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yielding beavj crops. It is the main stand-by, but another 

 useful grass is angola, a very hardy grass, drought resisting, 

 but not quite so heavy carrying as jaragua. Mr. Black con- 

 Bideis that both these grasses would do splendidly in Australia. 

 The Rio Grande do Sul is the only province of Brazil which 

 lias so far gone ahead in the cattle -raising business, chiefly on 

 account of its proximity to Uruguay and Argentina, where 

 good bulls can be obtained at a reasonable price. The rest of 

 Brazil, according to Mr. Black, is on the brink of rapid develop- 

 ment. The bads of cattle breeding is the native herds, which 

 are descendants of Spanish cattle run wild. The importations 

 being made are chiefly Shorthorns, which nick well with the 

 native cattle. Texas fever is the only disease that troubles 

 cattle in Brazil, but it only affects imported cattle, native 

 herds being naturally immune. It is now, however, only a 

 question of the Government arranging to have the imported 

 stock inoculated to remove all risk. 



There are no restrictive conditions in regard to taking up 

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

 stations ranging from £3 to £5 per month. The native is a 

 good worker, but he has to be taught to handle stock kindly 

 and patiently. Railway construction is proceeding at a great 

 rate, for which purpose English and French capital is pouring 

 into the country. Communication, 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 

 from the United State- 

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

 Black mentioned that the American 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 

 man j' landholders in Argentina have sold out and gone to 

 Brazil. The Government gives agriculturists farms ready 

 made. 



