. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Live Stock Breeder's' Association. 107 growth of alfalfa and other nutritious grasses and legumes, to- gether with cheap land and labor, make it possible to produce beef cheaply. To any one unacquainted with the possibilities of the country the degree of fatness which the cattle acquire on grass or alfalfa alone is a marvel. ty. Figure 3.—Ranch and Cattle scene, Estancia "Los ; There is quite an extensive area well suited to, and at present partially u
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Live Stock Breeder's' Association. 107 growth of alfalfa and other nutritious grasses and legumes, to- gether with cheap land and labor, make it possible to produce beef cheaply. To any one unacquainted with the possibilities of the country the degree of fatness which the cattle acquire on grass or alfalfa alone is a marvel. ty. Figure 3.—Ranch and Cattle scene, Estancia "Los ; There is quite an extensive area well suited to, and at present partially used for, the growing of corn; but as yet, and probably for some years to come this product will either be exported or used for horse, dairy cow and pig feeding. If the time ever comes when slaughterers will pay a sufficiently high premium for corn-fed beef, it is believed the country can produce ample corn for this purpose. A statement of the distribution of cattle throughout the vari- ous provinces of the republic will serve to show what parts are con- vsidered best adapted for cattle raising. In some instances these statistics might be misleading, as for example, in the province of Buenos Ayres and other favored sections of the country more cattle might be kept, but agriculture is more profitable. From the accompanying map it will be seen that the Provinces of Buenos Ayres, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Santa Fe, and Cordoba are at present the leading cattle sections. These five provinces contain upwards of 80 per cent of the cattle in the Argentine Re- public. Cattle ranches are large, those of from 12,500 to 25,000. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Missouri. State Board of Agriculture. Jefferson City, Mo. : Missouri State Board of Agriculture
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