The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-07-06

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are crossing the native stock with the |
best breeds Of Europe and the United
states, and from nov On there will be
a steady upbreeding. They also bring
in zebu bulls of East Indian origin.
There is no doubt but that this is as
gOOd a cattle country as exists any
where. Our grasses are excellent, and
n Climate is such that the cattle feed
out of doors all the year round. Some
or our pastures e replanting, but
In general the land will raise excel
lent stock. AS it is now. it takes
about five acres per animal. so that
a square league will support some
thing like 500 cattle. With the i'm
provement Of the grasses it will sup
port more"
spoke OF the agricultural posi-
bliities of Paraguay, and the president
SAID these would be greatly affected
Buenos Aires. Heretofore Paraguay
depended upon river transported
ton, and it has taken from. three to
hve lays to get it's products to the
markets of the Argentine. Moreover,
the freight charges have been high.
and they have charged all that the
trafhc would bear. Said President
Schaerer:
I'VE shall now have competition
both by river and rail, and we shall
become the vegetable and fruit gar
den or Argentina. This is one of the
great orange countries of the world.
We raise range by the millions.
and until now have had so many that
great quantities vent to waste. Ship
loads were sent to Buenos Aires, but
those that grew in the interior could
not pay the transportation charges,
and they rOtted on the trees and on
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prove u oranges by cultivation and
III We are introducing new
lvar1tles, such as the navel orange I
know OF one man who has 5000 trees
OF thai variety. l am improving my
own orange trees. and his is SO Of
many other rpoprietors.'
1 asked as to the cotton POSSIBLE
ties of Paraguay. The president said:
Our soil and climate ought to be
ntted Tor 1T. but SO far our planta-
lions are only experimental ones.
know OF n man who has 800 acres
: in cotton. The crop does well. and I
shall try it on some of my own lands
!, in the near future"
f, l asked President Schaerer whether
his country was not a land Of revolu-
tons, and whether he considered his
government as stable. He smiled as
I. he replied.
! II should like to have you answer
that question for me in the afirma-
tive. I believe it is stable, and I hope
, from now on there will be no more
revolutions. But who can tell. AS il
Is now, the people seem to be salts.
4 ned. Our administration is harmon
lous, and the army is with us. We are
a doing we can for the countr
We are pushing the building of rail.
- roads and improving our ports. Sc
Iar as l know, these movements will
continue, but who car prophesy fol
e the future ?"
l am told that President Schaere1
- stands well with the best Of his PEG
PIE. There are, however, revolution
airy elements which break out from
e time to time. There was a littl.
revolution last New Year which wa.
, put down by the police and the mill
9 tary, although not Until about 200 per
o. sons had been killed or wounded. I,
this case the president was induce,
on a false pretext to go to the artil
- lery barracks. He was there captur
ed by the revolutionists and invite,
to step down and out of the presi
dency. He declined to do so. and h
y 5 o'clock that afternoon his friend
- nad lodge the insurrectionist
y and the president had regained hi
hperty. This trouble was hardly dig
Is nified enough to be called a revolt
Z, tlon. 1T arose partially through tn
~ financial troubles brought about b
- the war. and it had no support fror
st the better classes.
ID -
~ During my talk with the presider
he spoke of his desire to visit tn
San Francisco exposition, but sal
" that he could not leave Paraguay, a
w his term did not expire until 1916. II
We spoke with qualification Of the Wis
of Theodore Roosevelt, who was er
SIS tertained by him when he passe
Sc through here nOrthward on his wa
to Brazil. During the talk he aske
me about Colonel Roosevelt, an
he among other things I said that he an
our ex-President were similar in thu
90 they both believed in large familie
of Upon his President Schaerer laughe
" and said he was very proud of tt
n seven children he had Of his ow,
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