CATTLE-RAISING IN FIJI.

Waipa Post, Volume XVIII, Issue 1009, 21 October 1920, Page 3

CATTLE-RAISING IN FIJI.

The possibilities of Fiji, from a cattle-raising point of view, are stressed by Mr C. Mackley, Government auditor, who has just returned from an extended tour of the Islands. "An Auckland farmer," he states, "is negotiating for himself and two others the purchase of 100,000 acres of land, on which they intend to graze cattle. Two representatives of Armours, Ltd., are investigating Fiji as a cattle rearing proposition. The country is very suitable for grazing cattle, the rich para grass growing three feet to four feet all the year round. Dairy farming is beginning to receive attention—the Government having granted twenty returned soldiers' each 300 acres of rich land. In addition, the soldiers receive fifty cows, and £ISOO as working capital. The Government is erecting a dairy factory, which will be the first in the island, and is now requiring a dairy expert. A syndicate with a half a million pounds to invest is acquiring land for cattle and coconuts, the two going well together. Bananas are likely to be dropped by some growers in favour of other produce owing to the trouble in spraying and cutting, and to uncertain shipping facilities. Rubber is receiving considerable attention. One farmer from Ashburton is growing bananas, coffee cocoa, tobacco, rice, wheat, tomatoes, rubber, etc."