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Characteristics of the Colonies.
The soil of this group of colonies is rich, but compact and heavy, as it
has been plowed for only a few years; the yield, however, is not so good
as might be expected. During 1898 the colonists sowed 66,656 acres,
subdivided as follows: wheat, 33,838; lucerne, 4,705; flax, 27,852;
barley, 242; rye, 19. In regard to the transportation of produce to market
the colonists of Clara are not so well situated as those of Moïseville
and Mauricio, where the maximum distance from railway stations is about
nine miles. In Entre Rios certain groups are twenty miles or more from the
railway. Considerable sums of money are being applied by the Jewish
Colonization Association to the formation of lucerne fields in this
province, as the breeding of cattle forms an important part of the economy
of the colony. A large steam flourmill is in operation, and there are
three well-organized schools in which two hundred children receive
instruction. The sanitary condition of the settlement is good. At
Ceballos, in the northern portion of Entre Rios, the Jewish Colonization
Association has established a cattle-breeding farm of 23,090 acres, which
is under the supervision of the council at Buenos Ayres.
In Entre Rios the Jewish Colonization Association owns 381,779 acres, of
which 195,545 are colonized. The colony of Clara is composed of 19
villages or groups, which with their populations (January, 1899) |
