Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-25
WHEAT AND BARLEY.
Two Products Of Iowa Which Would
8o Affected.


terms with the farmer OF Canada, with
respect to the things he buys, the pro-
posed arrangement would not injure
him. 90 further and declare that I
have no doubt whatsoever that the far
mer of Iowa. II given an even chance
in his purchases with the farmers OF
Canada. will find in the arrangement q
substantial advantage. In my judgment
there are Just two agricultural pro-
ducts Of Importance raised in the Unit
ed States which may. during short
periods. be reduced in price thru the
free exchange with Canada. These are
wheat and barley, and 1t has seemed
to me for q long time that, so far as
Iowa IL concerned. It would be hetter
for every farmer, and for every acre Of
land in the state. IL We allowed Canada
to raise all the wheat that we in Iowa
have hitherto been producing. I will
not stop to review the question, but
believe that every student who has ex-
plored the subject, and who has COM
pretended the vital necessity Of pre-
serving the strength Of our soil with
out resorting to expensive fertilizers.
will agree In what have said.
Could Give Wheat For Free Flour.
II We in Iowa can get free flour thru
low Canada the advantages which will
accrue to her in free wheat. I must not
be understood AZ admitting that the
free Introduction Of wheat or barley
will lower the price Of these products
thru any considerable period in the
United States. believe rather that
the removal Of the duties will raise the
Canadian price, for 1t IL an uncontro-
vertible fact that, taking the dominion
over. the prices have been lower there
upon these things than with us. due In
part however, to other causes than the
tariff.
Canadian livestock hialssst.
need not speak Of corn. for Of course
there is no real competition in Canada
in this product. ana a. have already
shown. we export large quantities to
our northern neighbor.
With respect to live stock, have
taken some pains TO discover what rel
alive prices are. comparing Canada and
the United States. and this is the re-
suit: The average value OF horses In
the United States is $10S.19: in Canada.
$3.50. Dairy cows in the United States.
$35.79: in Canada, 343. Other cattle.
without respect to age or grade. In the
United States, $19.41: in Canada. 331.
N9uScp III lAC OuALCO S9NdSCS. ~S.VOp ia
Canada. SO. Hogs in the United States.
1914: in Canada, $11.
I do not forget that on the plains Of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
there may in the future be found youn.
cattle lower In value than our own. but
there is nothing that Iowa needs moro
than a source toward which she can
turn for q supply Of cheap feeding cat
tie. and from such imports our corn
ana other cattle foods will be made
more valuable than heretofore.
Bearing in mind what have already
said. predict that with nearly every
thing except wheat. barley. and possi-
bly, hay. our exports Of agricultural
products into Canada wifi grow moro
rapidly than the imports OF such pro-
ducts into tile United States from
Canada.
Whero the Farmer Hss Kick.
I regret that can not At this time
90 further into the details Of the infor-
nation which we have. all Of which
leads inevitably to the conclusions
have announced. hope. however. that
the farmers Of this state. ~ we'll ~
other states, will with their accustomed
intelligence. survey the subject with
patriotic caro- before they denounce Ill
reciprocity In commerce.
It will be remembered that said .
few moments ago that II No put the
farmer into FREQ competition with
Canada common Justice and common
decency require that he shall buy In .
market a. free as that IN which the
Canadian farmer buys. To me it IL .
checking perversion OF sacred princi.
pie to assert that the farmer should
suffer FREQ competition In everything
he sells and endure high protection IN
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