The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-03-10

nov you know, Peru has thrown of
she dictation OF the church and has
declared religious liberty throughout
the whole country. L will not say that
that was q wise thing to do at this
present time. We had religious lib
erty before in reality, although not
nonainally so. At any rate it does not
seem to be the psychological moment
to ask the Pope to pass upon ques-
lions Of such vital relation 10 us
But have o really much good
territory, Mr.. President?"I asked.
I'VE have an empire. The greater
pant of the republic is susceptible of
development. This is SO of the costal
zone and Of the high plateau in the
mountains, and also of the slopes to
the east which so down TO the Amazon
valley. Right here on the Goa we
might have three times as much Guilt
waited land as we now have, and we
expect to secure this by irrigation. We
have more tina fifty { that now
flow down from the Andes and cross
the Gesert on their way to the sea.
Taere are racts Of cultivated terri
tory along ach of these streams, and
wherever water can be got to the soil
it produces like the Nile valley. We
have mad surveys made and We be-
lievc "a we can treble the irrigated
uiitiCi way lii oOiiSItSS has dulllOi
{ lied me to issue $4,000, 600 worth OF
r bonds, the proceeds from which are
4 to be used for that purpose. h
money will soon be available and We
shall begin work at once"
= Does this mean that you will turf
I the water out over the desert plains
or the palnpaS?'
NO. Some of my people believe
: that advisable, but [ am in favor 0
e using the valleys until we have made
every acre of them into plantations
S We know the soil there, and whel
that has been reclaimed there Will b
e time enough to consider the pam
pas"
It Tell me about your plans for tn
1t high valleys W the ranges Q
It the Andes, MI. President"
it There is another enormous field 70
is development. We have uplands ther
&c that are much life the high valleys c
switzerland. We lave plateaus VI
n held by the mountains, and those pla
Y teaus are already covered with 500
, We have vast herds of cattle and mi
" ions OF sheep in the Andes. The
% feed upon the p~lateaus. and we bf
lieye that these pastures ca'i be grear
ly improved. We are trying to bree
new grasses, and if we can DO as W
- hope there is really no limit to OIL
-, possibilities in the production Of be
:n and mutton. We are Introducing ne
~ breeds of cattle and sheep, and II
~ day will some time come when Pei
~ will be one of the great wool al
meat exporting countries. indeed,
bn see no reason why we should II
-, eventually end meat to your marke
through the canal.
ri Another feature of Il highlar
es development" continued Mr.. Billin
us hurst, sis in the raising Of grain. v
he FIND hat barley will grow well
re- $4,000 feet and more above 1.-THE Sc
us and We are inducing the people
On plant it. Here is a bottle containil
So some barley from the highlands.
is not at all bad. We have millio
he Of acres that are adapted to tn
grain. We can also raise wheat
,s- northern Peru. and we shall eventu;
ly produce our own fiour. Just o
am planning to import wheat a
grind the our here. We shall prote
to the industry by tariff. We are IA
aso ing good tea near Cuzco. All the I
I drink at my table comes fro
a,y there.
=
We And then as to our mineral land
10 continued the president. Il har'
not know how to express their eStraor