Uruguay has set aside 216,000 dollars for prizes to be awarded to sheepfarmers who have done most to improve their stock. Not only are the stock-raisers of the country encouraged by these prizes, but there are also some compulsory laws with regard to agricultural interests in general. For example, all range-owners are required,, to plant five trees per hectare (2.471 acres) and to plant 1 per cent of their ranges to forage crops. Failure to comply with this law is punished by a fine equal to onefourth'of the land tax for which this land is assessed. There will also be a prize competition for tree-planting and for cultivating forest crops. There are no forests in Uruguay. Firewood is scarce, and generally is supplied by the bushels which grow along the river hanks. All trees for planting purposes are imported from abroad.—Spokesman Review-
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3488, 30 March 1912, Page 6
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142Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3488, 30 March 1912, Page 6
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