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Export of Live Stock to Brazil. [april, 



cation of the way in which agriculture is being fostered, 

 and also incidentally furnishes some particulars as to the 

 demand for machinery and live stock. 



Model Farms. — The model farms in question were 

 created as the result of a State law passed on September 

 24th, 1906, and the regulations issued in conformity with 

 it provide for six such farms, financed by the State Govern- 

 ment, to be opened in different parts of the State, in addition 

 to any similar farms which might be established ,by joint 

 municipal and State aid. These farms were to be of four 

 types: — (1) A farm about 120 acres in extent, to afford 

 instruction in agriculture with the help of implements, but 

 without machinery for finishing products, such as coffee or 

 rice ; (2) a farm of about 300 acres to afford instruction in 

 the cultivation of two or more crops, with the view of showing 

 the most economical method of cultivating and improving 

 a small area; (3) a farm of about 480 acres to be provided 

 with hydraulic and other machinery for general agricultural 

 purposes, with the view of showing the most practical and 

 economical method of cultivating the ordinary farms in 

 the State ; and (4) a farm of 960 acres provided with machin- 

 ery of the most advanced type, in order to afford instruction 

 in agriculture on a large scale. 



In each type of farm it is proposed to maintain (1) stud- 

 bulls and other selected pedigree animals to be lent without 

 charge for breeding purposes; and (2) a stock of agricul- 

 tural machines to be sold to farmers at cost price. 



Four of these farms are now in existence, and two others 

 appear to be in contemplation. Various crops not commonly 

 grown in Brazil, or to which insufficient attention is given 

 by the ordinary farmers, are being cultivated, such as wheat, 

 barley, rye, and roots for cattle, and these have given 

 promising results up to now. Native crops are also grown, 

 and experiments and demonstrations carried out to show 

 the value of artificial manures. 



Machinery. — The agricultural implements in use come 

 largely from the United States, and include stump pullers, 

 reversible disc ploughs, common wooden beam ploughs, drills, 

 grass-cutters, cultivators, and harrows. Chain and disc 

 harrows and picks are also imported from England. The 



