The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-11
CANADA.
HEs AsRrculzpnAL PRODUCTS.
srrprisine Statements ne TO the Productive
ness OF the Dor,iriou.

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Not many in Canada, still fewer elsewhere
appreciate the vast range in agricultural en-.
psbilities possessed By the Dominion In virtue
OF It's great variety Of climate. Not only whoa,
and the other great cereals OF temperate
| regions. and the apple, vine. and peach are
| cultivated. but, strange as II may seem ia
many. even the flg. the almond. tho pome.
Eranate. and cotton may be grown within lin
tied areas.
The law that holds throughout the vegetable
world. that each species reaches its highest
development. or perhaps rather its greatest
productiveness. toward its colder-in our case
tts northern-llmit operates in Canada In n
manner unequalled anywhere else in either Of
the Americas. The reason for this Is obvious.
The distance from south to north in which
cereals may BIO cultivated In the Dominion ex-
tends over 900 miles, or from the latitude OF
Homo tnearly AZ deEs.l as In southern Ontario.
to the latitude Of middle or northern Finland,
rs In the Mackenzie River bnsin north OF
Peace River. Very few among us realize that
the single province Of Ontario reaches south
and north from Peee on Lake Erie. to Albany
on James's Bay. over distance as great as
t991 x, between Lake Erie and the nearest waters
al a me cur 81 Mexico the bay Of Mobile. In
braced the region Of the greatest productive
moss Of indian corn. tropical plant and barley.
q ne world up to and beyond the Arctic circle
Inc TACT, In its bearing on Canadian agricul-
said that the one province referred d to e' can
IN the United States. with the two exceptions
the exception seems rather matter OF soil
eoPPSSs a nsn,is than ~ 81 climate.
dian corn production per acre. by only one
Sta state OF the American Amer Hnion-MIssouri-nn
St,tr
OF Illinois grows per acre but little more than
two.thirds the, product of Ontario. and the
rs much as South Carolina. Yet Ontario is
not not a corn country in one sense q the word:
shelled corn. THIS is not f from inability ABILITY to
grew corn. but that Ontario grows wheat we'll.
w WHILE tne great corn states cannot do So and
years. has relatively been to us more profit
aye Tes er ii, than h forn n;,o,. o.,
the World OVER Here the ssnsr" HrS
f Sas in regard to highest prodps
wheat Of sfss Of The The
highest productiveness- lies mostly within
the Dominion. where it occupies hundreds o.
yet known: but it Is known that excellent crops ops
ns ss north s fe 5s
latitude. In the valley Of the ST. Law
partial exhaustion OF the soil through the over
cropping Of former years has lowered the
twenty years ago; but this drawback il being
overcome By the general adoption OF rotation
81 FoPs asa o nEng and
crop Wf nse aaSs
@ e sushes the @l ya T Ses
acre foH series OF years has been much
can Union, and the average return has been
50 e Se SAFES II IS The
and plains. that Canada looks for the bulk Of
its wheat export. There the climatic influences
nowhere approached oyer any wheat area Of
similar extent From Manitoba northwest to
thu" the es Of
excessive rains and drought. Manitoba
wheat in the world. and com m ands tfe highest
price; This appears to he due to the climate.
shs soo ina the
Dakota and Minnesota damage is done to late
sown grain by early irosts, but this is being
seeding. and is. after ali. not SO serious
drawback as the bursts OF excessive heat. the
soatherly portions Of this Continent . '"' "A'''
Whatever influence the character Of the soil
there can be r. no doubt that the high
barley, is largely due to the peculiar climate
q q the barley copnties Ct Ontario, especially
sive heats Of southerly winds What is
ana bas ss esDat aaya csnas' Of E"e ia
regard to oats. peas, and root crops: In
fact. over an area OF moro than million
wherever the soil is fertile and in each and ali
OF them the belt Of highest development and
sively In Canadian territory. With this snpe.
riorlty In nroduetiyeness OF the great field
se % Of rans
afford abundant reason for Canadians to have
the agricultural dominance Of America. and
all that this Implies:
quantities Of apples fruit Which v they IS ex
The export Of Nova Scotia alone usually
81 ths British market oilers; New Bruins.
the apple, pear. and plum with notable sue.
eess and to some s, sTen ntd the vine also f9r
may we'll be understood when It Is remem-
bered that in the warmest localities Of the
stantip opls. or Lisbon. while over much Of the
L 81 Least rs warm az Nat at
ssa Dsss sounes
heat as great as July In the south Of
England: the season entirely. without frost
months: the most extreme frosts Of winter
ever recorded are not 40 great as have been
reached In st. Louis. Missouri. and not greater
than have teen known In parts OF Kentucky.
Arkansas, and TexaB. while. generally speak
ing. throughout the large area markedly In:
fnenced by the great lakes, the average Geld
sissirpi Valley two, or three hundred miles
further south. In addition to the influence OF
t!e great lakes; there ls tslt also the influence
In northern and eastern Ontario. and which
by lengthening the frostess seasons In the
autumn permits many variety OF apple,
grape, and other fruits to be grown northward
OF their usual limits.
Perhaps no better way OF indicating the Ca
liabilities OF Ontario for fruit could be chosen
than to cite few examples OF the vegetation
OF the mildest portion Of tho province. or the
seven species OF tho magnolia known on the
continents five, can be grown in southern On
pseudo -pspaw. a tree. the Northwestern limit
q which extends sout,hIiwesterly from Lake
Texas into Mexico. Cotton has long been
while at Niagara.o the, Lake the ile and al
and with only nominal winter protection. The
sweet potato attains a weight In southern On
tario sometimes exceeding three hounds, and
tho apricot and nectarine are numbered among