The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-28

the one in Matto Crosse The num-
ber Of cattle upon it is only about g.
900. We are using them for breeding |
purposes to supply stock for other |
ranches. We have there hundreds Of |
Herefords, which we have imported |
from Texas, and also large number |
of shorthorns. I have no doubt that
we can raise the standard Of our stock
so that it will be equal to any bred
| in North America. The native cattle
| Of Brazil are better than the native
| cattle of the Argentine, and in time we
! shall have a better breed of stock
| than they are now raising
"Can men make as much money on
| cattle here as they can in the Argen-
tine?' I asked
| II believe they can make more"
| said MIR. Mackenzie. "In Argentina
the prices have SO risen that the best
grazing country brings as much as
$50 an acre. OF such land 1t takes
three acres to keep an animal for
year, and that means an investment Of
$3.50 per acre for the land alone. The
expenses OF caring for the stock there
are greater than here, and, therefore,
the cattle sold are higher priced. They
get on the average about $50 in gold
for a steer, and out Of that must come
the interest on their investment and
\ b
to raise steer at the present valua-
ton Of Brazil can be bought for from
SIS to $50 at the outside and the
steer can be sold for $45. So you
see the difference in the investment.
; Besides. there is a local demand for
meat in Brazil This country has
more than 21,000,000 people, and it
has, all told, only 22,0O0,000 cattle.
1t buys meat from the Argentine and
= Uruguay and it pays high prices for
its local supply. There are a number
9 Of large cities and towns that furnish
a steady demand, and it will be long
u ! time before we can furnish all that is
- | required. Indeed. I should like to see
= | from fifty to a hundred good cattlemen
, come down here from the States.
There is plenty of land which they can
). buy at such price that they can af-
" ford to do business upon it. We have
q bought some, but there is plenty more
a quite as good. The lands are sure tc
= rise in value, and it seems to me that
. it is a live business proposition with
q excellent prospects of a big profit
n That is what we are banking on ant
- We expect to succeed"
s. But what are the disadvantages
If [ asked.
j. We have pleilty," replied Mr.. Mac
kenzie. but they are not insurl1oun
10 and the Texas fever. The fever is no
"a exactly the same as in the States, bu
III it is quite as bad. 1t can easily be con
c. trolled, however, by dipping, and tn
t. man who takes care of his stock nee
le not fear it. In other respects the prop
IN OsitlOn is a better one than that of tn
SIS United States The cattle here fee
40 out OF doors all the year round, an
be they have good grass from ones year
end to the other. The climate is mil
ne and You do not have TO feed to kee
to out the cold"
re How long does it take to mature
zig steer for the market?" I asked.
Just about as long as in the state
of but we do it on the native grasse
on we are planting other grasses and e1
is pect to improve the feed. AS to a
ill falfa, it has not succeeded we'll in th
ry places where it has been planted
X am told it does better in other local
ed. ties l do not know. There is +
it limit to the possibilities Of corn. The1
ne are millions of acres here that wi
lot grow as good corn as Illinois, and v
II will eventually fatten our pigs upo
ow corn. Indeed. we can grow almo
anything better here that can
-o,, grown in the corn belt of the Unite
States or Ill any, part of our south"
of would you advise Americans
40 come to Brazil?"
ais Il should hesitate to do that" I
m 49, " y. II ~ ~ =
N and the country is not unlike tn
% q" which we have at home. Lands q
i' ,.,'i cheap and they can be bought all t
'tie way from Is cents an acre upwal
mi | On ibe otber hand tbic ;S oo,nt
ted nhare tho nconla havo tboi oI,1n 10
10" guage, and the American would like
10 feel lonesome and his family mig
TO not appreciate the advantages.
[tef not want to give advice of that kline
dis
,od Tn speabinee further concerning +
.eer meat possibilities of Brazil, Mr.. Ma
lied kensie said:
Il II believe that this part Of the VOL
It IS has a great future hog count
title This seems TO be the natural home
Mr.. the pig. We have many that bre
aph and run wild in the Woods. They |