Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-01
CANADA WEEK
IN CHICAGO
CANADIAN EXHIBITS AT LIVE
STOCK AND LAND SHOWS CEN
TER OF ATTRACTION.

The hats were doffed to Canada
during the two weeks of the Land
Show at Chicago. Willing to display
its goods, anxious to let the people of
the central states know what could
be produced on Canadian farm lands,
and the quality of the article, Hon.
DR.. Roche, minister Of the interior
of Canada, directed that sufficient
space be secured at the United
States Land Show, recently held to
give some adequate idea of the field
resources of western Canada. Those
in charge had splendid location, and
installed one Of the most attractive
grain and grass exhibits ever seen
anywhere. Thousands, anxious to get
back to the land" saw the exhibit,
saw wheat that weighed 68 pounds to
the measured bushel, oats that went
4S and barley that tipped the scales
at 55 pounds. The clover, the alfalfa,
the wild pea vine and vetch, the rye
grass, the red-top and many other sue
culent and nutritious varieties of wild
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 the
truth of the statements of Mr. w. ].
White of Ottawa, and his attendants,
that the wheat would average % to
IS bushels and over per acre, the oats
55 to los bushels, the fax IL to 20
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 IL
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
it. 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 L
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 $1,000 silver
trophy, and then, but a 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 highgrade beef cattle, en-
tered for the rat steer championship
at the Live Stock Show in Chicago
polled gus-"Glencarnock Victor"
Nearly 800 entries were in the field.
"Glencarnock Victor" didn't know q
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 q
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 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.. Mo
Gregor on his return to his home
town was we'll deserved.
Omission must not be made Of the
wonderful and beautiful display OF
apples made by British Columbia, oo-
cupying full half section Of the
great Land Show. This was in per-
Bonal charge of Mr.. W. e. Scott, dep
uty minister of agriculture for that
province, who was not only host to
those who visited the exhibit. but
was also an encyclopedia of informar
ton regarding the resources of that
country. With 100000 Americans go
ing to western Canada this year, 1t In
pleasing to know that so many from
this side of the line can participate in