The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
BRAZIL IS FERTILE
FIELD FOR FARMER
He Could Also Demonstrate
and Sell American I'm.
plements.

George II. Pickereii. United States
Consul at Para. Brazil. who recently ar
rived in New York from South America,
advocates the sending of practical men
TO Brazil by American manufacturers
for the purposte of demonstrating their
manufactures, building up business for
the United States thereby and incident
ally educating the natives in the proper
use OF American machinery for the Gull
tivation Of Brazil's enormous natural re-
sources.
Il advocate" said Mr.. Pickerell. 'the
establishing Of experimental farms in the
northern districts Of Brazil where prac-
t!cal American farmers with American
agricultural machinery will give free
demonstrations.
1.-THE principal crops Of the northern
part OF Brasil are tobacco. cotton and
rice and "A practical American farmer on
a 200 or 800 acre farm could experiment
and develop his property and illustrate
to the natives the advantages TO be
gained In using IN to date machinery In
the cultivation OF crops.
II have spent a FOOD many years In
Brazil and ] find that the average gentle.
man OF Brazil Is exceedingly quick to
catch on when a lucid explanation In
offered him.
"Of course conditions there are differ.
ent from conditions here. A man may
cut dow u forest In clearing his and
and the following year II the same prom.
erty In not taken care Of another forest
~ heavy as the one cleared ava Will
grow up. Almost anything will grow
In the productive soil of Brasil.
practical men are needed. and I feel
certain that a good farmer can 20 to
Brazil. take up n farm and after work.
ing IL carefully for four or five years,
during which time he may act as the
demonstrating and selling agent for
American manufacturers. he will have
a valuable piece of property.
"The Braxilians are a good business
people. The other day I wa attending
q luncheon and the question Of credit
In Brazil arose. One manufacturer in
reply aid My firm has lone a heavy
business In Brazil during the past year
and our losses through had debts in
that country amounted to less than $500,
part OF which WAS our own fault This
struck me AZ q good illustration Of the
way debts are paid there.
A AN inducement to practical farm.
ers to enter Brazil tho Government has
offered TO ALLOW the importation Of
pure bred stock and mining and aEricul-
tural machinery. In addition to lowering
railroad rates on the great variety Of
materials changing hands in agrlcul-
tural communities"
Asked II titles to Brazilian property
we're properly traced and clear 30 that
the practical farmer would be protected
In buying LANE Mr.. Pickerell replied.
1.-THE titles are perfect. In the trans
fer Of property the notary public In
Brazil. who IL vastly more important
than the notary public here. makes a
search and proves the validity OF the
transfer. and then the matter IL taken
before the recorder and the title made
legal. 1t IL entirely a legal procedure"
Mr., Pickerell said also that the bank
Ing facilities In Brazil were splendid
and that there were not only splendid
foreign arrangements but that the
banks Of Brasil are very well managed
institutions.