Live Stock Breeder's' Association. 



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growth of alfalfa and other nutritious grasses and legumes, to- 

 gether with cheap land and labor, make it possible to produce beef 

 cheaply. To any one unacquainted with the possibilities of the 

 country the degree of fatness which the cattle acquire on grass or 

 alfalfa alone is a marvel. 



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Figure 3. — Ranch and Cattle scene, Estancia "Los Algarrobos." 



There is quite an extensive area well suited to, and at present 

 partially used for, the growing of corn; but as yet, and probably 

 for some years to come this product will either be exported or used 

 for horse, dairy cow and pig feeding. If the time ever comes when 

 slaughterers will pay a sufficiently high premium for corn-fed beef, 

 it is believed the country can produce ample corn for this purpose. 



A statement of the distribution of cattle throughout the vari- 

 ous provinces of the republic will serve to show what parts are con- 

 vsidered best adapted for cattle raising. In some instances these 

 statistics might be misleading, as for example, in the province of 

 Buenos Ayres and other favored sections of the country more 

 cattle might be kept, but agriculture is more profitable. 



From the accompanying map it will be seen that the Provinces 

 of Buenos Ayres, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Santa Fe, and Cordoba 

 are at present the leading cattle sections. These five provinces 

 contain upwards of 80 per cent of the cattle in the Argentine Re- 

 public. Cattle ranches are large, those of from 12,500 to 25,000 



