Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

lures are being prepared to show the
most approved methods of cultivation,
preparation of seed, use of farm ma
chinery. harvesting and storing crops,
and methods of packing and handling
where these processes are involved
The insular department has achleFed
some success in advertising machine-
stripped rather than saltwater rettlng
in the preparation of maguey hber Tor
the market, it having been demon
strated that by this machine the hper
i, could be prepared in few hours, the
product selling at IS a plcul tI55
poundS), whereas the method OF SAT- =
water retting requires one month OF
time much attention, and with re-
turn of only S. picul.
Introduction of American breeds OF
live stock and poultry into South
America, particularly Argentina. is 10
be aided by the use of motion picture
films prepared for this purpose by the
United States Department of Agrlcui-
ture These films also Will show
American methods of breeding 1--we
stock and handling it in its many
phases from the farm to the home
table. The Argentine government has
shown special interest In the lhtro ,
duction of American methods of hand
ling live stock. as it has indeed in the
AGRICULTURAL practices of the northern
half of the continent seneraly. As
evidence of this the Argentine en-
bassy in Washington has already pur-
chased ten films on these subjects Tor
educational use in Argentina ana mas
frequently had United States Depart
ment of Agriculture bulletins trans
lated into Spanish for home consump-
ton.
The Buenos Aires and Pacific rail-
way has also been q heavy purchaser
of such films for use among It's Sys-
TEN. Its representative IN TINS Couh-
try was recently negotiating with the
limited States Department OF Asri-
culture for films showing the SWINE
Industry in the United States and in
making arrangements for the intro
duction of American swine IN Arseh-
tina. 1t is planned to show Important
swine breeding farms, the work IN
the big Chicago packing houses and
the preparation of the product for the
table. Pictures will be taken of the
various types of American hogs ana
an effort will be made to give some
idea of the vastness of the industry in
this country.
Even without design the moving
pictures have aided the United States
largely in devel-
American Motors oping new lines
Of trade which
in Argentina. this countr
SnOulQ nOiQ hCSh Iva SioAi NS'',
petition. One of these is automobiles
which come now practically all from
the United States, DIR. Klein says. In
1918 Argentina imported 1900 cars,
and this year one American make
| alone will sell $4,000 cars. Before the
war the Argentinians bought foreign
cars, where now they are buying
| American cars. This was helped largely
| by the export methods of American
corporations in establishing GOOD
service stations and assembling
plants The Importance of this may
! be judged from the fact that in two such
plants 1900 men are now employed.
Cars are being shipped into Argen-
tina knocked-down and there assem-
bled This saves about so per cent
on freight, besides a big saving on
the tariff. Often the body work is
done in Argentina to suit the local
trade as there is a strong demand for
dd-shaped bodies and vivid painting.
The establishment of assembling
plants and service stations has ere
ated a good impression in our favor,
especially since it dissipates any sus-
picion of lack of seriousness and
shows an intent of the American manu-
facturers to be permanent in that
market WILL P. KENNEDY.