The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-02


The broad plains of Mexico and Central
fsmerica. of Venezuela and Colombia, the Anna.
.zoD region of Brazil Bolivia. Peru and Ecua-
dor rival If they do not excel the famed pam
ms of Argentine and Uruguay as cheap meat
1roducing districts.
In the country OF the Oronoco alone, Yene-
efsleia and eastern Colombia, there is an area
og territory more than equal to France, Ger.
irnany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark
or ten times the size of the state Of Ne" York,
which has it's superior cattle country In
no part of the world, If indeed it has anywhere
1ts equal
Mexico offers many advantages 70 the stock
s-aiser. The conditions there are those with
witch stockmen from the United States are
more or less familiar, which last fact, in part
eaccounts for the large investments OF Ameri-
can capital made in this industry within the
Hast few years In Mexico. Gattemen own the
gard in large tracts of from 100000 to 1000 600
tacrcs. acquired from the government by grant
ard at q very low figure. This prevents the
ssssaYtting off from water. which las done so
Snach TO destroy the range industry IN the
aJnRea States The winters are mild and there
Us no danger of loss from blizzards-in fact
ehe grazing Is good all the year raund.
The character of the ranges on the Pacific
coast side in Jalisco. MichoacGn, Guerrero,
ear1,thern Oaxaca and Topic are similar in
-hnrAcier to the northern ranges but not SO
ven sgatered and the grass Is scauuer
On the gulf side there are entirely differ
srt conditions. On the slope of the eastern
f-oraillaras In the states of San Luis Potosi,
rTa,n1uEpas and northern Vera Cruz is the re
syf0p known IS the Huasteca Potosna, the
country of the Tamesl Panuco. Temporal and
Tamasuuchale rivers. This is an almost ideal
.RTass country 1t is succession OF valleys
separated by grass-coyered terraces or hills
lou Mo fAgp ne
.i,s, coast to the borders of the central plateau
C coo feet This slope receives the moist
ssrre2es from the Gulf Of Mexico In the form
OF rain during the summer months and dew
an winter and is always free from frost,
drought and excessive heat. The natural pas,
tlm-sge of this country is as fine as any in the
world. except on the Oronoeo and in the up
per Amazon country. Cattle in good condition
.cza be sent TO market at cost Of less than
S!9 gold a head On the northern aud west
tetu ranges lean cattle cost to produce from
So 80 SIS a head and be fattened for mar
hat TO cost in all about $40 a head.
The latest Mexican statistics show about
fS2s50U00 beef cattle In the whole country, of
.s1 estimated value of about IS gold per head.
't.alhuahua and Vera Cruz lead with about
100000 head for each state. AS compared
with Argentina with Its 30000,000 beef cattle
1t can be seen that Mexico is but at the begin
rltag Of the industry; in fact as present the
country produces but little meat above its own
needs, yet it could, on natural pasture alone,
carry twice the number of cattle grazing
In Argentina, and could easily supply 10 the
European markets from its surplus amount
.g1e meat twice what the United States has
even been able to supply from its surplus.
South of Mexico In Central America and
In parts of Mexico net above mentioned there
Is yet another cattle country, where the eli
mate is more tropical. On the Pacific side the
area suitable for cattle is limited. II is SINH
Ear to the Pacific slope of Mexico, but the
country is more thickly settled. larger pro-
gEortion of the land is devoted to agriculture.