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Opportunities in Ontario TUNITIESIIjr 0^oR AN I ONTARIO OFFICIAL GUIDE for Tourists: Settlers: Investors Price, Fifty Cents — ONTARIO The Land of Opportunity Advice and Full Information may be had in Canada from H. A. MACDONELL Director of Colonization & Immigration Parliament Buildings - - Toronto In Europe from— Wm. C NOXON Agent-General for Ontario 163 Strand - - London, W.C., England HON. JOHN S. MARTIN, Minister of Agriculture The Wealth of Power ONTARIO LEADS ALL CANADIAN PROVINCES IN IMMIGRATION AND POPULATION ; IN MINERALS AND MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS; IN PURE- BRED STOCK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS; IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES; IN FUR PRODUCTION AND WOOL; IN GRAPEJUICE AND WINE; IN WINTER WHEAT. BEANS, BEET SUGAR. FIBRE-FLAX AND HONEY. ONTARIO LEADS THE WORLD IN COBALT, CORUNDUM AND NICKEL. 3E Dependable Inyestraecttr AE Ames sJjq SstdMishcd 1889 Members Toronto ^Montreal Stock Exchanges < CajxaxllAn 53 Wn^ St^fest:.—Toronto. Transportation Bld^-MantreaL 7t Broads/ay.— New\brlc BdmontHouse.- —A/tdoria.B£ Harris Trust Bld^,-*-— Chlca^Q Sti^estixmr otvReqiiestr (Opportunities in Ontario Containing1 Extracts from Heaton's "Opportunities in Canada" (See next page.) 1923 Price, Fifty Cents. The Canadian Official Guides (see over) Copyright, Ernest Heaton, Toronto, 1923 Printed In Canada Heaton's Official Guides For Tourists, Investors, Settlers are published for the Canadian Provincial Governments, are absolutely reliable, are kept up to date and give precisely the information wanted by intending- settlers, travellers, in- vestors, manufacturers and others who wish to extend their business. Price 50c each from Heatons Agency, Toronto A limited number of these Guides for each Province can be obtained FREE upon applica- tion to the Provincial Government, as follows: British Columbia—Secretary, Bureau of Pro- vincial Information, Victoria, B. C. Manitoba—Minister of Agriculture, Winnipeg, Man. New Brunswick— Minister of Agriculture, Fredericton, N. B. Nova Scotia—Secretary of Industries and Im- migration, Halifax, N.S. Ontario—Director of Colonization, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ont. Prince Bdward Island—Minister of Agricul- ture, Charlottetown, P.E.I. Quebec—The Premier of Quebec, P.Q. Saskatchewan—Minister of Agriculture, Re- gina, Sask. Copies can also be obtained from the Provin- cial Agents General in London, England. HEATON'S OPPORTUNITIES IN CANADA An Encyclopedia of Canadian Resources. Complete economic information covering every Province in Canada in adequate paragraphs, arranged in alphabetical order with illustra- tions. Price—One Dollar. HEATON'S AGENCY, TORONTO, CANADA. READY REFERENCE The Ontario Ready Reference AGRICULTURE. See under Apples, Area Cultivated, Barley, Beans, Butter, Cattle, Celery, Cheese, Cherries, Corn, Dairying, Farms for Sale, Field Crops, Flax, Fodder Crops, Fruit Industry, Grapes, Grape-juice, Hay, Honey, Horses, Melons, Onions, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Potatoes, Poultry, Ranching, Sheep, Tobacco, Wine, Wool Clip. AGRICULTURAL CREDIT. See Settlers' Guide. ALFALFA (lucerne) is grown more or less in practically every county, but chiefly in Haldimand, Lincoln, Welland, Brant and Lambton Counties. In some parts the pro* duction of alfalfa seed is becoming an important industry. APPLES. In 1921 the province produced 22% of the total crop in Canada. The bulk of the crop is sold within the province. The export trade to Great Britain has been im- portant. The Western Provinces take annually about 1,000,- 000 bushels. This market is growing. The principal com- mercial apples in order of ripening are: Duchess, Wealthy, Snow, Ribston-pippin, Mcintosh, King, Greening, Baldwin, Golden Russet, Spy, Stark, Ben Davis. The Fameuse and Mcintosh varieties are grown in the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Valleys. AREA. 407,262 sq. m. Greatest length N. to S., 1,075 m. Greatest width .E. to W., 1,000 m. Twice the size of France. S. Ontario has 77,000 sq. miles. N. Ontario 330,000 sq. m. AREA CULTIVATED. Of 55 million acres suitable for agri- culture, field crops in 1922 covered 10,258,613 acres. AUTOMOBILES. In 1922 there were 234,497 passenger cars and motor trucks in the Province; 44,588 in Toronto; 9,427 in Hamilton; 6,041 in Ottawa; 5,692 in London. BANKS. Of the 16 chartered Banks in Canada, 8 have their head office in Toronto. See Government Banks. BARLEY. Ninety-six per cent, of the barley grown is the O.A.C. 21, developed from seed brought from Mandscheuri, Russia. The increase in the yield from the use of this strain in the past 20 years is valued at $35,000,000. Barley is now grown for feeding. In 1922 the crop was from 433,922 acres. BEANS. Wax (butter) beans are commonly grown for local markets. Pole (French) beans do not thrive owing to the climate. Field beans are grown in all counties, the great- est acreage being in Kent, Huron and Elgin Counties. BUTTER. While a considerable quantity of butter is manu- factured on the farm, the number of creameries, especially READY REFERENCE in the large centres of population, is rapidly increasing. 37,234,998 pounds of butter, valued at $21,343,858, were manufactured in Ontario by 188 creameries, 33 combined factories and 21 condensed milk factories during 1921. A recent development is the making of whey butter. CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION. The Canadian Na- tional Exhibition, established in 1879 as a civic institution in Toronto, is the biggest and most successful annual event of the kind in the world. It is in progress for two weeks each year, from the second Saturday before Labor Day to the second Saturday in September. It is the recognized arena for all Canada, and is used by other countries as a convenient means of introducing their products into the Canadian market. The following table gives receipts, prizes paid and attend- ance: Receipts s Paid Attendance 1880 $34,785 $22,455 100,000 1890 84,739 27,639 1900 96,895 33,752 19101 293,797 45,875 763,215 1915 356,502 50,595 864,000 1920 775,076 75,174 1,152,000 1921 778,771 79,439 1,123,000 1922 957,224 84,300 1,372,000 CANNING FACTORIES, ETC. Ontario has 33 jam and jelly factories, 117 fruit and vegetable canning fac- tories, 53 cider mills, and 98 fruit evaporators, a total of over 300 factories utilizing the by-products of the fruit industry. The greater proportion of the canneries and jam and jelly factories are situated in the Niagara penin- sula, the Essex peninsula, and in Prince Edward County. The cider mills and evaporators are fairly evenly dis- tributed through the Province. CATTLE. In 1922 there were in Ontario 1,235,665 milch cows and 1,600,516 other cattle. For dairy cattle the Holstein, Ayrshire and Jersey are the favorite, yielding about one-third more milk than the corresponding grades. The Shorthorn has its champions, especially as a dual purpose cow. For beef cattle the Shorthorn, Hereford, and Aberdeen Angus are most popular. In recent years many cattle from Ontario found a market in the United States. The new duties imposed on animals entering that country has, for the present, unsettled the market for beef cattle. Some shipments of finished cattle, are being made to Great Britain. There has been a marked improvement in the dairy stock in the last ten years. CELERY. The largest celery growing district is at Thed- ford (Lambton Co.,) where over 70 acres are grown every year. READY REFERENCE CHEESE. Ontario produces more than half the cheese manu- factured in Canada, and exports large quantities to Great Britain. In 1922 the output of 816 Ontario cheese factories, 33 combined factories and 21 condensed milk factories was 92,784,757 pounds, valued at $2,405,823. CHERRIES. Sweet cherries are only grown commercially in the section from the Niagara District to the Essex penin- sula; sour (or pie) cherries in all parts of older Ontario. CLAY BELT. See Northern Ontario, Settlers' Guide. CLAY PRODUCTS. Decorative brick, terra cotta, building tile, and sewer pipe, produced in the province, is made from the Hudson River, Medina and other Devonian shales, which occur about Toronto, Hamilton, Beamsville, Milton, Brampton, Thedford, and elsewhere. The Erie Clay which is widespread, yields a good class of white brick. An upper weathered band of this clay makes good red brick. Clays suitable for brick and drain-tile making are abundant throughout the province and many millions of bricks and tiles are made every year. Fireclay occurs on the Missinabi River, near the junction with the Wabiskagami and on the Mattagami River near Long Rapid. These are inaccessible at present but are the highest grade yet found in Canada. An extension of the T. & N.O. railway makes these deposits available in the near future. Sand-Lime Bricks. There are factories at Toronto, Ottawa, and Hepworth to supply this cheaper product. CLIMATE. The following figures supplied to Heaton's Annu- al by the Dominion Meteorological office gives (a) the mean annual temperature and (b) average annual precipitation at the following points: Alton ..(a)42.2 (b)32 Niagara 45.9 33 Barrie 43.4 34 Orillia 42.5 34 Brampton 43.6 28 Oshawa 43.1 33 Brantford 45.1 29 Ottawa 42.2 30 Brockville 42.1 40 Owen Sound 43.3 40 Bruce Mines 40.0 33 Paris 45.4 30 Chatham 48.0 32 Parry Sound 41.0 43 Coldwater 41.7 37 Pelee Island 49.0 30 Collingwood .... 43.6 35 Pembroke 40.5 31 Deseronto 44.2 33 Peterborough ... 42.3 27 Durham 43.5 39 Port Arthur 35.7 26 Elora 42.3 42 Port Dover 45.5 33 Goderich 44.6 31 Port Hope 44.7 33 Gravenhurst .... 41.3 36 Renfrew 40.8 25 Guelph 43.4 27 St. Mary's 44.6 31 Haileybury 37.0 32 Sarnia 45.9 36 Haliburton 40.7 32 Simcoe 46.0 33 Hamilton 46.6 32 Stouffville 45.6 33 Huntsville 38.9 Stratford 43.1 36 Kingston 44.2 32 Toronto 44.4 35 Lindsay 41.9 30 Welland 45.8 31 London 45.6 39 White River 32.3 21 Meaford 42.8 38 Wiarton 43.0 57 Moose Factory.
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