106 THE WORLD'S MEAT FlTl'RE 



There are no restrictive conditions in regard to taking up 

 land in Brazil. Tliere are no labour troubles, wages on cattle 

 stations ranging from £3 to £;") per month. The native is a good 

 worker, but he has to be taught to liandle stock kindly and 

 patiently. Railway construction is proceeding at a great i-ate, 

 for which pur])Ose English and French capital is i)Ouring into 

 the country. Counnunication, except in a few remote corners, 

 is very easy, either by river steamers or trains. This was before 

 the war, since when, naturally the influx of capital has stopped 

 from Europe, but a good deal has been going in fi'om the United 

 States. 



As an instance of the progress taking place in Brazil, Mr. 

 Black mentioned that the Farquhar Syndicate recently bought 

 up a very large area of land in different parts of Brazil 

 and Paraguay, which they are proceeding to develop. The 

 syndicate brought a competent staff from Texas to work the 

 properties. They are stocking up as fast as possible, and 



recently imported 1000 bulls from Texas. Of late years, 



English people have purchased large properties, and many large 

 landholders in Argentina have sold out and gone to Bi-azil. The 

 Government gives agriculturists farms ready made. 



In conclusion, Mr. Black said: — "After experience in Aus- 

 tralia and Argentina, and having been all through Uruguay, 

 Bolivia, and Paraguay, I consider there are no better oppor- 

 tunities for brains and capital than in Brazil." 



Bkazil as a Pastoral Country. 



"Of the twenty-one Brazilian States, 'Rio Grande do SuU is 

 by far the most advanced in pastoral matters, chiefly owing to 

 the fact that this State is in close touch with Uruguay and the 

 Argentine, with both of which countries she forms the southern 

 Brazilian limit" (says a special correspondent recently in the 

 Pastoral Review). "Although the class of cattle bred are not 

 to be compared to the stock of the other two countries men- 

 tioned, breeders are now making every effort to improve their 

 herds, and. with satisfactoi-y results, as they are now disposing 

 of a good number of stock for freezing purposes. Until recently, 

 all the cattle bred there were slaughtered for the purpose of 

 making "Xar(|ue" for export to the other States, but with the 

 improvement which has come in the quality of the bullocks, 

 breeders find that it is more profitable to dispose of their stock 

 to the Avoi-ks buyei-s, and conse(|uently are impoi-tiiig good bulls 



