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Show TILMS ARE TO HELP IN INTRODUCTION OF STOCK Introduction of American breeds of live stock nnd poultry into South America, particularly Argentina, is to Imj aided by tho use of motion picture pic-ture films prepared for this purjwso b) tho United States department of agriculture The films also will show American methods of breeding Hc stock and handling it in its many phases from tho farm to the home tabic Tho government of Argentine has shown special interest in tho Introduction In-troduction of American methods of handling live live stock, ns it has, indeed, in-deed, in the agricultural practices of the northern half of the continent nerallv As evidence of this the Argentine embassy at Washington, D C, has nlrendv purchased ten filn s on theso subjects for educational use in its countrj It has frequently bid tho department's bulletins on ngncul unit questions translated into Spanish Span-ish for distribution in Argentina. The Hmnos Aires nnd l'nclfio roil way has been another purchaser of Alms and still pictures for uso along its svstem Its representative in this countr). Hon Hlcnrdo Vidila, recent-1 recent-1 called at tho dcpartmtnt in quest ot films showing the swine industr) in the I tilled States. He was enthusiastic enthus-iastic over tho opportunity of almost immediate success if efforts were concentrated on tho introduction of American swine into Argentina He pronscd that n film lie prepared bv the department showing tiio swino industry in-dustry in the United Stales, which eoulif be ucd along the mutes of the Husnos Aires nnd 1'acifio rnllwn) Tho bureau of Animal industr) welcomed wel-comed tho suggestion nnd preparations prepara-tions arc being made for filming tho various interesting idinscs of tho sub jeet It is planned to show important import-ant swino breeding fnrms, tho work in the big Chicago packinghouses nnd the preparation of tho product for t'ic table Pictures will be made of the various tvpc of American hogs and an effort will be put forth to give soma idea of tho vnslness of the In-duitr) In-duitr) in this countr)'. |