Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

the CT mate OF the lac1lm coass - scf D.
cialiy favorable for COTTON ard thsSu.l
walton VIII increasc thor a. -, Tins
porfsuon facilities A. deveasssT ns.cers
the t,erlet rprrio- O. T. -sia-s1 tf
projected. Will sr~aaiy ~ .,Hs c7s ct
ton belt, and " sasEa 5000 * (. y c,S''
OF the tirst-clsAs pzndacets i-@-i.< " - >
cotton nssrke's
--s F-~ss~ -
How aboni vonr stock -.LeA4.S.-- WI
you Re able 20 supplr the Uai.sd Sages
with beef IN the fun 49,
Il do not scr bur mar 70 ryr -
able to do SO s~h me Mexi-an ssass .s-y
OF agriculture You people arr smsin-
so fast that you VIII soon ~ max 81
feed yourselves and W are 49, snAA-
geographically tina M either eoisnSr' Dan
M Sem S.s. , ,n,e, rs n lEs $3.50 g.,
Of pasture lands. and S0n.na - aus-
o0o head OF cattle g-axing JpSp them.
We have several million shers~4 and ~
are now exporting something nKe sasoo
head ~ cattle 4 year
The stock iDeuSf-Y Is ono who's we
could greatly ircTcas~ with additional
capital and better farming. Our catite
are not improved animajs, snS i = a
question whether We can maintain nn7
breeds OF stock without bel ertsg oar
pastures As II is now. The beasts mus
be hardy to feed on the spars.. ernssrs
OF the dry season and to travel fha long
distances that are necessary Ia renSA-
water. Some 81 oar big haciendas' are
importing shorthorns Hcrefords and
other breeds. hnt we al kno- that We
must improve our pastures. increase the
number Of drinking places and build tho
necessary sheds and barns before we caa
radically improve ctr stock.
What ia the government doing 10
teach the farmer -si-
1T Is just beginning its work ALIENS
agricultural lines, "a d the ministe-. It =.
chief trouble we have here t. tn, poor
machinery, the non-usr OF fertilizers. aSf.
in addition, the backwardness OF Our
farming class. The government, is try-
ing to show the farmers the advantages
OF machinery and modern farm TOOLS. "
have now stations where such Icachlner2
is shown and where IL is loaned u
the farmer. A TO fertilizers. We are Try
ing to encourage the use OF them. and
have obtained from the railrcacs Low
-5 for their transportation. We are
also prohibiting the expectation VI fer,
tilizers from Mexico. and We VIII pat
heavy export duties on all such goodA
LAS To the education OF the farming
class. We have National School o
Agriculture here In Mexico city. which Il
attended by 500 students. and We har
esta blished experimental stations ant
demonstration farms in different part
of the republic. We have also n STAN &
travelling instructors who visit the farm
ers on their estates, and teach them tn
better processes of cultivation. We ,Aos
to advance steadily along all such lnes
and the prospect IS that We shall great
ly increase our crops and better o1
stock" - t--1
. asked the secretary of ;sgIls2ltls'
: what Mexico Was doing as 10 i1s HSvl
cal parts Of the country Sen9, l2erRal
deZ replied: .gp.y
There is a steady increase in pl1r plsa6
tations i'm the lowlands along the coast:
This is especially of coffee, which Ia
: been aided by the high prices OF recei
e times. We have many new banana plssE
4 tations the output OF which goes to III
United States. but which viii have
: market in Europe as Well. our preset
: production OF bananas Is about 1onoUO
600 pounds. The state of Tahasco aloi
t annually sends t. your country MOI
than a million punches.
And then there Is our rubber" cor
: tinued Senior Hernandez. Heavy sun
have been invested in that industry. ar
g not always judiciously. We have son
II forests of wild rubber trees which a
IS producing abundantly and also some go,
e plantations. but a number of conpani'
3 have been organized in the United STAT
!. and in other foreign countri2S--N
Is seem to have had Aother pAsspAse0
II mind than to secure cash stock So
5, scxiptiona and tn nisappror rfate Nhe'
= These have done US. great injury. ~ :
hope there will be no more in The
n ture.
.'Our exports of Indie rubber last We
~ amounted to about lao ntAo pound
d with va lie Of over SiatsG.tAo and \
l. sold also guayule rubber To the amour
- of about S6c1c,an We sold coffee du
n ing that time which brought in betUe,
e S4,ODNrp and S5.soGoe and our eApor
~ af zaf "a Ia net NsaT .rfh
It 10000. In addition 10 this We e
II porting fiber plants which will bring
l. in this year about $50 Wtt Un@ in gold )
= you see that we are still doing busine
e Notwithstanding the reports eoncernif
r our disordered conditions ard turbulel
$. state FRANK G.. CARPENTER.