Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-05

boulevard bordered by big eucalyptus
trees. These are the haunts of hun
dreds of small, green parrots which
joke the whole day long, among them
selves and take special delight in
"guying'' any one who passes. The,
"casa principal or main house is a
story building, but quite large
and built in quadrangular form, with
beautiful patio or flower garden
within the four sides. About the
house is whole village of galpones,
or stables. Among these are the
dormitories for the hired men, two
large barns for pure bred Shorthorn
cattle, one large stable fitted up with
shafting and pulleys for sheep shear
ing machines, Us of which could be
operated at one time and a system
of corrals, chutes and tanks, where
the cattle from the fields were placed
for dipping, or marking or vaccinat-
! ing.
The sale day was not an that.
could be desired, for it rained heavily
for two hours in the morning ard the.
roads were very heavy. However.
there was good crowd of buyers and
as we'll gang of onlookers. for the
river boats from Buenos Aires and
the train from Montevideo brought
many people.
Upon arrival at the estancia we
| int he
where we found two long tables spread
in good style. Plenty of good
things to eat, plenty of wine, and
excellent service rendered by group
of neatly dressed Italian walters,
brought from Montevideo for the
occasion. At one end of the barn and
elevated in balcony was band.
also from Montevideo, and with the
band, the Italian walters, and the
good things to eat the prospective
buyers were fitted out in fine condi-
tion for buying.
Aside from the question of drinks
and the good 'Havanas' and in the
list of good eats was "asado CON
cuero !" This is a. rare dish and one
much appreciated by the natives of
Uruguay, it being relic of early
days. 1t consists of roast beef with
the hide of the animal intact. It is
prepared in barbecue style, the ami
NAL being slaughtered and. halved
and supported by iron stakes beside
a oOod fro in tho 0por
To prepare the carcass we'll, five or
six hours at least, are required.
The excellent music, together with
the lunch, which was a sort of ban
quet, the presence OF six or eight big
Englishmen, who were dressed in rid
ing breeches and heavy leather
leggings and who were exceptionally
attentive, all had a certain desirable
effect and also was a really excep
tional occasion for the Uruguayan
countryside.
After the ''big feed'' the band re-
tired to the platform outside in the
grove and the crowd followed the:
music. Then began the sales, the.
auctioneer mounting the platform and
with a large map of the estancia
pointed out the subdivision or number
and location of the farm to be sold
The estancia was divided into more
than 200 subdivisions, each being
colored distinctly on the map and
having sale number large and clear.
Each person was given one of the
large maps with booklet of infOr-
nation on prices, conditions of pay
ment, and pictures of different parts
of the estancia. These maps were.
given out 2 or 3 days beforehand so
that the buyers might familiarize
themselves with the location, num-
Der, and desirability of the subdi-
visions. These fractions consisted of
from so to 200 acres and sold from
| $45. 90 to $500 per acre. The bid
ding was holly contested at times,
when the more desirable fractions
were put up, and the auctioneer was
man of art in his line, and of nat
ional reputa ton.
Inc second DAY, aICef InlSn1ng the
sale of the land, the machinery was
sold.
There were about 20 binders lined
up on one side of the yard and some
80 or 35 gang plows on the other
! In the center were a number of
wagons, OK carts, threshing ma
chine and engine and several other
| implements.
The total of the sales resulted in
round numbers to a million dollars
! 1000 acres at an average Of $50. 90
per acre. c. G. TOTMAN.
Dept. Colonia, Estanzuela, Urugua y,
South America.
A Good Investment