Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-12-27
CANADA WEEK
IN CHICAGO
CANADIAN EXHIBITS AT ~
STOCK AND LAND SHOWS cs eve
TER OF ATTRACTION ~

Inc nats were dotted to cansd,
during the two weeks of the Ia,
Show and the week of the Live q lang
Show at Chicago. Willing to di s,vvh
its goods, anxious to let the peon IpSs !.
the central states know what ns, VI
be produced on Canadian farm I,1 4a
and the quality of the article uO
DR.. Roche, minister of TIE intos 9l
of Canada, directed that sneToaV,
space be secured at the TTr INV.
States Land Show recently held :.
give some adequate idea of the FL,
resources of western Canada Tb.aa
in charge had splendid location ~,
installed one of the most attractr.
grain and grass exhibits ever sooS
anywhere. Thousands, anxious 70 o.,
back to the land" saw the exbiSi
saw wheat that weighed 6S pounds f.
the measured bushel, oats that wo0,
As and barley that tipped the scale,
at SIS pounds. The clover, the afalf.
the wild pea vine and vetch. the rvs
grass, the red-top and many other suo.
culent and nutritious varieties of villa
grasses demanded and deserved from
their prominence and quality the at
tention they received. The grain /,
the straw, bright in color, and carry.
ing heads that gave evidence of ths
truth of the statements of Mr.. WI
White of Ottawa, and his attendants
that the wheat would average % IA
80 bushels and over per acre. the oat,
55 to los bushels, the fax 12 to "A
bushels, were strongly in evidence
and arranged with artistic taste on
the walls. The vegetable exhibit was
a surprise to the visitors. Potatoes
turnips, cabbage-in fact, all Of 4
proved that not only in grains wa,
western Canada prominent, but IN
vegetables it could successfully com,
pete with the world.
One of the unique and successful
features of the exhibit was the sue.
cessful and systematic daily distribu
ton of bread made from Canadian
flour It was a treat to those who got
it. Canadian butter, Canadian cheese
and Canadian honey helped to com.
plete an exhibit that revealed In q
splendid way the great resources Of
a country in which so many Amer
leans have made their home.
IF In fhA
p1acards, announcing the several re
cent successes of Canadian farm
produce and live stock in strong com
petition with exhibits from other
countries. There was posted tho
Leager Wheeler championship prize
for Marquis wheat grown at Rosthern
in 1911, beating the world. Then
Holmes of Cardston entered the COM
petitiye field at Lethbridge Dry Farm
ing Congress, and won the wheat
championship of 1912, beating MI
Wheeler with the same variety Oh
wheat. Hill & Sons of Lloydmlnstef
Saskatchewan, in 1911, won the COLO
RADIO silver trophy for best oats grown
competed for in a big competition AZ
Columbus, Ohio, in 1911. The produCs
of British Columbia at the New IOrA
Land Show in 1911 carried on tns
worlds championship for potatoes
and incidentally won a $l,OOV SILVER
trophy, and then, but few days asS
the same province carried on un'
worlds prize for apples at the HoID
cultural Show in London, Englalu'
But that was not all. These CAM
dams, who had the termerity 10 S'a''
that corn was not the only feeu "
finishing high grade beef catEle' sn
tered for the rat steer chaIlploASn4
at the Live Stock Show in Cnlca6U
polled Angus lencarnock Vlc s'M
Nearly 800 entries we're in the nsi.
'tGlencarnock Victor" didn't hiOr
kernel of corn from BrazAlan S y.
nut. There were Iowa, limos ~. :.
braska, Kansas, Minnesota "ls...
sin and their corn-fed article, Gs'1
mined to win, bound to beat this uia a.
animal from the north, and MS w.
ing but prairie grass, oats ana PAW =,
feed as his owner proudly stated, ~
they didn't. Canada and McGresu
Sons. with their 'Glencarnock View,
won, and today the swelldom Oh Ama
lea is eating of his steaks anu lg''
the champion steer Of the "oil ..,t.
But once more the herd Oh '', n,
that won the Sweepstakes at NJ
same show was bred and oWneu
the owners of "Glencarnock Vc'o M
fed only on prairie grass, ca" Tbe
barley. near Brandon, ManltoDa' No
royal reception given to MI ham,
Gregor on his return to us
town was well deserved. ;, :, ~
Omission must not be maue ~
wonderful and beautiful dlsp as d
apples made by British CollnO ~ b.
cupying a full half section i, n usr
great Land Show. This was :. - dsp
sonals charge Of Mr.. w. e. oco ~ tbs
uty minister of agriculture \" 80
province, who was not only =. ID
those who visited the exnip .asorus
was also an encyclopedia OF ' # ID
ton regarding the resources IN. q
country. With 100000 Amel .osr Il
! ing to western Canada thls ~. ~ tO1
nleasing tn know that 80 man "a