Farm Products

The effect of free trade agitation and taiilt" ï-evision on agrieultural exports is a subject in whieli Michigan is especially Interested. The Statistical Abstract of tlie United States for 189G. vecently issued, gives, on page 149, tbe following exports of agricultural products for the years nained: Year. Exports. 1890 509,S79,297 1890 029,820,808 1S91 042.751.341 1892 799,328,232 1893 615,382,986 1894 028,303,038 1895 053,210,020 1890 509,879,297 This shows nnrïer the first two years (1891 and 1802) of the McKinley lariff and ihe reciprocity treaties, a total of agrieultiiral exports of $1,442,079.570; and under the last two years (1885 and 1890) of the Wilson tarift', $1,123.083.323. Here is a falling off of $318,990,253, or over 2S per cent.