Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-12-27
CANADA WEEK
IN CHICAGO
CANADIAN EXHIBITS AT LIVE
STOCK AND LAND SHOWS CEN
TER OF ATTRACTION

=, ou eue week OF the Live Stool
Show at Chicago. Willing to disHyo
It's goods, anxious to let the neonIo
the central states know what co,Is
be produced on Canadian farm ,,na'
and the quality Of the article H.
pr. Roche, minister of the into.fa-
OF Canada, directed that sueicioo.
space be secured at the United
States Land Show, recently held -
give some adequate idea of the fo1s
resources of western Canada. Tboea
in charge had splendid location ana
Installed one of the most attractira
grain and grass exhibits ever soo1
anywhere. Thousands, anxious n 90.
back to the land saw the exhiS,t
saw wheat that weighed 6S pounds 70
the measured bushel, oats that went
As and barley that tipped the scales
at So pounds. The clover, the alfalfa
the wild pea vine and vetch, the rvn
grass, the red-top and many other snc.
cAlent and nutritious varieties Of villa
grasses demanded and deserved from
their prominence and quality the at.
tention they received. The grain in
the straw, bright in color. and carry.
ing heads that gave evidence of tho
truth Of the statements of Mr. w
White of Ottawa, and his attendants
that the wheat would average % r.
S5 bushels and over per acre. the oat.
% to 105 bushels, the fax IL to "a
bushels, were strongly in evidence.
and arranged with artistic taste ON
the walls The vegetable exhibit was
surprise to the visitors. Potatoes.
turnips, cabbage-in fact, all of II
proved that not only in grains was
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. 1t was treat to those who got
1t. Canadian butter, Canadian cheese
and Canadian honey helped to com.
plete an exhibit that revealed in a
splendid way the great resources of
a country in which SO many Amer
leans have made their home.
A feature of the exhibit was the
placards, 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 the
Leager Wheeler championship prize
for Marquis wheat grown at Rosthern
in 1911, beating the world. Then |.
Holmes Of Cardston entered the COM
petitive 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 Lloydminster,
Saskatchewan, in 1911, won the Colo
RADIO silver trophy for best oats grown,
competed for in a big competition at
Columbus, Ohio, in 1911. The produce
Of British Columbia at the New York
Land Show in 1911 carried off the
worlds championship for potatoes,
and incidentally won a $1,000 silver
trophy, and then, but few days ago,
the same province carried off the
worlds prize for, apples at the Hortt
cultural Show in London, England.
But that was not all. These Cana
dams, who had the termerity TO state
that corn was not the only feed for
finishing high-grade beef cattle, en-
tered for the rat steer championship
at the Live Stock Show in Chicago q
polled Angus lencarnock Victor"
Nearly 800 entries were in the field.
"Glencarnock Victor" didn't know a
kernel of corn from a 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 d
Sons, with their "Glencarnock Victor"
won, and today the swelldom of Amer
lea is eating of his steaks and roasts
the champion steer of the world.
But once more the herd of cattle
that won the Sweepstakes at tha
same show was bred and owned by
the owners of "Glencarnock Victor.
fed only on prairie grass, oats ano
barley, near Brandon, Manitoba. Inc
royal reception given to Mr. Mo
Gregor on his return to his home
town was well deserved.
Omission must not be made OF the
wonderful and beautifui display Oh
apples made by British Columbia 90
cupying a full half section of the
great Land Show. This was in per-
sonaI charge of Mr.. w. D. Scott, dep
uty minister OF agriculture for that
province, who was not only host 70
those who visited the exhibit, out
was also an encyclopedia of inform&
ton regarding the resources OF tnaI
country. With 100000 Americans go
ing to western Canada this year, II Ii
pleasing to know that so many nom
this side of the line can participate In