59G CATTLE AND DAIRY FARMING. 



CATTLE IN LOWER CALIFOENIA. 



KEroitT J;Y coxsi'L VIOSCA, OF LA PAZ. 



The raneheros or cattle-breeders of the peninsula are still ignorant of 

 tin- lar superior breeds existinginothercountries. The cattle introduced 

 into the teriitory by the lirst Spanish settlors have continued to bo the 

 propagating breed, and not until a lew years ago did the fanners of 

 La L'az and around San Jose and (.'ape San Lucas, who are in frequent 

 business communication with the people of Upper California, learn the 

 existence elsewhere of other kinds of stock of greater superiority than 

 their long run our breed of Spanish cattle. Hence the introduction of 

 American breeding stock from California has practically evinced that 

 the oil'spring resulting from the native or Spanish and American cattle 

 are already giving much better results, and this has created consider- 

 able sensation among farmers and cattle-breeders here. 



It would be very difticult to ascertain the total number of cattle in 

 the district, and more so the percentage of the two existing breeds. 

 The stock now in the country is not only sufiicient for home demands, 

 but also to partly supply the Gulf border States with dried beef and 

 tallow, besides slii: ping yearly an approximate amount of ID, 000 hides 

 to the United States and Europe, notwithstanding the mortality of 

 cattle, caused by the scarcity of rains during the previous years. 



To make a report of any i lung near the requirement of the memoranda 

 is beyond possibility. 



JAS. V 1OSC A, 



Consul. 



UNITED STATES CONSULATE, ' 



La l^iZ) JJcccmbcr 0, 1833. 



