The mirror., 1923-10-18
SOUTH AMERICA
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proven to be extremely profitable. Cattle
are grazed on the native grasses but the
best success is had from cultivated grasses.
Railway transportation particularly in
Argentina, is we'll developed and there are
excellent markets and refrigerating plants.
Paraguay and Western Brazil: New
and more or less undeveloped country but
suitable in high degree. for cattle pro-
duction. Distant from markets and also
difficult to secure labor but offering excel
lent opportunities for big establishments.
The above are the principal localities
offering particular advantages to the cattle
man, but there are areas in the highlands
of Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador which are
unquestionably favorable to this industry.
In Chile the conditions are somewhat diff
ferent from elsewhere in South America.
Most cattle produced are for home con-
sumption and the home market is grow
ing one. The cattle industry there is on
much the same plan as in our eastern sea-
board states-a local industry for local
markets and usually as an adjunct to agri-
culture.
Generally speaking, in all the localities
mentioned the best and sometimes the only
suitable lands are to be acquired by pri-
vate purchase. In some cases land can be
purchased from the governments. In most
of the republics free land is offered to in
tending colonists but is not available on
account of remoteness or other disadvan-
tages, to any except large colonizing en-
terprises. The individual immigrant will
find it cheaper to purchase than to attempt
to settle on government grant lands.
Spanish is the native language of all the
countries named except Brazil, where
Portuguese is spoken.
AGRICULTURE
In three-quarters of South America, and
this includes all. the northern section, the
business of agriculture is so entirely diff
ferent from anything in the United States
that familiarity with the industry here
would be of little value there. The only
exception to this statement is that the fruit
growing industry of Southern California
and Florida and the cane planting of
Louisiana are more or less analogous to
the same industries in tropical South
America. Outside of these exceptions, the
agricultural industry of all South Amer
lea, except the southern one-fourth, is en-
tirely unlike anything in the United States.
In extreme southern Brazil, Uruguay,
most of Argentina and the southern half
of Chile, conditions to a certain extent ap-
proximate those of certain localities in the
United States. In Argentina, Uruguay and
southern Brazil, Indian corn, wheat, oats,
hay and Aaxseed are produced under con-
ditions somewhat analogous to those in
this country.
In central Chile, grain and fruits of the
same kinds and under similar conditions
are produced as in California.
In southern Chile the conditions are more
like our northwest and the rainfall is
heavy.
In none of the countries mentioned are
there available government free lands
suitable for small operators.
RUBBER LANDS
In the vast region known as Amazonia,
section of the world that is almost wholly
undeveloped as we'll as largely uninhab-
tied, there are opportunities for the ex-
ploitation of rubber plantations, hard
wood industries, as well as the gathering
and marketing of varieties of nuts. 1t
should be remembered, however, that in
region 50 undeveloped the man with
small means can make little or no progress.
On the other hand, corporations with am
pie capital nave been successful and ad-
ditioRai companies, no doubht will even
tually acquire and exploit such lands.
Companies operating on a gigantic scale,