El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-30

be by getting some other farmer TO
assume his obligation TO US IN ma
case he could move, but he would De
only going from one master 10 an
But how do the indians begin their life
on the FARM" I asked
They come first to get homes ana pas
lures for their stock, as wen as 70 nave
lands to cultivate. They have no lano OF
their own and no money 10 buy IL, so they
rent the land Of US. As they nave no money,
the conditions OF the rent are that they
must work a part Of each week 10E ~
According to my contracts every Lnl--ii
man has to work five days Tor lhe estate
In his lease he agrees TO give AZ OF ms
Mondays. Tuesdays, wednesdays Anll sLas >
and Fridays TO me and. to nave ohIy sat
urday and Sunday for himself rms IS the
rule throughout the year with the eLcep-
ton Of holidays and saints Gays IN adol-
ton we have special arrangements as 70
his stock. providing that u must Dc Eolo
to US at fixed prices"
can you give me those arrangementsg
Yes said the haencalo, as ne plcAeu
up a ledger filled with writing and accounts
Of one kind or another. Here is my farm
book. It contains all OF the data regard
ing the running Of The estate. including our
terms Of contract With the indians These
terms are the same as have been In use
upon this farm since It was established
away back in colonial times Will give
you them as they are read to all the in
dams when they are hired As you viii
see, the last records OF these rules was put
ON the first place. the indians agree to
work for Us from Monday TO Friday with
out any other pay except an ounce and a
handful and It costs US, per man. four cents
week 1t is also agreed that each Of
the three indian villages on the farm shall
furnish me from time to time throughout
woman servant to work IN my house, OF
for some one else, II 50 direct I bring
one Of these pOngoes TO Cuzco and use him
here. keeping the two others TO work on
the farm. The pOngOes are changed from
month 10 month. and the village authori-
ties see that q new one IS on hand before
the old one leaves In this way we always
have house servants.
Another provision is as TO the carrying
Of the crops TO the market We are 81
miles from Cuzco, and according 10 our
contracts, the indians who own llamas
must take the products OF the farm to that
point or to anywhere else we may direct
without extra pay than that stipulated in
the contract The rate we have estab-
lished for the s. mile trip 10 Cuzco is 81
goods are taken to Sicuani they get twice
this amount but the distance TO that point
IS 100 miles The indians do not have to
work on the farm at the time they en-
gagged in transporting these goods. and we
furnish them food 10 use on the way
Huge Profits.
1T would seem thaz The farmers ought
TO make money on each contract said I
They cannot help it," was the reply.
Think OF it! I buy a lamb OF an indian
Tor 20 cents and the understanding IS that
be is 10 pasture and care for il until II is
six months old or older. At that age he
brings IT TO me. and L can sell it for $3.50
1r 81 II the lamb dies he has TO replace
L We have a fixed price for hides which
are now selling in CuzcO for % cents a
pound, or S2S per hundred weight We buy
hese hides from the indians at 50 cents
each. making no account Of the weight As
o wool we buy that by the fleece without
regard TO the weight Every fleece Of sleeps
wool IS sold 10 US for cents. and we sell
{ for 10, Is or 20 times that amount This
8 by our contract, made at the time OF
he lease As to the alpacas, we pay for
heir wool according TO the quality but
he amount IS a bagateIle in comparison
With what we get from the exporters
But II a man works five days for you
low is he to take care Of his own crop
md to watch his cattle and sheepz"
That is done by his wife and Children
vas the reply. The children learn TO herd