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mentioned are specially well-suited to produce the class 

 of horses that are wanted, only requiring the same care 

 in this case as with the new-born calf, to teach them to 

 appreciate the sheltered pen and the fostering care of 

 man. There will then be no necessity for the owners to 

 brutalize them when they are being broken to saddle or 

 harness, as is often the case now. The sturdy build of 

 the Prince Edward Island horses is due to their being 

 reared on high lands. 



There is no special reason why we could not produce 

 a strong, well-bred mule in the same district, and supply 

 the city in the near future. All that is necessary is a 

 knowledge of breeding and rearing them as in the case 

 of the horse. We ought to be able to produce as good a 

 mule here as any that comes from Montevideo. 



One of the reasons for which I advocate the keeping 

 of pen-fed stock in general is their supply of manure^ 

 Suppose we are told by the gentlemen who might be 

 asked to report on the soil, that after a few years it will 

 become too poor to produce large crops, we shall have 

 on the spot an abundance of the best manure that can be 

 obtained, for the purpose of renewing it. Its fertility will 

 be perpetuated, and barren spots turned into fruitful fields. 



The planting of cocoa, coffee, fibres, and other economic 

 products^ ccould be carried on at the same time. I men- 

 tion these few important items because they would become 

 permanent, be inexpensive, and give a quick return. If I 

 had the means these would be the lines I would take up. 



I would also recommend the cultivation of the follow- 

 ing economic produ6ls, viz : arrowroot, ginger, avocado 

 pears, pine-apples, oranges, and the Jamaica and Chili 

 plums (these last being very rare and delicious fruits). 



