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Title: Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Tatlow, A.H South African Railways. Publicity Dept
Subjects: Railroads
Publisher: Durban, Natal : South African Railways Printing Works
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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which is taking place in the industry fromthe effects of the plague :— Cattle in the possession Sheep in the possession of Europeans and Year. of Europeans. Natives. 1896 802,579 738,732 1897 657,490 241,933 1898 543,619 232,323 1899 No return. No return. 1900 523,385 306,292 1901 504,040 356,511 1902 485,846 400,983 1903 509,987 626,727 1904 568,946 664,874 1905 587,151 783,887 1906 600,055 630,857 The drop of approximately half-a-million cattle shown in 1897 was the direct result ofthe spread of rinderpest. It will be seen that it took the Province eight years to attain thelevel it reached in pre-rinderpest days as regards the number of cattle in hand. The wool production of the Province is about two million pounds per annum. The Angora goat industry is also of some value. In 1909 there were 91,038 Angoragoats in the Province, and the production of mohair amounted to 270.653 lbs. Goats do wellin many parts of the country, and the industry is one that could profitably be extended.
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On a Natal Ostrich Farm.—Ostrich Farming is one of the coming farm industries of Natal OSTRICH FARMING: A POTENTIAL IN DUSTRY.— The ostrich industry, soimportant in the Cape Province, is represented in Natal by about three thousand birds.Ostriches do well in the thorns, and at Estcourt and Weenen they are a great success.The Government has been making efforts to encourage the taking up of this industry byfarmers, and their endeavours will probably bear good fruit ere long. The high price ofgood birds has, however, had a deterrent effect upon those who might otherwise be disposedto take up ostrich farming, but that there are good profits to be made out of the industrythere seems to be little doubt. A well-known Natal farmer who has farmed ostrichessuccessfully for many years says:—I cleared within two-and-a-half years £318 gross profit 41 ,,n my small investmenl of £12 I oannol think ol anythingbetter. He remarks further Ostrioh farming in ths thorn ntry oi N,,,,,..i profitable

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