ty Youth Reports |pYE Tour To Peru Hess, Strasburg R 1 under the International Farm s a word that means Youth Exchange (IFYE) pro- Ruins” of the fabul- gram. The following story Empire- I find that tells the best I can about this a very interesting fascinating country, a very educational in which, I am mak eme for six months, Tractors and , Equipment 450 Tractor 460 Diesel Tractor go Tractor anall PLOWS _4” Plow 2 point Hitch . 2-16” Plow 2 point Hitch . , 3 16” Plow 2 point Hitch j G HARROWS (on Spring Harrow mt Fast Hitch actor Spring Harrow Reg Spring Harrow SPREADERS Spreader iea Spreaders ormick uip.Store Slate Street 3ATA. PA. me RE 3-2283 RAIN or SHINE Make High Quality Hay NICHOLSON HAY TEDDER the crop in air, combing out the lumps and open ing up the thick butt ends' of the swath; leaving fluffy condition so that warm dry air can pass through it and reduce the moisture with maximum speed. N»w type double acting spring steel tine. Available lor older models. 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The mineral wealth is tremendous I have seen a large refinery where the by products are gold and silver. The main products are lead, zinc, and copper. The amaz ing'fact is,-they can obtain as many as 12 or more different metals from one single ore. Here in this altitude, agri culture is very limited. The elevation at my first' home was 12,500 feet above sea level The main products are potatoes and com. The only livestock which can stand the height is the smaller animals, such as sheep and pigs. Larg er animals get a lung condi tion and die, even some peo ple have trouble living at NEW IMPROVED MODELS UTI Ground Drive UT2 PTO Drive Feed cosf, gain.” Mik> Gty, Iowa; per cwt. poi version." Get your Curler pro; Wayne Cali grams too! erprog H. M. STnJFFER & SON'S. Inc. Witmer Remits - x>eo:a. <* LIME VALLEY MILLS R.D. 1 '!« Strep’ this altitude. On the eastern side of the mountains you find the jun gle and the beginning of the Amazon River. Unfortunate ly, I didn’t get a chance to visit this part of the country, but here lies the future of Peru, if they can find a route over the mountains to transport the products, which range from tropical fruits to the newest experiment, beef cattle. According to the Am erican technicians in Lima, this presents a very profit able venture in the jungle. The third climatic condi tion in Peru is found in the lower mountains, the one’s that are only about 4,000 to 8,000 feet high. Here you find level valleys that are very rich in agriculture. In northern Peru there are large dairy farms with 200 to 600 or more cows each. The climate is favorable for pas ture the year round, so hous ing is practically non-exist ant. Many of the cows are milked on pasture. There are large plants which buy the milk then manufacture it in to evaporated milk This is the most practical and profit able way to handle the milk. On the coast you find the fourth different climate. In South America the prevail ing winds are easterly in stead of westerly, as in our country. You find, because of the high mountains, the winds lost all their moisture, so the land on the coast is what we would call desert. This Nicholson tedder by its unique double tine action is gently throwing LIMITED SUPPLY Write for information & prices ELMER SPAYD H. D. #l. LITITZ Located 1 mi. E. of Brunnerville, 4 mi. W. of Lincoln ABERDEEN MILLS B.D. 2. Elizabethtown. T a BOHRER'S MILL H. D. 1. Ronks. *>■ Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9» 1960 —13 Only where rivers come out roads to get the products to of the mountains, can they market. irrigate and raise cotton and Health is another very ser sugar cane as the main crops. j ous problem. Everywhere Peruivan cotton is known a- g 0) we are warned not to round the world as some of <jrmk wa ter, because it is un the best cotton raised. The sa £ e very few of the 'educat costal region really offers a ec j p eo pi e ea t or drink any great future in agriculture, if unless 4t is boiled or they can find the water ncces- Q ne American, who I sary to irrigate. met in Lima, told me that Peru has many problems to solve, the main one being the social and labor problem. Labor here is very cheap. Many ol the native Indians work for 5 to 10 soles a day, or, in our money about 18c to 37c. The valuable land is usually owned by a rich land owner who lives in Lima. The Indians have very little education, so you find them satisfied to live in a mud hut and work for little or noth ing. They don’t want to take the responsibilities of manag ing a farm. Transportation and com munications are also very poor and lacking in most places. Roads are usually mud, the only road that is paved is the Pan American Highway, which runs along the coast. 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NEW HOLLAND this country is at the stage of development that the U. S. A., was at in 1900. This is not only true for Peru, but the rest of South America. -j This, however, I can say is not true of Lima, the capitol of Peru. Lima is a very beau tiful and modern city. Many people describe it as resemb ling our southwestern cities, like Phoenix, Arizona. Lima is known as jhe cultural cap ital of South 'America. Many big American companies have stores arid offices here and also, you find a very modern and large airport. Peru has the possibilities of becoming a'very rich and productive country and I am glad to have a part in trying to promote ~ r good will be tween this important neigh bor to the South and our own county. -JFhe IFYE goal jis world peace through world 'understanding and this un derstanding . that 4 creates peace, must . start at the “grassroots” or family level. Try a Classified Ad. 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