Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-30
FARMER ID BENEFIT
 FROM RECIPROCITY
Alarm in His Case Is Shown
 to be Without Foundation

agreement between canad. and Che United States is intended to en large the market for the asricul tural products of the United states is sometimes lost sight of in theI general discussion Of the benefits arising from tho improved trade re latiops between the two countries. But the American negotiators had the market for the farmer in view all along. The fact is that Canada IS not only growing market. bui q
 or many products of the American for many products fthe merican farmer which hereeofore have had a limited sale owing to the ;arin
 Cuues.
 The Canadian market Is especially
 valuable fer the products of mixed
 farmins The greatest opposition that has been aroused in Canada has come from the fruit and the vegetable growers. Under the new
 conditions which will be created
 when the reoinrocity agreement is made effective. the United States will be certain to sell Canada vers large quantities of fresh vegetables. since these articles already form on important export commodity, reach ing something like S1.00a. coo Thi includes all classes of vegetables from potatoes 10 what is generally known as garden truck fu tresa| fruits the adyantaee is very largely in favor Of the United States. and this covers every section of the country. Last year the United States sold to Canada. under various rates of duty. fresh fruits to the value of $i.27100o. while the exp,rts Of fresh fruits from Canada to thet United States were only S233, ,00a It is a safe prediction that the nrst year after the reciprocity agree ment goes into force, the exports of fresh fruits to the United States will amo6pt to Sz.000.00o. while fresh vegetables will approach nearly the same figure.
 The benent which farmers who grow cotton will receive from the free listing of cotton seed oil are nor8ble. The present duty. which is l714 per cent ad ralorem. is a heavy one, vet the figures are climb 1 ing. so that the exports to Canada of cotton reed oil. which now reach es sl100,000 and upwards, are likely i to be doubled when the duties are removed.
 There Is 8 pretty general agree ment that the free listing of live stock is one of the most important features of the agreement. Secretary Wilson. Of the department Of aggi culture. has explained how the wes. ern corn growers will have the ap Dortunity to fatten Canadian cattle. Brt since ehe terms of the agree ment were published it has deveI oped that the free entry of horses 1 on both sides of the line is going to be one Of the most advantageous features. Nobody objects to this free entry, yet heretofore a heavy dHty has hampered a trade which is a most important one Out in Mon tsna it has been found tha. a very ereat advantage win be derived by the farmers from the opportunity 10 drive their sheep further north dur ing certain seasons and then bring them back acros sthe line without payment of duty.
 The market fer grass and other seeds in Canada is one which the farmers along the border are ill splendid position to supply. Clover and timothy seeds can be raised profitably in many sections and in certain seasons. if they can be sure of a market not too far away Canada takes much larger quantities of clover and timothy from than the United States than she sends to this country. but heretofore she has levied a duty of 10 per cent on these products. They will now go in free, as will garden and fled seeds generally.
 Since decided advantages are del rived by nurseymen under the terms Of the agreement. The negotiators found that a mutual lowering cfI duties on grape vines. gooseberry. raspberry and currant bushes wouIo De beneficial to both countries. and this was done. The American negotl ators. however. went further than this, and persuaded the Canadian commissioners to lower the duty on horticultural stock from the United States. This includes apple, cherry peach. pear, plum and quince trees. Canada imports more than s500,000 of these trees from this country, and and under the reduced duties. me importations are pretty certain to