all the lands which are known %
be wheat lands were used and these should
produce a crop Of ten bushels per acre. the
Argentine could now produce one-half the
wheat crop of the word.
4 new wheat region s. that OF the south
The Argentine from north 10 south Is long
er than the United States. During the past
few months | have been away down IN
Patagonia. I have Travelled thousands Of
miles through ;illable grounds which have
never been touched by the plQw. THREE
hundred miles south Of B1enos Ayres there
Is thriving seaport called Bahia blanca.
There are big wheat warehouses there, ard
the railroad men tell me that they have
more wheat than they can handle. This
wheat comes from the southern part Of the
province Of Buenos AyTes. province which
Is enormous in its extent. and which IS al
most altogether composed OF good land.
Just souta % this region there are vast
pampas having scaniy paEturage and usu-
ally cooked upon as deserts. Through these
pampaS run tho TWO great rivers, Colorado
and Negro, or. In other words, Red ard
Black rivers Travelled FOR days along
these rivers In company with a party 4
railroad surveyors The rivers have a qupn-
tlty OF water the year arouas and their
fan - such as to make irrigation possible
for wide distance along them from the
Andes 10 The sea. In tbs future there VIII
ne irrigated wheat farms throughout thaE
region Thu land 10 rs rieh as any part OF
Colorado or Utah OF California. and t.
settlement and Use IL only "a question Il
tlnlr Already the Welsh. who have coll
ony ueh further south, are growing wheat
~ !. lgatlon. They are now exporting
about 500 tons a year. and This has all
been grown on what until nnw wac the dss-
er, sands ~ Patagonia. About Rosario ard
eI4exh.rs in this valley If the paraua ta8
soil il 81 rica. black loan. from six Inches
10 taree feet deep ly.ng on fsea OF clay.
All he country for hundreds Of miles ais*e
ana below Rosario. and comprising large
rarts a. u. provinces Of ffuanoE AyTts.
-anfa re and Entire Rios, are composed OK
this sol wa.cA e very good fog wheat
DON'T Know How to Farm.
have never seen such poor farm TX any
where as Is GOING Ga Ia tf3s Argentine. Our
osgn farmers are bad enough. bat these
r,aessla are infinitely worSe1 IN ths United
states toe average yield ~ wheat par acre.
taking the y hole col1try. IS from Twelve
p, thirteen bushels That az the Argentine
Is not over ten Ia England. where TIE
ssu "a more carefully studied and card for
he average IS twsnty-nins bushels per
acre In Holland twenty-five bushels and
IN France eighteen. The most Of the wheat
- this country IS raised by Italian iTnm.-
grants many or whom farm the land Oh
.45e shares Tasig 30 their WaFk i0 the
Fe.ue Aest ard most siosensy way. 4fQcft
os tie .hea: Is sow@d on tie ground ~
!. y Axss DloHsa, t-s SraAi sssaS dropped