The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-08-04

Ehat 1t has not been more ruby recognized.
The broad plains Of Mexico and Central
America OF Venezuela and Colombia. the Anna
xon region of Brazil. Bolivia, Peru and Ecua-
dor rival II they do not excel the famed pam
pas of Argentine and Uruguay as cheap meat
producing districts.
In the country of the Oronoco alone, Vene-
wuela and eastern Colombia, there Is an area
xsf territory more than equal to France, Ger
snany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark,
or ten times the size of the state of New York
which has Its superior as cattle country IN
no pnrt of the world IL indeed 1t has anywhere
ats equal
Mexico offers many advantages to the stock
,graiser. The conditions there are those with
which stockmen from the United States are
more or less familiar which last fact, In part,
accounts for the large investments Of Ameri-
Gan capital made In this industry within the
fast few years in Mexico. Cattemen own the
qnnd In large tracts OF from 100000 to 100000
acres, acquired from the government by grant
and at very low figure. This prevents the
shutting off from water which has done so
much to destroy the range Industry In the
United States The winters are mild and there
rs no danger of loss from blizzards-in fact,
ehe grazing is good all the year round
The character of the ranges on the Pacific
coast side in Jalisco. Michoacan, Guerrero,
southern Oaxaca and Topic are similar In
character to the northern ranges but not so
gsel watered. and the grass Is scantier
On the gulf side there are entirely differ.
sent conditions. On the slope of the eastern
S,ordilleras In the states of San Luis Potosi.
'-ramaulipas and northern Vera Cruz Is the re-
..gion known is the Huasteca Potosina, the
country of the Tames Panuco, Temporal and
Tamasunchale rivers, This Is an almost Ideal
grass country II Is a succession OF valleys
,separated by grass-covered terraces or hills
IL, hale from ha n
csase coast to the borders of the central plateau
$1,000 feet This slope receives the moist
VsyreeZes from the Gulf of Mexico in the form
OF rain during the summer months and dew
IN winter and is always free from frost,
drought and excessive heat The natural pas
5u1trage of this country is as fine as any In the
world. except on the Oronoco and in the up
popr Amazon country. Cattle in good condition
e-snl be sent to market at a cost Of less than
sxYD soA a head. On the northern and west
.ern ranges lean cattle cost to produce from
go TO SIS a head and can be fattened for mar.
fscA2 TO ,cUss in all about $40 head.
Tns latest Mexican statistics show about
lS25Q0u0 beef cattle in the whole country, of
AN estimated value Of about SS gold per head,
chihuahua and Vera Cruz lead with about
1000 head for each state. AS compared
with Argentina with its 30.000,000 beef cattle
III can be seen that Mexico is but at the begin
lx1sg Of the industry in fact, present the
country produces but little meat above its own
needs, yet it could on natural pasture alone,
carry twice the number OF cattle now grazing
In Argentina. and could easily supply to the
european markets from its surplus an amount
.a1f meat twice what the United States has
,.syen been able to supply from its surplus
South of Mexico In Central America and
TN parts OF Mexico not above mentioned there
IDS yet another cattle country, where the eli
mate is more tropical. On the Pacific side the
earea suitable for cattle is limited. 1t is SINH
far to the Pacific slope of Mexico, but the
country is more thicky settled, larger pro
portion of the land is devoted to agriculture,