The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-21
CANADA AGAIN
A PRIZE WINNER
Highest Premiums Awarded at
Many Exhibitions.

The Fall fair season Is past ana
retrospect of them shows that Western
Canada is stronger than ever In the
matter Of exhibits, and has taken more
han her usual share of the prize
money. From Western Canada to
Texas Is a long look, from Alberta,
saskatchewan and Manitoba to the
southwestern corner of Texas is sew
eral days journey, but the enterprlslng
farmers from this new country to the
northwest were wide awake TO the
possibilities that waited them at the
international Dry Farming Congress
held at FL Paso, Texas, few weeks
ago, TO bring TO the attention Of those
In that far-off corner what the land of
Western Canada could do In the pro.
duction Of grains and roots from Its
soil. And what did these farmers do?
The first thing was 70 carry off the
tirst prize and sweepstakes for wheat.
That was fOregone conclusion, for II
las now wbecome an established fact that
nowhere else in the world Is there
grown wheat Of the high character and
market value Of Western Canadian
wheat. The same may be said of oats.
OF barley and Of rye. But when 1t came
to notice that Western Canada took
first prize for alfalfa, II was then that
more special attention was given to
the products from Western Canada. II
showed that in that country there Hes
The opportunity for supplementlng the
wonderful native grasses, so full Of nu.
triton that with the tanned varieties.
among them being alfalfa. the cattle
with no other food were fattened and
iitted for the shambles. Western Can
ada's worth was proved rs probably
the greatest mixed farming portion Of
the continent. When the steers from
the Western Canadian pralrles reach
the Chicago stOckyards they bring
the top price and outweigh those from
other places where grass fattening Is
the process. But II was not only In
grains that Western Canada carried
or the highest honors at the Fl PasO
exhibition. Potatoes. parsnips, beets,
carrots and rutabagas also took the
highest hOnOrs. In root production
this country Is becoming favOrably
known.
The question often arises as TO mar
kets. There is always the highes
price awaiting the producer, and as
soon as the Hudson Bay Railway, now
about completed. reaches the Bay
there will be an additional outlet FOL
the product of the farm. The Pacific
coast route, via the Panama canal, vii
give another outlet Of which full nd
vantage may be taken. With virgin land
selling at from $15 TO 800 per acre, ant
improved farms at reasonable price.
and on easy terms, there is no bettel
opportunity for the man with Limited
means and desire to secure q HON,
ut the least cost in q country where
he can soon become wealthy. as thou
sands of others have done, than II
Western Canada. To the man with less
means and who is prepared to accep
q farm Of 100 acres free, the Domin
ion Government offers him his choice
in districts that Lave land of the high
est type, but at present being from ter
to twenty miles from railway.
The Peace River Country, now beinl
opened for settlement and reached b!
railway affords excellent opportunit!
to the homesteader. To secure lnfor
nation as to Western Canadian land
write the Canadian Government agent
whose name appears elsewhere in thi
er.-Advertisement.