THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13159, 4 July 1908, Page 2

THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.

IBT OTTB SPBCIJLL COUKMPOXDETt.)

BUENOS AYRES, April 36. Argentine has been for the past few years a formidable rival with North America in the European markete in preserved meats and it is not the ksaet (surprising that the attention of the authorities in the Northern continent should bo directed to the.oatUe trade here in the South. Recently, Professor Herbert W. Mumford. chief of Animal Husbandry in the State Agricultural Experiment Station of the UujU*] States, visited this Republic. Ho stated i that his object in visiting this country i was for the purpose of making a tbor- ' ough investigation into the conditions i governing the livestock industry. wl . tn ; special reforeuce to beef cattle, and its ; prospects in the future. Hie Professor I admits that the United States is be- ! ginning to recognise Argentine as a ! clangorous rival of the United States m i the beef market. The export of chill|od or frozen beef from tixe United J States to England has shown no mi I provement during the last three years i and this is put down to business with Argentine. Therefore, the question arises whrfher there is any possibility of Argentina cutting out the Lnruxi States in the English market. It is in this direction that the investigations of Professor Mum ford will be made; for it this Republic is able to continue i improving the grade of beef exported, and increase the production of umnwls lin proportion to the increasing mari ket demands, then the United States i will have to turn her attention to I other branches of the pastoral industry ! for her export trade, for Absent ma i can place chilled or frozen beei on the I English market at prices that nuocessfully compete with American meat. i Up to the pre&ent tlie rearing of I llamas in South America has been chief•lt conn"nod to the Andes regions of I Chile and Peru; but the Argentine Government, confident that thi.se an) mnls with their valuable product, of I nipaca, are making an endeavour to ' introduce these animals into some of the higher regions of the Republic. For this purpose it is proposed to establish a model breeding establishment at Antofagasta de la Sierra. At the end of this month Dr. Fernando Lahillc, of the zoological section of the Ministry of Agriculture, will leave for that place to superintend the installation of the establishment. The Government already possess 67 llamas which are at Corralitos, near ban Carlos; but these cannot be removed to the new quarters till next summer. There has already been spent on these alpaca animals the sum of 10.000 dollars, and so far fith very indifferent results. Thus the future of the improved establishment will be watched by farmers here with considerable interest. . The directors of the Veterinary bociety have resolved to send a not* to all the managers of newspaper* Po- ulished throughout the "toting various reasons for calling u P on their patrio«»ui to t*.strictest c*re Si>on all th.«* *ney p-olish on the matter of. Wvino tubpiculosis, if they wish to eifect tli'e interests of the principal richns ofVtlie country. The Veterinary Society , bases its reason for making this request on the fact that certain publications, somewhat rashly, as had been done in Buenos Ayres, announced, that tuberculosis, in a certain grade, was infiltrating in the cattle of the country, which was far from being the truth, and had caused abroad very serious damage to the Republic. In such an extensive country as ihis, with its varied temperature and with such thousands ot animals, there is always a probability of some kind of disease being found amongst tho herds. At present carbuncle is somewhat prevalent in certain districts, and in one district (Saladillo) of the province of Buesnos Ayres no less than tweiity-one cattle died" in one day of that aiseaso. The authorities are takinn • evcrv prei caution to prevent the plagtie from spreading. With regard to the gigantic concession of laud in soutiuerx territories wihiioh the Government proposed to graii fc to a foreign syndicate, the Minister of Agriculture h-aa had again the quie&tion under k.ia coiieiderauon. It is believed that ii ccnsttjueiiice. of taie opposition suowr against the firat extensive grant, ifc is proposed that instead of league oi land, the ooonpaij,y be conceded only 4(X) leagues. apart from fciie above eskeaieive colonisation scheme, the officers of the Salvation Army of Great are approaching the ATgenti>no Government with a view to bringing large bat/tifoes of their en'ugrari'te to t/liis country. . Colonel fuimonond explaine that whet tho Salvation Army proposes ito do is to send out enidgra-nts otf one Latin races, namely, Italians, Spaniards, as well as liulgariaus, iiiungariane, Bekrijyns, Finals, Uustdans, otc. No Englishman will bo serut out hero. The emigration scheme for this country will be run on tiho same, lines as the successful scheme of tlie Salvation Army in Ca.nada a>nd British Colum'Dia. All the emigrants propoeed to be sent out will bo farmers or agricultural labourers. Although Colonel Hammond has had an interview with tho immigration representative of the Government (Dr. Ezeurra), nothing definite,has been arranged, and iib is believed to be very doubtful if Argentine will consent to the conditions of the Salvation Army, as besides the concession of land there is asked a money grant per head of eaidh emigrant. Away to the west around Rancnl. Bagual. a>nd Buena Enperanfca tlw* oam.ps a.nd alfalfa labels are lookiin<n well tlib month, for that district ha* recently been favoured with a heavy fall of rain, a somewhat' unu&ual occurrence. In tfiis district tih<e land in mostly divided into tracte of many lea-rues in exttvnt, by rich gentlemen. Some of tihcso rent to colonists considerable stretches of .land under contract to put dow.n alfaLfa at the end of five ye-ars. It is said thai the average land is £jood for ■w.'h'rat for four or five years, after which tihis in put down in alfalfa, yielding very good results.

_ In oth-or parts of the country, particularly the maize zone, o-vrijto; to tih<> lack of rain, mnizo and pasture have bpon burnt np and farmers hnve hnd to seTl thoir sfock to s.irf> th«ir lc«.i hy Good cottis tritn rnlv<>is -vrori> sold tn« othfr nt 13 dollars ench. It is a oo'i-ntry—ono nnrt ■ffliepp tno f-'r"i/»rs jro in fcr -(vbp?>t qrowiriiT. this vonr has tvon .1 n bouTiH-.ifnJ one: but irViore oraring: ard etock-ra Ui'tts: w<»t-o fTio firmprf* , resonrtw +hf> sor<»lv Wt. and many 'hi"d to rfsort to phifitinrr catfo by mil to a condV'Tioo for posture to keep them from dyfn,t.