1922.] 



Agriculture Abroad. 



951 



AGRICULTURE ABROAD. 



LIVE STOCK IN AKGENTINA— DAIRY PKODUCE 

 IN CANADA. 



The anniial Live Stock Exhibition organised by the Argentine 

 Rural Society took place at Buenos Aires in September. As in 

 Live Stock previous years, the awards were made by 



„ , -x- ludees specially invited from the United 



Exhibition J^.^^ ^ 



in ^rdontindi* ^■'^S om, 



* Shorthorns were again the chief feature 



of the Exhibition both in the high standard of the exhibits and 



in the number of entries. The Hereford classes, which have 



done so much towards the success of the cattle-raising industry 



in the Argentine, were well represented. A distinctive feature 



was the display of Aberdeen- Angus cattle, which received much 



favourable comment; the growth of this breed in Argentina 



during the past few years has been remarkable both in numbers 



and in qualitv. In view of the great advance which the dairying 



industry is making in the Argentine, considerably more interest 



was shown at this year's Exhibition in dairy cattle. 



There were some exceptionally good specimens of the various 

 breeds of sheep and pigs. Although the expansion of the motor 

 industry has been detrimental to horse-raising generally, some 

 good specimens of the Shire and Clydesdale classes were exhi- 

 bited. The French breeds were well represented, as also were 

 Hackneys and other Hght breeds, but the reduction in entries 

 reflects the diminished interest in carriage horses. 



The sales of exhibits were disappointing to exhibitors on 

 account of the low prices realised, which were 40 per cent, below 

 those of last year's Exhibition. This fall in prices is attributed 

 to unfavourable conditions in the Argentine ; there has been a 

 serious drought, resulting in a scarcity of pasture and a general 

 fall in the prices of cattle. 



In opening the Exhibition the Argentine Minister of Agricul- 

 ture refeiTcd to the effects of the War on the stock-breeding 

 industry, and emphasised the futilit}^ of expecting to maintain 

 in times of peace the inflated prices which ruled during the War. 

 He maintained that future prosperity lay in high quality, and 

 urged the value of good selection in the purchase of breeding 

 stock. 



