The Forrest City times., 1911-02-17
CANADA GETS S1sosl
 TROPHY, wv
NATIONAL CORN Expos,r,o COLUMBUS, OHIO, Awsn Al TROPHY FOR prevnNos
 OATS GROWN IN sass "
 kATCHEWAN.

Again Canada is to the fore ,,., secured at the National Corn 4 S ton just closed at Columhns o,. p0s magnificent Colorado silver trorh ued at sl.500, for the best peck ot V. 's These oats were grown by Meps,. Oaa ss & Son. of Lloydminster. Sask.toh' ~ and, as may readily be undo-s. were of splendid quality to havaS so successful in contest ono, world, and in which competition - keen. At the same Exposition were exhibits of wheat and barls, in all these competitions tho shown by Canada secured a wopssss amount of attention, and also q ,"' Der of awards. During recent e,ha' tions at which grain from Wee. Canada vas given permission fo, 7. try, 1t always took first place ua. Spokane Interstate Fair, last ~ where the entries were very larvo =, the competition keen, the Proyine. ' Alberta carried of the silver cup = en by Governor Hay, for the best s,,.. or province display, and a scor. prizes was awarded Canadian eYhs tors for different exhibits Of uhs.. oats and barley threshed and in n' sheaf. Vegetables also received hI, awards. A pleasing feature of .hs,. exhibits was they were mostly m,s.. by farmers who had at one time hs., American Citizens and were now fa,r ing in Canada. The Department a| the Interior is just in receipt of ma, nificent diploma given by the Tri.s,a,l Board of Examiners at the Fair held h Cincinnati last fall for agricultural di. play by Canada.
 The Suryeyor-General of Canada bu just completed map showing that |, large area of land was surveyed las year in the northern portion of Ss, katehewan and Alberta in order to bal ready for the rush of homesteaders o that district during the coming sprlu and summer. It is understood sur veys covering several hundreds a thousands Of acres will be made h addition to these during the comia, summer.
 A return just issued by the Domlr ion Lands Branch shows that 4S9a homestead entries were made las year as compared with 37. .06l in ls0s, of this 48.257, 14,704 were made b- Americans. North Dakota coming frs, on the list with 4,S10, Minnesota giya 2.528, South Dakota 1,133, Wisconsin flo, Washington 730, Michigan 70i Iowa G45, while other states snow less but with the exception of DslawaFs District of Columbia and the Indisn Territory. every state and territO7 contributed.
 The prospects for an abundant eroi In all parts of Western Canada iu 1911 are said to be excellent In thi districts that required it there was s' ample rainfall last autumn. and th! snowfall during the present winter greater than in many previous yean Both are essential factors to the farm CTS, who look upon the moisture ths these will produce as being highl beneficial.
 A large immigration from the Uniia States is expected. end the demand 10 literature and infoTmation from the "a rious Governmen, Agencies located different points n the States IS h greatest it hag ever been.
 Since the Hbove was written wof has been received that in addition honors wop at Columbus. Ohio, Cana da won first and second on wheat ah first and second on oats, as well diplomas.
 Norman Cherry of Davis, Saskatci ewap, who was in the reserve for hfs on wheat, secured the award, with H. Hutton of Lacombe, Alberta, SCI ond. J. c. Hill & Sons got first 2 oats besides the silver trophy. U Hutton took second in oats.