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referred to under Bolivia, as in that country it came under my personal observation.

The Grazing Industry in Peru.

  The high valleys and punas of Peru are covered with an excellent growth of grass. I visited two ranches in Peru and had an excellent opportunity to observe the methods used there in the sheep-raising industry. The first was at the Atocsaico Ranch, twelve miles southwest of Junin on the railroad from Oroya to Cerro de Pasco. From Oroya (12000 ft.) to Cerro de Pasco (14300 ft.) there is a gradual ascent through a plateau partly of hills and partly of level valley land.

  The ranch contains many thousand acres and is devoted primarily to sheep-raising for wool. They keep about 35000 sheep, 1100 cattle and some horses. The sheep graze the year round and there is plenty of running water. The grass is abundant and the quality is as fine as I have seen any where. There is an electric power house with water power. From this there is electric light and stoves and the power runs the wool press and a circular saw. The sheep are dipped in a modern dipping arrangement and the cattle are vaccinated for black leg. The fences, equipment, and outfit generally [[strikethrough]] is [[/strikethrough]] are up-to-date and in good condition. They allow 2 sheep to 3 acres and consider 1 cow equal to 7 sheep in grazing. About 60 tons of wool are produced each year. There was an equipment for shearing sheep by machinery but it is not used as it was found that the shearing was too close and the shorn sheep suffered from the cold at that