New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-03


Surely the types never 20 30 slowly together as IN
the printing OF census returns EF"r!whcre II seems
to be- two years after the work is GOne before the facts
and figures all reach the people We thankful for
instsmont of the census returns Of January 1907
I lie information is valuable.
Tie average product of wheat in Upper Canada is
set down at 10 ii go bushels per acre, and IN Lower
Canada at only $50 bushels per These aver
ages it will readily be understood convey no correct
idea Of the capabilities of the soil There plenty
of instances where over fifty bushels TO the acre are
eroWn; tliIy is a very common crop But II the
cIoIs sometimes run high above the average, they
must also sometimes run Tar below IT, unless
le facts have been naccurately stated to the enume
rators That this is the case in many instances there
can be no doubt farmers often having tear that the
cCnsug-taking has some reference to the taxation
of their property. Lower Canada is poor wheat
country For some years the rayages OF the wheat
fv was so great there to cause almost the entire
sIspenfion of vheat-growing. Of late years, this
calamity has been decreasing in some parts OF Lower
Canada; but the weayil has been steadily making his
vay UP toward this section Of the Province la lSol
Liver Canada produced only 3,4Jo,YOJ bushels OF
yLeat. which would he not more than half sufficient
for its population the suppOston that they consume
six bushels for every individual The county III Lower
Canada growing the highest ayerage-Aegantic-ony
Gives Is bushels to tie acre, and the lOwest-L llet-
only 6 GasLe and Saguenay each, and Montreal
ITsIels to the acre 1t is surely not worth while
culiiyating land to obtain such miserable returns as
tleee The county in Upper Canada-Bruce-whc
has tie highest average shows ~ bushels OF wheat TO
tle acre and 26 Of Indian corn. Five counties-ylz:
Halton. York, Oxford, Kent, and Peel-grow Is bush
els of wheat 10 the acre, four Others IL and three
rs each There is one whole township that averages
e6 bu.hels Of wheat to the acre four average Il,
twelve average 20, and eleven average ~ bushels
In 1851, Upper Canada grew l2SV2'%'2 bushels oil
wheat; and besides supply ing the deficiency OF some
3OCO eco bushels in Lower Canada, exported 42I05I
bushels The average product Of Wheat IN Ono IS
less per acre BY more than four bushels than the aver
ace of Upper Canada
II would be unfair to make any comparison between
the relative increase in tie export of wheat between
Canada and the United States, nasnuch as the United
States consume in the production OF manufacturers
larce quantity of gram, while Canada mas no such
class Of cons umers 1t is not, however, unfair 70
make q comparison between the relative IN
crease of production in the two countries. During
the last ten years the growth of wheat has crease ii
W ward Of 100 per cent in Canada while in the United
States lie increase has been only about 40 per cent
Strange to say, we lave also outstrpRe3 'he Oh'el
States in the increase of the growth If Indian corn, IN
ten years 1T tie rate OF 1863 against % per cent In
oats Jpper Canada has. during the same period IN
creased the production l33 per cent against - per
cont in the United States. All Canada produces
one seventh more wheat than ONO per inl-
yidual Of the population, although ONO has
9sCC0CO acres Of cultivated land against . JyJj 10
CaTada Tie Census Commissioner N the United
States makes a most important omission IN not giving
tie number Of acres under any peculiar crop an ar
countries that might be Of great advantage From
this cause il IL uI ossbe to compare the average pro-
ducGors PER acre Of any particular crop ID CANADA
with tie same il tie United States
Tie truth is Upper canad9! runs too much
upon wheat. TO lie partial neglect OF tome pro-
dncficns. In 1851 Canada possessed 1926 more
n;lch cows than Clio and yet did not produce as
much butter By onetlirl, and only about one-el2hth
a. much cheese In these two items Canada is short
to tie value ofabout s. 00OCOO year, although she
rofsesses more COWS than Ohio Tie inquiry into the
cause Of such anomalies these cannot but be Of the
hiei est Importance 1t must not be concluded that
CauaCa is milking DO progrfs in the articles OF butter
ara cleefe Tie reverse is the act Within the three
years from Jei9 TO 1851 ncuslye, the production Oh
butter las increased 372 per cent, and that oi cheese
r. per cent OF sheen the Province owns bat 3d.
CCo while Ohio hos less than 100000 The annual
PRODUCTION q wool in that State exceeds ours by
sOACD100 aud OfsLeep reckoned at 81 % each about
ss5C0WO Yctthcreis yery little difference in the re-
srectie number Of occupied acres here and IN ONO
yle lcfc he extent cultivated j. about oncthird
more thsn with 49, The discovery Of these hcta must
lead 10 an inquiry into their cause, which cannot iaI
Ia retult !s,ofabiy 10 the cause VI agriculture J. o.