. A Very fair comparison of the relative condition of farmers in New York State and the province of Ontario [microform] : made by an influential and impartial committee of the county of Leeds. Tariff; Free trade and protection; Agriculture; Agriculture; Farmers; Farmers; Tarif douanier; Libre-échange et protectionnisme; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculteurs; Agriculteurs. 50.(10 11 Mann seeder Binder twine, standard ] 1 ctH " manilla 12J cts 1 will furnish any of the above articles at the above prices. (Signed) E. H. SHELDON, Ogdensburg, THE TESTIMONY
. A Very fair comparison of the relative condition of farmers in New York State and the province of Ontario [microform] : made by an influential and impartial committee of the county of Leeds. Tariff; Free trade and protection; Agriculture; Agriculture; Farmers; Farmers; Tarif douanier; Libre-échange et protectionnisme; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculteurs; Agriculteurs. 50.(10 11 Mann seeder Binder twine, standard ] 1 ctH " manilla 12J cts 1 will furnish any of the above articles at the above prices. (Signed) E. H. SHELDON, Ogdensburg, THE TESTIMONY OF AMERICAN FARMERS, J'j L. King Martin lives three miles south of Ogdensburg, owns a well equipped 2J0 acre fam> with first-class buildings ; is also a hors3 and cattle dealer, and the County Supervisor. His farm is well stocked, including 40 milch cows ; sells his milk at 5 cents per quart delivered in Ogdensburg. Says farms in his locality have depre- ciated very much in the last few ye "-sâgood farms on his road worth from $35 to $50 acre ; purchased the farm he now owns six years ago at f 6(5 per acre; has con- siderably improved it, but does not think he could now si;ll it for f 50 per acre ; that f' . i have depreciated in value 25% in the last few years; thinks the tariff has nothing to do with the depreciation of farm property. A large number of farms in this locality were heavily mortgaged. Says good milch cows are worth from $30 to |iHi>; hogs, live weight, $ per hundred pounds ; no market price lixed for lambs ; his taxes last year were $74, exclusive of school taxes, road work or poll tax. George H. Mulhinch lives two and a half miles of Ogdensburg, owns as choline a farm as can be found anywhere, containing 95 acres with first-class build- ings ; purchased it in 1879 at $60 pet' acre without any Iniildings. Would be glad to sell it noAv at $55 per acre after expendinj- !$1,510 or $2,0 X) on improvements. Paid .''?89 taxes K st year b
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