632 CATTLE AND DAISY FARMING. 



tariff. The average weight of a bullock when killed is only about 440 

 pounds inclusive of the hide, &c. 



A tax is paid to the municipality of Rio de Janeiro of 4 milreis, say 

 $1.70, on each bullock, and the province from which it comes collects 

 another tax of 2 milreis per head. The freight by railway from the 

 slaughter-house to the city is about 50 cents for the four quarters. 

 The meat is retailed at about 11 cents per pound. 

 The measurement given in the accompanying form are, for length from 

 base of horns to base of tail ; of girth, around the animal just behind the 

 fore legs. 



C. C. ANDREWS, 



Consul- General. 

 UNITED STATES CONSULATE-GENERAL, 



Rio de Janeiro, June 7, 1884. 



SPECIAL STATISTICS CONCERNING BRAZILIAN CATTLT5. 



The common Brazilian attains tlio following measurements at maturity: Cow, 6 

 feet girth; bull, 7 feet girth; ox, 11 feet girth. The live weight of the cow is 440 

 pounds; of the bull, 700 pounds; of the ox, 1,200 pounds. The annual average pro- 

 duction of milk is 720 pounds ; 12 pounds of milk required to 1 of butter ; 5 pounds of 

 inilk to 1 of cheese. The average value of product is, meat, $20; milk, $30 per year; 

 cheese $25 per year. The animals reach maturity at from four to five years. The 

 color is a yellowish brown. They originate in Portugal and Spain. 



The Furino, used for milk in large towns, produce annually, on an average, 1,200 

 pounds of milk. The cows measure 6 feet 1 inch in girth, 6 feet 4 inches in length. 



The substratum is 10 per cent, limestone ; 30 per cent, sandstone ; 20 per cent, 

 granite ; 20 per cent, clay ; 20 per cent, gravel. 



The cattle are not housed, except in towns. They feed on natural pasture. Breed- 

 ing is but little attended to. Beef is generally handled on the hoof; milk, to some 

 extent, by railway. 



The altitude is 2,000 feet. The mean temperature 67 Fahrenheit ; summer, 75 ; 

 winter, 56. 



The soil is 15 per cent, alluvial, 30 per oent. loam, 20 per cent, clay, and 35 per 

 cent, sandy. 



