PASTORAL FARMING IN ARGENTINA...

incl. COMMERCIAL REARING LIVESTOCK
1. CATTLE
2. GOAT
3. SHEEP
4. for MILK, MEAT, WOOL ,HIDES
AREAS OF PASTORAL FARMING
1. SHEEP
  1. THRIVED IN COOL & DRY WEST
2. SHEEP REARING
  1. IN COOL & DRY REGIONS OF FOOTHILLS OF ANDES & PATAGONIAN PLATEAUS
  2. PASTURES ARE POORER WITH SHORT, COARSE GRASS
3. BEEF
  1. RAISED IN PAMPAS, TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS & FINEST GRAZING GROUNDS
4. DAIRY CATTLE
  1. RAISED IN PAMPAS
  2. PARTICULARLY IN BUENOS AIRES
5. CATTLE
  1. REARED IN WARM & WET AREAS IN EAST
PAMPAS
1. MILD CLIMATE
2. FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS FOR CATTLE REARING
3. TREELESS
4. FERTILE SOIL
5. LAND SOWN WITH ALFAFA
  1. MAIN FODDER FOR CATTLE
  2. LUXURIANT & NUTRITIOUS
  3. CATTLE GETS FATTENED QUICKLY
6. RAINFALL YEAR ROUND
7. RAINFALL IF LESS..WATER GIVEN THROUGH WELLS AND WIND PUMPS
8. MODERATE TEMP.
9. MAIZE,OATS RYE ALSO GROWN
ESTANCIAS
1. CATTLE REARED ON LARGE FARMS WHICH HAVE EXTENSIVE AREAS (+10000 HECTARES) IS ESTANCIAS
  Annotations:
  - WHAT IS ESTANCIAS
2. BOUNDRIES FENCED WITH BARBED WIRES
3. SUB DIVIDED TO PADDOCKS
4. SMALLER YARD CALLED CORRAL
  1. CATTLE SORTED & BRANDED
5. MANAGED LIKE FACTORY
  1. HAS GENERAL MANAGER (OVERALL SUPERVISOR)
    1. DEPARTMENTAL MANAGER
      1. FODDER
      2. MILK PRODUCTION
      3. CULTIVATION
      4. WATER SUPPLY
      5. MACHINERY
      6. BEEF PRODOCTION
      7. MEDICAL FACILITIES
      8. SHELTER BELTS
6. SELF-CONTAINED UNITS
  1. HOUSES FOR OWNERS,MANAGERS AND WORKERS
  2. COTTAGES OF WORKERS HAVE SMALL PLOTS WHERE THEY GROW FRUITS &VEGETABLES OR RAISE PIGS & POULTRY
    1. THERE R ALSO STOREHOUSES, FARMS, STABLES, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, POWER STATION, MACHINE SHOPS ETC..
7. VETINARY DOCTORS TAKE CARE OF ANIMALS.
GAUCHOS
1. ARE THE COWBOYS
2. DUTY IS TO HERD CATTLE YEAR ROUND
3. EXCELLENT HORSEMEN
4. DRIVE ON HORSE BACK LOOKING AFTER AND DRIVING CATTLE
5. MIXED RACE OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN INDIAN
6. WEAR LEATHER JACKETS,PANTS,LONG BOOTS,TRIANGULAR WOOLEN CAP CALLED PONCHO WORN(PROTECTION FROM COLD) & BROAD BRIMMED JACKETS(SOMBREROS)
7. ROUNDING UP CATTLE THEY USE LASSO(LONG ROPE WITH NOOSE ,THROWN AROUND HORNS OR NECKS OF CATTLE)
8. BOLA(ROPE WITH ROUND STONE TIED)USED TO BRING RUNNING CATTLESTO GROUND
9. CATTLE CONSTANTLY ON MOVE TO AVOID OVER GRAZING.
10. IN SUMMER TAKEN TO MOUNTAIN PASTURES
11. IN WINTER TAKEN TO LOWER SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS
PRODUCTS OF PASTORAL FARMING
1. GREAT CARE TAKEN TO REAR HIGH QUALITY BEEF CATTLE
2. FATTENED AND TAKEN BY TRAINS TO SLAUGHTER HOUSES OR FRIGORIFICOS
3. CATTLE KILLED & BEEF FROZEN.
TRADE
1. ROSARIO,BAHIA BLANCA & CORDOBA IMP. MEAT PACKING & EXPORTING CENTRES
2. MAIN BUYERS R EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (MOSTLY GERMANY) AND GULF COUNTRIES.

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