Evening star., 1924-11-30
ARGENTINA SEEKS
III. S. FARM PLANS
Or. Spangenberg, AgricuI-
turaI Leader, Makes Ex- +.
tensive Survey.

Argentina. the great farming coun-
try of South America, is coming
north TO the United States for it's
farming methods. Argentina is re-
producing the American agricultural
system on n grand scale. adapted to
the needs of nation whose agricul-
tural resources have been only partly
developed and whose future develop
nent holds promise of a fertility that
Will feed all the nations OF South
America.
Drawing a picture of land where
farm machinery is far behind artifi-
cial aids to agricultural development
in the United states, DR.. Silvio
Spang genbere, director of the School
OF Agriculture al Casilda, Argentina,
declared yesterday that his country
offers a fertile field for the American
manufacturer of farm and dairy
machinery to aid the farmer of
Argentina and at tho same time build
up Il profitable export business for
himself. DR.. Spangeuberg is in the
United states for the Republic of
Argentina. lie is the guest of the
Argentine embassy in Washington
and will take back with him when he
sails for home hundreds Of tons of
seed and samples of American trees
TO be tranSplanted.
viii Make Dairy Machinery.
The largest quantities of dairy
machinery will be produced in this
country and sent southwark soon, for
tho purpose of bringing the nation
up to date in dairy methods. This
particular work Will lie carried out
by Oscar Meade. II native of Argcn-
line born of American parentage, who
has been studying American dairying
and products at the Iowa state Agri-
cultural College. The, machinery
which Argentina is using is of an old
type and much attention has been
paid to the methods used in this Cpun-
try and large quantities will be
bought and export ed.
Or. Spangenberg described the sys-
tenn of teaching agriculture in the
Argentine from the school at which
he is the director located at taSealda.
Province of Santa Fc. Juder his su-
ucrNiSiun and government direction,
Tie school is comprised of expert
mental stations and 10 divisions. cor
responding to the bureaus in the
United states Department of Agricul-
tGrc: the actual teaching Of the agri-
cultural studies is done on farms
Which comprise about $50 acres.
owing To the peculiar law which
forbids an Argentine farmer or
rancher from hequtathing his prop
crtA To other than his sons or daugh-
tcrS, the small farmer has not pro
TrrSs-d very fast. and il is only in
the last few years that the larger
Tracts of land, Dr. Spangenherg said,
have been divided. Th- cattle pro-
ducing lands will never bc broken up.
however, he added borau~r tho laws
will not permit. and Argentina could.
"a h.
- required b. The nations OF the
world
Conditions Different
y have been interested in what
President Coolidge has been saving
In his addresses an agriculture" Dr.
SpanEenhcr= said. The circum-
stances here and in Argentina are
quite different. Here The farmer is
stationery, but in Argentina, where
the land is 80 hountiful. We have
large tracts to expand on our farm
er's life is simple. and the Americans,
If they fail to raise their crops must
go 10 the city to work in factories
provided they cannot get the ncces-
sary aid. This means the loss of d
food producer"
Or. Spangenbergcr, who has visited
the corn belt through 10 states and
farms in as many more, said that he
mao formed broad view Of the
American farmer to take back with
him. The Information that he secured
mere viii be broadcast by means of
the Argentine press and radio sta
tions established by the Argentine
government TO send out daily farm
Information and stock quotations. He
declared that the corn belt Is the best
type Of farming A the world. and
that tho methods We're carefully
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Iowa State Agricultural Experiment
station.
Requirements of Students.
The visitor explained that the
Argentine agriculture schools are
operated differently than in this
country. DIR. Spangenberg stated that
at the school of which he is the head
the students are assigned by the gov
ernment with the understanding that
they shall finish the four-year course
then spend a year in practical work
on either their own land or the land
OF some private farmer. at the end of
which time they shall be given a
diploma.
The nation consequently, DR.. Span
genberS says, is teaching ita natives
to feed the country. For this the
government does not receive one cent
nor does it place the student under
obligation.
The United States is q. continua-
ton of Argentina and vice versa" the
visitor said. There is pressing de-
lnand for much dairy machinery in
Argentina, all of which will come
from the United States. We are
making no plows. we could not make
machinery because we arc not fitted
for II. The United States is an in
Gustrial center, while we are truly
agricultural.' The move on the part
of Argentina. DR.. Spangenberg stated
was but cooperative purchase plan
in which his country buys the seed
here and'the Argentine farmers will
secure them from the College of Agri-
culture there.