The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08

Tho live STOCK INDUSTRY III bTe"'
South America. Is undergoing
change similar to that which oc-
CURED In the United States twenty or
thirty years ago. Strange as II may
seem men who helped to change the
Industry OF that time are In charge
Of rcvolutionixink the Brazilian cat
tie Industry.
Murdo Mckenzie. formerly oi
Trinidad, Colo. assisted by his two
sons. John aud ALEX. Dave" sum
meiyille OF Canada. Homer Vivian OF
Texas, James X. Burr OF Scotland.
Texas and Dakota. all Of whom knew
the range cattle Industry of the Unit
cd States aud Canada In the period
following the civil war. are the main
stays c: the operating force In Brazil.
These men passed through the
days Of development of the range
business In this country. saw the
plains give way to the railroad.
fence. siio and cattle OF high stand
ard breed and now they turn their
camp outfits into new lands. where
tho industry ix as primitive as II was
from Kansas west and south thirty
to thirty-fivc years ago.
To Murdo Mckenzie. n Scotchman
By birth, n westcrncr by adoption.
falls the brain work OF bringing
about the change In Braxil's live stock
industry.
More than 20 years ago Mr.. Nc
kenxie took charge OF the Matador
Land & Cattle company Of Colorado.
Texas, Dakota aud Canada. He
changed their cattle type from long
horns to n high grade Hereford
Shorthorn combination. When he
began to brand that company's cat
tie With tho "MatAdor" the aged
cattle were worth about IS to SIC
n head.
When Mr.. Mckenzie left the man.
agement Of that company little
more than a year ago for Brazil the
cattle were worth from $40 to $50 y
head. Now he II In South America
under q contract OF live years. at IA
salary OF $4,000 n year. to do what
he helped to do In the range country
two or three decades ago.
Mr.. Mckenzie expects to get re-
suits In South America In half the
time It took him to do the same
thing In the United States. because
Brazil has NO cold weather. no severe
droughts. and range feeds are abun-
dant and very nourishinx.
]. b. Edwards of Claiming. Tex.
for the last ten months ranch fore
man on one Of the Brazil ranches for
Mr.. Mckenzie, who was called home
by the death OF his father and the
illness OF his mother. Mrs. Ollie Ed
wards. OF 21o East Tenth street.
Kansas City, NO.. said at the stock
yards today:
1T is like beginning all over again
to go down there and get good cattle
from the mixup OF breeds. mongrels
and dogs. but 1t will be done
Last July Mr.. Edwards accompan-
led 9l5 head of cattle from Calves
ton to Parangua. Brazil. by steam
ship. The cattle were 500 bulls and
AS heifers. Shorthorns and Here
fords. Only two cattle died on the
trip. and none since their arrival.
AhSy obG vic OhbIS vi u HeW ueTu.
MIR. Edwards says that the rever
tick is plentiful In Brazil. but that
Mr.. Mckenzie hopes to free sections
OF the ranges from the pest by dip
ping and inoculating the cattle. Just
US has been done in Texas.
But there is nothing small about
ranching in Brazil" Mr.. Edwards
said today at the stock yards.
THE company that employs Mr..
Mckenzie is known as the Brazil
Land, Cattle. Packing and Railroad d
Company. unlimited. 1t is n French
company, owning between SO and 60
million arces, divided into timber.
coffee, agricultural and range lands.
They are still buying.
Thus far the land has cost them
about 81 an acre. The timber is
principally mahogany and ambrosia.
The main grazing lands lie from the
central part northwest.
"Along the streams tropical fruits
and coffee are grown and the range
lands are high and rolling much the
same as Dakota There IL no alkali
or salt IN the soil, and great band
Of freighters are kept busy hauling
salt to the cattle.
"The company operates nearly
1000 miles of railroads. owns about
one million head Of cattle and extern
sive sawmill and timber camps. Mr..
Mckenxie's duties are the live stock
side
THE two big cattle ranches OF IA