. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 14 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, October 29, 1910. LAND 30 CENTS AN ACRE. Robert B. Buchanan, an Englishman, and fiscal agent for a Franco-German syndicate of capitalists, centered in Ber- lin and Paris, is now in Mexico City for the purpose of consummating the largest land transaction ever recorded. He is buying grazing and timber land in the Mexican republic to the value of $200,- 000,000 gold, and will buy more later on. Mr. Buchanan is buying everything that comes to his notice, large or small, and in some instances at fancy prices in or- der to insu
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 14 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, October 29, 1910. LAND 30 CENTS AN ACRE. Robert B. Buchanan, an Englishman, and fiscal agent for a Franco-German syndicate of capitalists, centered in Ber- lin and Paris, is now in Mexico City for the purpose of consummating the largest land transaction ever recorded. He is buying grazing and timber land in the Mexican republic to the value of $200,- 000,000 gold, and will buy more later on. Mr. Buchanan is buying everything that comes to his notice, large or small, and in some instances at fancy prices in or- der to insure contiguity. Outside of land acquired by conquest, cession or international agreement, there is no other instance in which so large a tract has ever changed ownership. Some of the land bought sold at as little as 30 cents per acre. Mr. Buchanan, in a newspaper ad- vertisement, is authority for the state- ment that he wishes to acquire the land for the purpose of controlling the export cattle trade of Mexico, Central America and Brazil. Whether he intends to buy land to the same extent in the other countries mentioned is not known. o The soil is the most important source of wealth to both the State and the na- tion. "Upon its continued productive- ness will depend, in a very large meas- ure, the future welfare of the people. If fertility is maintained the future gen- erations will prosper. If it is not main- tained disaster results. Present methods are far from perfect and only serve to de- plete the soil iu too many instances. As an extreme illustration it is stated that the farmers in the great wheat region of Canada only expect to secure from 12 to 15 crops from their land and then aban- don it. A Kansas man who spent some time in that region during the last grow- ing season stated that very many of the fields he visited contained more weeds than wheat. o DAIRY NOTES. The milker should wear a clean outer garment, used only when milk- ing, and kept in a clean place at o
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