The Detroit times., 1911-06-08

ing crops lnyCanada labors under dim
culties that the farmer south OF the
boundary line does not have TO meet.
when killing frosts come within nine
~ days OF each other, the wheat crop
will undoubtedly be caught TO some
extent.
Balance OF Trade With U. 8.
From 1906 to 1910 inclusive, the
United States exported to Canada
sl4,l72,175 worth of horses, and I'M
ported from Canada $2.549,201 worth,
a difference of $11.622,794.
During the same five years the
United States exported to Canada
l7,005,135 worth of meats and dairy
products, and imported from Canada
81, 391, SS9, a difference OF $15,623, 247.
1--WE exported TO Canada during the
same FIVE years breadstuffs amounting
to $3l, 596, 655, and imported from Can
ada breadstuffs amounting 20 $6,67s,.
SS4. a difference OF s24.916,772.
During the same years we sold TO
Canada $1,57S,197 worth OF cattle, and
bought from her $l,l93,796 worth, a
difference in our favor OF s3s4.3s3.
The total of exports OF all domes-
tic merchandise from the United
States to Canada during the five years
19o6-1910, was ssS6,417,376. The total
of imports OF all domestic merchan-
disc from Canada into the United
States during the same period was
s391. 1899. The difference Is $685.
26s,077.
During these five years duties had
10 be paid on everything crossing the
border line from either country to
the other. We can easily reach the
conclusion that II there had been no
duties TO be paid the traffic would
have been much heavier.
The United States in 1910 export
ed S7,364,318 bushels Of wheat and
flour reduced to bushels of wheat.
Canada exported 67,691, 222 bushels
including -four reduced TO bushels.
The United States is gradually re-
ducing exports of wheat, owing, no
doubt. TO the rapidly growing pop
uiation and the desire OF farmers 10
adopt animal husbandry as the lead
ing feature of their operations. Can
ada Is slowly increasing her wheat
exports and will doubtless continue
to increase them for some time to
come until the necessity for diversi-
flying crops 70 maintain soil fertility
becomes imperative.
Some of our farmers or those who
assume to represent them, assert
that they are in danger from the IN
rush OF Canadian wheat In 1908 the
United States exported as much as
both nations are exporting now and
could handle all of Canada's surplus
without disturbance to home pro-
ducers.
Some Competition, Of Course.
Some Of our people in the United
States, II reciprocity is adopted, will
at times meet competition. We must
look the situation squarely in the
face. Half a century ago the Amer
lean farmer had no home markets
In which TO sell his surplus product.
He arranged for a home market by
protecting all diversified industries.
This brought him the home market,
the best In the world. Population has
outgrown production from the farm
in some cases and threatens to out
grow IL In others. But for the intro
duction of Durum wheat seven or
eight years ago we would have been
importing wheat before this time.
Meats reached their highest after the
short corn crop OF 1908 and went down
when the corn crop OF 1910 was above
the average. Some folks tell US
prices are lower owing 10 proposed
reciprocity. Prices follow supply and
demand
The advantages that will come
from reciprocity to the people OF the
United States will be, first. access
TO the Canadian woods, and this has
been the backbone Of opposition to
reciprocity by interested dealers.
There will be access to Canadian
markets for our fruits, free fish, cot.
tonseed oils, free trade In seeds, free
trade in fax, cheaper barbed wire
fencing, free trade in horses sThis