The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-01
WHERE THE FARMER GAINS.

Report OF UnlLoQ SLaLoS SOuSul
Felix S. S. Johnson, Kingston, Ont:
The province of Ontario is the only
enc in the dominion just now that
Aa8 q surplus of eggs. All the other
provinces produce less than they
consume. This is especially true Of
the western provinces, where rail-
way construction on a large scale
and the great influx of immigrants
has led to an increased demand for
eggs that the local producers can not
yet meet. In time the western pro-
vinccs will probably produce more
eggs than they can consume, but In
the meantime Ontario's surplus of
eggs goes almost entirely to the
western provinces.
The effect of reciprocity and the
free interchange of eggs along the
border will be to change trade chan
nels so that the western states will
supply the Canadian northwest ter
ritorjes. In the middle of the winter
eggs could be imported into Ontario
from more southerly regions of the
United States, for Ontario does not
produce many eggs at that season.
Years ago Ontario imported eggs
from as far south as st. Louis in the
middle of the winter, and it is likely
Ahis will be done again.
The Mckinley act raised the duty
On oats from 10 to Is cents per BUSH
eli. Under the low duty oats were
usually cheaper in WATERFOWL, n.
T., than in Kingston, Ontario. In
May, 1899, oats were 33 II cents per
bushel in Watertown, and "a u cents
in Kingston. In January, 1890, oats
sold for rs cents in Watertown and
81 cents in kingston, while in June
the price was sc cents in both cities.
The Mckinley act raised the duty on
hay from 50 to 81 per ton. Under
the low duty hay generally brought
= better price in Kingston than in
Wxtertown. In May, 1889, it was
quoted at So in Watertown and $40
in Kingston.
During the last year at Kingston
the difference in prices on both sides
of the line has been very slight.
Butter, eggs, potatoes, fruits, vege-
tables and berries Of all kinds have
averaged the same price while rents
and the cost of living are higher on
the Canadian side. During the win
ter and spring seasons all vegetables,
berries, fruits and eggs are imported
from the United States and meat of
all kinds is cheaper in the United
States than in Canada. Cream at
present is imported in large quanti-
ties into the United States at the low
rate of duty of cents gallon. The
duty was placed on cream more than
= year ago, but the prices for 1910
and 1911 have been the same.
Ontario is the only province which
can grow all of the vegetables raised
in the United States. In Nova Scotia,
Prince Edward Island, New Bruns-
wick and Quebec sweet corn does not
mature, and tomatoes are grown only
t9 few. Potatoes and turnips arc
the principal vegetables, but the po-
tatoes from New Brunswick are
largely exported to Cuba Special
warehouses for this purpose have
been built at St. John, New Bruns-
wick. The farmers of the western
provinces are now devoting their
energy and time to raising grain
rather than garden truck. The
to foreign countries. | ihd in the
proposed reciprocity treaty with Can
ada great opportunities for tee Amer
aan farmer The ever increasing pop
alation of this dominion will have
70 be fed, and tn, present area de-
voted to farming is insufficient to
feed the S,00t.0GD Canadians, not to
speak of the several hundred thous-
ana Immigrants VIC viii! come to
Canada this year.