958 Notes on Agriculture Abroad. [feb., 



rail or river. Land in the Chaco, a part of the country that is little 

 known and almost entirely undeveloped, is cheaper. Some of the lands 

 that are ordinarily suitable for cattle raising- are liable to inundation. 

 There is a good demand for cattle, both for local consumption and 

 for the factories of preserved meat and meat extract. The average 

 price of animals weighing 190 to 200 kilos (420 to 440 lb.) is about ^"3 

 in winter and £2 15s. in summer at the capital and less in the country 

 districts, but prices vary greatly with local conditions. Ox-hides sell 

 at about qd. per lb. and cow-hides at 3d. per lb. According to the 

 latest census, taken in 1902, the total number of animals in the country 

 was 3,104,453, but the number is probably greater to-day. Horse 

 breeding in Paraguay, on the other hand, does not thrive, owing 

 chiefly to the prevalence of the mat de cadeira, a fatal disease which 

 attacks horses and goats, and the cause of which is at present un- 

 known. 



Government Aid to Live Stock Breeding in Argentina. — A report by 

 the United States Consul at Buenos Aires states that a Bill has passed 

 the Argentine Chamber of Deputies granting a Government bounty to 

 the first freezing works erected in the province of Entre Rios. The 

 bounty is to be paid for five years, and will consist of about Ss. 6d. 

 per head for cattle and about is.Sd. per head for sheep exported. 

 The live stock industry in other provinces is considered to be on a 

 satisfactory basis, and not in need of State protection. (U.S. Daily 

 Consular and Trade Reports, November 17th, 191 1.) 



Cattle and Meat industry in Argentina. — The British Acting-Consul 

 at Buenos Aires (Mr. F. G. Rule) has forwarded copies of a pamphlet 

 issued by the Argentine Agricultural Society, giving detailed informa- 

 tion on Argentine stock-breeding, the export of live stock, and the 

 frozen meat industry, and containing also an article on the local 

 development of scientific agriculture. A few copies are available for 

 distribution. 



Pedigree Live Stock Imported into Argentina, 1901-1910.— The fol- 

 lowing particulars regarding the importation into Argentina of pedigree 

 stock of various classes and breeds during the period 1901-1910 is 

 given in "Argentina: its Agriculture and Live Stock in 1910 " (Anales 

 de la Sociedad Rural Argentina) : — 



Cattle. — Shorthorn, 8,661; Hereford, 339; Polled Angus, 370; Red 

 Polled, 98; Jersey, 92; various, 124; total 9,684. The total value of 

 these 9,684 animals was ,£1,268,646, or ^"131 per head. 



Sheep. — Lincoln, 22,985; Merinos, 566; Hampshire, 1,441; Shrop- 

 shire, 1,590; Romney Marsh, 1,139; various, 1,172; total, 28,893. Tn e 

 total value of these 28,893 animals was ^378,511, or £13 2s. per 

 head. 



Horses. — Percheron, 1,003; Clydesdale, 696; Shire, 365; Hackney, 

 438; Yorkshire, 89; Suffolk, 56; Anglo-Norman, 75; Shetland, 71; 

 Pony, 31; Arab, 17; various, 595; total, 3,436. The total value of 

 these 3,436 animals was ^450,131, or ^131 per head. 



Asses.- — French, 105; Spanish, 835; Italian, 3; various, 17; total, 

 960. The total value of these 960 animals was ^"67,048, or £70 per 

 head. 



Pigs. — Yorkshire, 440; Berkshire, 1,795; various, 409; total, 2,644. 

 The total value of these 2,644 animals was £"23,092, or £8 145. per 

 head. 



