New Guinean Goes Into
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The Cattle Business
A native farmer, Bongen [alanduan, of the Morobe Hstrict, Lae, New Guinea, who urchased some calves in 1954, lade what is believed to be the rst commercial sale of native red cattle in the Territory when e sold a bullock to Malahang lantations in April for £34.
Bongen rears his cattle in the area, which contains bout 100 head of native-owned
attle. Village peasant farming
tthniques are employed a illager is appointed as herdsman nd is responsible for adequate razing of the cattle.
Regional Stock Inspector, Mr. f. Robinson, of 3-mile Agri ultural Station, where the sale r as held, said that Bongen eeps amazingly accurate records f matings, and other relative ata for successful stock breed ig. He said: “His stock itself i good enough evidence. There i not one sign of disease”. And dded: “The natives are always een to receive advice from agricultural officers and im licitly carry out instructions”.
After Bongen purchased his rst calves in 1954, he hand-fed nd reared them until 1957 when
icy calved. The 50-years-old
inner intends to purchase more alves and do a lot more breed »g- It is expected that the natives i the Wain-Naba will begin to ring more cattle down for sale i about 12-months time.