The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
|NADA week
IN CHICAGO
MADAM EXHIBITS At LIVE
lock AND LAND SHOWS CEN.
TER OF ATTRACTION.


Dw and the week OF the Live Stock
,v at Chicago. Willing to display
goods, anxious to let the people OF
central states know what could
p-oduced on Canadian farm lands.
the quality OF the article, Hon.
Roche, minister OF the interior
Canada. directed that sufficient
pce be secured at the United
les Land Show. recently held. to
some adequate idea OF the field
ources OF western Canada Those
charge had splendid location. and
hailed one OF the most attractive
IN and grass exhibits ever seen
swhcre. Thousands, anxious To get
ck 10 the land" saw the exhibit,
wheat that weighed GS pounds 10
measured bushel. oats that went
and barley that tipped the scales
~ rounds. The clover. the alfalfa.
wild pea vine and vetch. the rye
SIS. me roa-top and many ether sue.
len' and nutritious varieties Of wild
hsses demanded and deserved from
tr prominence and quality the "a.
pt!on they received The grain in
/ straw. bright In color. and carry.
heads that gave evidence Of The
In OF the statements or Mr.. ". !.
Ehi'c OF Ottawa. and his attendants.
at The wheat would average % to
ali
10 l0j bushels. the fax 10 TO %
Ialols, were strongly in evidence.
ID arranged with artistic taste on
walls The vegetable exhibit was
surprise to the visitors. Potatoes,
5rnips- cabbage, in fact. all OF Il
bowed that not only in grains was
fstcrn Canada prominent. but in
tgetablcs It could successfully com.
b. with the world.
One Of the unique and successful
ta;Ures OF the exhibit was the sue.
kssful and systematic daily d!stribu-
pn Of bread made from Canadian
fuT II WAS treat to those who 20.
Canadian butter. Canadian cheese
D. Canadian honey helped 20 com.
cte an exhibit that revealed In
udid way the great resources OF
! country In which so many Amer.
b. have made their home.
: feature OF the exhibit was the
Cacayis announcing the several re.
p successes or Canadian farm
b0dGce and live stock in strong CON.
.ion with exhibits from other
\ .'ria2. There was posted the
\ 4c"r Wheeler cham ion hip prize
p Marquis whea, grown at RosthcrR
't'i, beating the world. Then J
lo.mos OF CarGston entered the com.
\ '.iy" .icid 1T Lothb.!ase Dry Fa,H-
? Congress. and won the wheat
n"rcn,hip OF 1872. boating Mr.
o.cr with the came variety OF
So. !illl & Sons Of L'1ylmlnstcr.
T .''hcwan. in 1911 won ihC Colo
.o silver trophy for best oats grown.
p"pc'ed for In . bis competition AZ
'olumbus. Ohio, IN 1911 The produce
Z British Columbia az ,hc New York
'2Gi Show in 1911 carried of he
lords championship for potatoes,
no Incidentally won a $1,000 silver
fcphy. and then. but few years ago,
Dc SAME province carried on he
iorId's prize for apples 1T the lIort!'
'!'ural Show in London. England
BHt that was not all. These Cana.
iahs. who had the temerity To state
n1' corn was not the only feed for
hshinS high-grade beet cattle, en-
Fred for the fat steer championship
the Live Stock Show in Chicago
oiled Angus-"Glencarnock Victor"
early 300 entries were in the field
IIencarnock Victor" didn't know n
crhei of corn from Brazilian wal
a. There were Iowa. Illinois. Ne.
'asNa. Kansas. Minnesota, Wiscon'
u and their corn-fed article, deter
''h'd 10 win, bound TO beat this black
-.Mal from the north. and his moth.
.s Out prairie grass, oats and barley
'd as his owner proudly stated, but
'e! didn't. Canada and McGycgor a.
'HS' with their "GiencarnOck Victor"
o. and today the swelldom of Amer
" Is eating of - steaks and roas;s
cue champion steer OF the world.
"U' once more the herd of cattle
at won the Sweepstakes 1T the
NE show was bred and owned by
= owners OF "Glcncarnock Victor
only on prairie grass, oats aud
''ey' Lear Brandon. Manitoba, Tho
'aI reception given to Mr.. Nc.
'sor on his return to his home
WI was we'll deserved.
OMISSION must not be made of the
'nderful and beautiful display OF
PIES made by British Columbia. &C.
i!ing q full half section of the
,at Land Show. This was in per-
'al charge OF Mr.. w. Il. Scott. dep
minister OF agriculture for that
vince. who was not only host to
Use who visited the exhibit. but
8 also en- encyclopedia OF informa'
= regarding the resources OF that
'Atry. With 100000 Americans so
20 western Canada this year. 1t 10
sing TO know that so many from
. Side Of tho line can participate IN
honors coming TO that new coun'
advertisement.