The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-08-03

the investigation Of the minera
wealth and the organization OF status
teal Offices hat will give crop reports
and also information as to industries.
So far Uruguay has never been care
fully p~rospected. The land is known
to have minerals and stones Of great
alu but nothing has been done to
develop them. Now two biologists
have been brought here from the
United States, and they have taken
in hand a systematic geological sur
vey Of the country. 1t has been found
that there are coal and salt in certain
sections and that there are great de-
posts Of mica and graphite.
The stones are especially fine. More
than 500 varieties of marble are
known to exist, and these include pure
white. red and pink colors. There is
also a red and green porphyry and
sandstone of all colors. The govern
ment has appropriated 100000 to
buy a certain kind Of sandstone which
exists in a variety Of colOrS, TOR use
in the legislative palace now building,
and it will use native marble in that
construction. A company has been
organized to develop<the green mar
BILE deposits, and a native firm with
a capital of a half million dollars has
constructed a cement factory to make
a Portland cement, for which Uru-
| quay has excellent materials. The
government itself has purchased the
Minas Dolomite quarries. There are
also some of the precious stones such
as agates, amethysts, topazes and jas
per in many cOlOrS. The country has
a roofing slate which is said to be
good.
AS to trees, Uruguay has out few
except along the banks of the streams,
but trees will grow almost everywhere
and the government is now stimu-
lating the planting Of them. 1t has
inaugurated an arbor day somewhat
like that of the United States, and
more than $4,000 trees were planted
on that day of last year. The govern
ment is offering prizes to encourage
the planting of trees among the farm
ers, and In 1911 two landowners re-
ceived 100000 each for what they did
along those lines. A number of others
received smaller prizes. AS it is now,
more than 1900, 900 trees have been
planted in thirteen Of the nineteen
states of the country. These are
chiefly eucalyptus. pines, poplars, AGA
ciaS and paradise trees. In the same
connection a department of agricul-
tural defense has been organized tc
combat insect pests; and the director
OF this has been sent to the United
States to find out what our Agricul.
tural Department is doing along ento.
biological lines. Argentina has a de.
partment which is somewhat simila1
in name. 1t is known as the defense
agricola and it's chief business is fight
ing the locusts. It has spent millions
of money, but the locusts still live
Just now the Argentine government
has several Americans who are ex
perimenting and studying along sucl
lines. They are experts who were 70
a long time in the employ of our Agri
, cultural Department
' Another line of investigation tina
is being carried on in Uruguay I'm
der American auspices is in the stud
f OF its fisheries and the development
OF the fishing industry. The cities g
. Montevideo and Buenos Aires, al
] though they are near some of tn
best fishing grounds Of South Amer
. lea, are poorly supplied with tn
l food. A fish expert in the perso
Z OF John Nelson Wisner, who was cor
: nected with our fish commission, ha
u been brought down here and he he
! organized a fishing institute at Punt
del Este, which is about six hours h
rail from M~ontevideo. He is NAL
ing studies as to the canning an
preservation Of fish and as to the d,
= velopment Of the fishing industri,
Of this part Of the world. He
n showing how they can best be e.
a plotted.
g The fisheries from now on are
: be Systematically directed and son
2 protection is to be given to the Sc
industry of this part Of the worl
1t The work is already bearing fruit.
company with a capital of $500,
has been organized to equip a frs
class fishing plant. This will have
Of fleet Of eighteen boats with breedi,
l. places, docks, shops and a shipyar
Of The company is to work in connectit
4 with the government and it is provi
is ed that the outfit is to revert to t
state after thirty years.
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