Southern Africa, the land and its peoples . bj the intro-duction of the Danish system of ( o-operative I !gg ( Ireles. Although pig-rearing ia still in the experimental itaoe, it bai bet n eatabliahedthai in tome areai the industry can !>«• ? verj profitable one, 1i^s are < \tremely prolific, thrive well <»n (arm-refuse, and can be [eared arithoul largeinvestmenta of capital. The curing of bacon and ham are expanding Indus-tries, but although t here It an export of these articles, Import* are still greatly III Piodi era 01 Cultivation,Maize. Maize is the principal field-crop
Southern Africa, the land and its peoples . bj the intro-duction of the Danish system of ( o-operative I !gg ( Ireles. Although pig-rearing ia still in the experimental itaoe, it bai bet n eatabliahedthai in tome areai the industry can !>«• ? verj profitable one, 1i^s are < \tremely prolific, thrive well <»n (arm-refuse, and can be [eared arithoul largeinvestmenta of capital. The curing of bacon and ham are expanding Indus-tries, but although t here It an export of these articles, Import* are still greatly III Piodi era 01 Cultivation,Maize. Maize is the principal field-crop of South Africa. It Tonus the staple food of the native population: it is valuablefor stock, and is cut for ensilage; there is also a large surplus for export. Ine increasing cultivation of the cereal as a rodder-cropto supplement grazing will probably lead to more extensive stockfarming, and hence to developments in the export of mealand dairy-produce. The climatic conditions favourable to mai/c-eulf i\ at ion differ essentially from those which govern wheat-production. Maizerequires a summer rainfall of at least *J1 inches, a temperature during the ripening period of ,;> . and a growing period of 200days free from frost. The western limit of cultivation is therefore ? line drawn approximately from Mafeking to Kast London. To 108 SOUTHERN \ I KM \ the East of this line maize is grown successfully in the followingareas : (1) The Transvaal High Veld ; (2) The Orange Free State ; (3) The Midlands of Natal; (4) The Ea
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