Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-27
CANADA Week
IN Chicago
CANADIAN Enf-isirs AT Llvs
STOCK AND LANE. s8-CWs CEN
rSS OF ATTRACTION

TsS Of ATTRACTION.
The hats were doifedl to Canada
during the two weeks Of the Land
Show and ttis week. Of the Live Stock
Show at Chicago. Willing to diBpiuy
It's goods. anxious TO let tile peunie of
me CENTRAL sCates know ynaC culid
3a produced On Canadian farrn lands,
A1d Eas quality OF the articie. Euu,
DR. hoc1s, minister Of the interior
1i N3iaQi Directed that sufficient
spacs 1e ecurs at the Unitsf
sraEss and Show. Recently held. To
g.rs some adeQuabs idea OF the field
OF WESTERN Canada. rhuss
- charss a splendid location. anu
Installed one OF the most attractive
grain and grass exhibits ever seen
Anywhere. thousands. anxious tn gst
bach to the land" saw the exhibit.
saw wheat that weighed SO pounds tu
as measured busilei, oaCs that vent
a. ana barley that tipped the scales
.. So pounds. The clover. the alfalfa.
the Wild pea vine and vetl:tl. the rye
grass. tas rsd-top and many other sue.
c1aenC ana nurrtttcus varieties Of Wild
grasses demanded and deserved from
their prominence and quality the st
.snE1cn they rscsiyed. The grain Il,
the straw, bright IN coICr, and Gritty
Glg beads that gave evidences Of the
CruEn ct the statements OF Mr.. W. J..
W1fTa o. OrLaWa. and his attendants,
that the wheat would average % TO
IS bushels and over Der acre, the oats
Sc Co los bushels, the fax u to g
bushels wers strongly in evidence.
and arranged with artistic rascs on
the walls. The vegetable exhibit was
q surprtae TO the visitors. Potatoes.
t1rrtps-cahbass. In fact. all OF Z.
proved that o only in grains was
western Canada prominent. but IN
Vegetables Il could successfully CON-
pete with the world
One az the unique and successful
features OF the exhibit was the sue
cess-Ul and Systematic daily tfsrricu-
ton ot bread made from Canadian
four. Il was . rsa to those WHO got
it. Canadian butter, Canadian cheese
and Canadian honey helped to cou-
pless an exhibit that revealed in =
splendid way the great OF
. country In which SO many Amer
leans have made their home
A feature OF the exhibit WAS the
placards, announcing the several r.
cent cess OF Canadian ts-
produce and live stock in strong con-
petition with exhibits from other
countries There was posted the
Leaser Wheeler championship prIzs
for Marquis wheat sruwr ar Rosthern
IN 1911, beating the world Then l.
Holmes OF Cardston entered the CON-
petittve field at Lethbridge Dry Farm
ing Congress, and won the wheat
championship OF 1912, beating Mr..
Wheeler with the same variety OF
wheat Hill & Sons Of Lloydmtuster,
Saskatchewan, in 1911 won the Colo
RADIO silver trophy for best pats grown
competed for in z big competition at
Columbus, Ohio, IN 1911 The produce
Of British Columbia at the New York
Land Show in 1911 carried or the
worlds championship for potatoes,
and Incidentally won q $1,000 silver
trophy, and then, but 4 few years ago,
the same province carried of the
worlds prize for apples at the HorI-
cultural Show in London, England
But that was not all These Cana
dams, who had the tsmerity 70 state
that corn was not the only feed for
finishing high-grade beef cattle, en-
tered for the fat steer championship
at the Live Stock Show in Chicago a
polled Angus-Glencaruock victor
Nearly 800 entries were in the field
"Glencarnock Victor" didn't know 8
kernel OF corn from q Brazilian wal
nut There were Iowa, Illinois. Ne
braska, Kansas. Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin and their corn-fed article. deter
mined TO win, bound to beat this black
animal from the north, and his moth
ing but prairie grass, oats and barley
feed" as his owner proudly stated, but
they didn't. Canada and McGregor &
won, and today the swelldom of Amer
lea is eating OF rs steaks Il roasts
the champion steer Of the world.
But once more the herd Of cattle
that won the Sweepstakes at the
same show was bred and owned by
the owners Of "Glencarnock Victor"
fed only on prairie grass, oats and
barley, near Brandon, Manitoba. The
royal reception given to Mr.. Nc
Oregon on his return to his home
town was well deserved.
Omission must not be made Of the
wonderful and beautiful display OF
apples made by British Columbia, oc-
cupying a full half section Of he
great Land Show. This was in per
sonal charge OF Mr.. W. E. Scott, dep
uty minister Of agriculture for that
province, who was not only a host to
those who visited the exhibit, but
was also an encyclopedia Of informa-
ton regarding the resources Of that
country. With 200, 900 Americans 60
ing to western Canada this year, 1t Is
pleasing to know that 80 many from
this side Of the line can participate In
the honors coming to that new coun-
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