The Products of Rhodesia 



** There is a steady flow of immigration, and 

 cultivated areas are expanding on every hand, 

 homesteads are springing up, new implements are 

 in use everywhere. There is a demand for farm 

 labour quite beyond the supply. Cattle, both oxen 

 and breeding stock, meet a ready sale." Amongst 

 white farmers, fencing, irrigation, and dairying are 

 beginning to make general headway. Stock has 

 increased to such an extent as to render paddocking 

 and the production of food for stock as well as for 

 man an important consideration. There are still 

 plenty of openings for farmers and stock-breeders. 



Farm Prospects^ — A settler should have a 

 capital, at the time he is ready to start farming in 

 Rhodesia, of not less than ;^5oo. A knowledge 

 of carpentering and some idea of how to erect 

 rough brick buildings is recommended. Bricks 

 are usually made on the farm, and are either 

 burnt or sun-dried. He should be able to take to 

 pieces and put together again agricultural imple- 

 ments, such as ploughs or mowing machines. A 

 knowledge of veterinary work and the management 

 of stock would prove invaluable. If he has no such 

 knowledge he should acquire it before going out, or 

 should spend a few months with a local farmer. 

 The Chartered Company have a few **Home " farms, 

 where a limited number of approved settlers may 

 reside to acquire experience of the country before 

 taking up land on their own account. 



Price of Land. — Land may be bought or 

 leased on easy terms, a small quit rent being 

 payable. The purchase price varies according to 



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