1908.] Agriculture in Argentina. 



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Sales of live stock at last year's show exceeded half a million 

 dollars, and promise to increase as farmers get to recognise its 

 importance. Both native and foreign exhibits are admitted. 

 Last year's exhibition was favoured by a visit of the President 

 of the Republic accompanied by his Ministers, several members 

 of the Diplomatic Corps and other distinguished visitors, who 

 complimented the organisers on their successful undertaking. 



The area sown with cereals in 1907 was as follows : — • 



Province. 



Wheat. 



Linseed. 



Maize. 





Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Santa Fe ... ... 



3,260,030 



1,543,997 



1,884,610 



Cordoba ... 



3,535,958 



431,684 - 



506,350 



Entre-Rios 



718,278 



511,043 



301,340 



Other provinces ... 



6,706,853 



950, 199 



4,055,835 | 



Total ... 



14,227,168 



3,436,923 



6,744,335 j 



The estimated total production in this area was : — Wheat, 

 4,800,000 tons ; linseed, 1,100,000 tons ; maize, 3,800,000 tons. 



Export of Cereals. — The export of cereals from ports on the 

 River Parana of this Consular district and other ports of the 

 Argentine from 1st January to the 18th June, 1908, according 

 to figures published by The Review of the River Plate, was as 

 follows : — 





Wheat. 



Maize. 



Linseed. 





- 



Tons of 



Tons of 



Tons of 





2,204 lb. 



2,204 lb. 



2,204 lb. 



Rosario 



814,831 



349,114 



248,213 



Villa Constitucion 



5,670 



34,632 



19,043 



Santa Fe (Colastine) 



147,854 





86,160 



Other river ports ... 



63,170 



92,000 



150,000 



All other ports of the country ... 



1,732,507 



164,179 



244,308 



Total 



2,764,032 



639,925 



747,724 



The estimated quantity available for export during 1908 

 from the entire country is — wheat, 3,600,000 tons ; maize, 

 2,800,000 tons ; linseed, 1,100,000 tons. 



The maize crop in some districts suffered from want of rain, 

 and the yield of this crop is, therefore, not nearly so large as 

 was promised, but, on the whole, the quantity for shipment 



