The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
BRAZIL GROWS Is PER CENT.
OF COFFEE. CROP OF WORLD

GNatAS WIFI NldCbd AhNNt 'htF Wv 10
.,xteen times as large as France. The
.,sa is in excess of 100000 square
.,,.s This Is estimated to be one
-..,,h the entire earth's surface
cot covered by water.
Tho Atlantic coast line, from the
,order Of Dutch Guiana to the from
tier of Uruguay. is more than 1000
,,,Iss The tropical climate of the
aoua,oria, regions 10 tempered by the
,ah,e lands of the interior, the noun
,a,, hains and the river systems.
The Amazon Is n Of the great
,,vsrs of the world. Its valley r. COM
,,,ed to cover an area of 2.750,0 900
scuare miles. twice that OF the Nile
snd more than twice that Of the Mis-
nsslppi.
For naturallsts, the Amazon VAL
"a, Ia said to he the most fascinating
,.rion in the world with its marvellous
,orests and its wonderful animal and
yssetable life. There are said to he
Ave hundred varieties OF plants, five
hundred kinds of Ash and Ave hun
dred species Of birds.
The natural Of Brazil.
and especially those which furnish the
sulk OF the exports, are tropical prod
nets. They are principally rubber.
coffee. cacao, dye woods and hard
woods.
Cotton. sugar cane, fruits, rice. corn,
tobacco. mandioca and other starch
foods. and yerba mate. OF tea, are
shipped to neighboring countries in
large quantities. A live stock industry
enters into foreign commerce, and
mineral resources. which have great
possibilities, supplement the agricul-
tural products.
Rubber Producing Area.
The rubber producing area OF the
Amazon covers a million square miles.
II Is from this source that I'm the
years when prices are satisfactory
Brazil is able to supply more than
forty thousand tons of rubber In COM
petition with the natural rubber OF
the Congo and the plantation rubber
Of the Malay Straits.
Para rubber. as IL is known In COM
fnerce. is the product Of the hevea
tree, which grows to a height OF fifty
TO one hundred feet. and is ten feet
IN circumference. The hevea Is the
tree that has made Brazil rich. II
grows in the deep, rich soil of the
food covered valleys.
Coffee is produced principally in the
highlands OF the State OF Sac Paulo,
although the neighboring States of
Rio de J%aneiro. Minas Geraes and Es-
prito Santo also share in the cult
walton of this crop.
Brazil produces about rs per cent.
Of the total coffee crop of the world.
At the present time IL is estimated TO
have approximately 100000 acres
under cultivation, with more than
1890 900 1000 trees. Plantations with
a million trees are common and there
are several with four or five times
that number.
An annual crop of 10000, 900 to H.
10000 sacks Of 1872 pounds each is
considered a healthy economic condi-
tlon, since this fairly good
prices. In 1913 the production ex-
cetded 5000, 900 sacks For 1915 it
q estimated from $4,000, 900 to IL, 000.-
900 sacks. Roughly. the coffee crop
may be said to be worth an average OF
$500 0O. 900 annually, although in some
years, such as 1914, 1t drops far be-
low this figure without any proper
Tomato lessening of the quantity.
Cacao a a1O,OOO.OOO Crop.
cacao, the raw material of cocoa
aaa nhaaatata q, - 80 tba r,ngt ~
liable Of the export crops, both in the
quantity produced and in the prices
obtained. TIL, exports are from 30
900 tons upward. The crop Is worth
$4,000 900 to 10000. 900 annually.
Cotton IL produced in the equato-
rial States of the north and also as
far south as Sac Paulo. Pernambuco
and Maranhao are the principal pro-
ductive regions, and the city of Per-
nambuco is the chief port for shipp ng
the product.
Brazilian cotton heretofore has not
been cultivated with special reference
to foreign shipments, but rather with
the purpose of supplying the native
mills. England now takes the bulk
Of the exports, which approximate
$40, OOo,0 900 annually.
Sugar cane is grown in the north,
chiefly along the coast, where 1t has
been produced for more than W CEN
turtles. The yearly production is APP
proximately 25O, 900 tons. Corn Is the
leading cereal crop. Wheat Is grown
In the southern section. but while II is
important for local consumption 1t Is
not likely to enter into export trade.
The livestock industry extends over
q vast region, including some of the
tropical districts Of the north, but the
possibility Of Brazil helping supply
'e words demands for meat seems
ANAL, as the domestic consumption In
ereases so rapidly that II seems likely
70 continue to absorb the production.
Hides are likely to be in the future
Is In the past, a fairly stable article
oI export. Their value ranges from
10000 900 upward.
braziIs mineral are vast
ana varied. When transportation IA
eif'ies are provided and their wealth
20 opened up 10 the world they are
HAeiy TO prove as valuable a national
asset as rubber and coffee. They con-
sO'ute ono Of the worlds greatest
sources Of Reserve supply.
iron ore ~ found in almost every
C""uoh OF the country. Brazilian
government engineers have esti-
mated that the central Minas district
.ohe has ~ 900, 000, 900 tons Of ore.
estlmate by an American mining
,neiheer Is that 500 900, 900 tons OF
"sn grade ore are in sight.
Mdhsanese ore is che of the most
d. OF the minerals already un-
expectation. Several mines are in
"Nhuous operation and the average