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The Shorthorns are rim on the alfalfa and on all the best 

 of the country, as owing to their early maturity they give 

 the best results on the high-priced land, and they are very nice 

 cattle indeed. The first impression one receives after being 

 struck by the quality of the cattle, is the number run on the 

 area and the quiet nature of the stock. 



Pasture. — The indigenous grasses of the Pampa region known 

 as coarse grass, have gradually been replaced in a radius of about 

 150 miles round Buenos Aires, by the so-called soft grass, the 

 seed of which was brought over by the Spanish invaders amongst 



A Wealthy Argentine's Kstaxcja 

 Mr. Hector Cobo "s homestead at "La Armonia," Southern part of Buenos 

 Aires Province. 



the forage for their horses. This grass, although actually of 

 little agricultural value, was nevertheless superior to the 

 Pampean grasses. Before the spread of alfalfa (the "Queen 

 of the Pampa""), land Avas classified as of coarse grass aud soft 

 grass. 



Estancias. — The year 1878 marked the beginning of a new era 

 of extraordinary development in the Argentine estancias. In 

 that year, the Indians were finally subdued, and the settlement 

 of an enormous tract of fertile territory became possible. High 

 rents and heavy taxation induced many breeders to migrate from 



