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read this report will cordially agree with me as Ear as railways 

 are concerned. 



" If we take any of the other railways of the country into 

 consideration there is no complaint to be made against them, 

 thai is. as far as the private companies are concerned. The 

 Paulista, one of the great tracks of the country, may be com- 

 pared with the best in the world) to say nothing of the Leo- 

 poldina, which compares quite favourably with the former. 

 The latter company has done quite a lot for the progress of 

 the country by installing a ' model farm.' where lads may go 

 for instruction in the art of preparing all kinds of dairy produce, 

 and lately it has started a l travelling agricultural wagon,' 

 which travels all over the line owned by the company, showing 

 all kinds of implements, and the expert in charge gives all the 

 information required. 



;< The former company, the Paulista, have also done pioneer 

 service, insomuch that it is chiefly owing to the efforts of the 

 general inspector. Dr. F. Monlevade, that the export of meat 

 commenced." 



There are some splendid flocks of British breeds of sheep 

 owned by a few of the best farmers. In the Rio Grande the 

 Southdown is preferred, and the wool produced is abundant 

 and fine ; the Romney Marsh is suitable for most parts of 

 Brazil. The plateaux of Parana and Santa Catharina and Rio 

 Grande with an average of 2000 ft. elevation, are well suited to 

 sheep. Also Central Brazil, 3300 to 4000 ft. altitude, with its 

 glorious climate, is specially suited, and in the Rio Grande do 

 Sul there are already over 2.000,000 sheep. 



A London Syndicate, with a capital of £1,000,000 for the 

 purpose of stock-raising in Brazil South, is in existence. 



There are vast expanses of pasturage available for cattle- 

 raising. The Brazilian Railway Company have purchased 

 7.000,000 acres of grazing land, and they say it is just as good 

 as the best North American prairies, and there is sufficient 

 supply of native stock to ensure the rapid development of a 

 prosperous industry on a very extensive scale. The Company 

 have already over 150,000 head of cattle, and the number is 

 fast being increased by local purchases, while large numbers of 

 stud cattle are being imported. 



