The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-29
CANADA AGAIN
A PRIZE WINNER
HIgnest Premiums Awarded at
Many Exhibitions.

The Fall fair season is nas, ana
retrospect of them shows that Western
Canada is stronger than ever I'm the
matter Oh exhibits. and has taken mora
than her usual share of the pr;za
money. From Western Canada ~
ieAas is long look, from Alberta.
SASKATCHEWAN and Manitoba IN thu
southwestern corner of Texas is sev-
erai days journey, but the enterpr;s,nr
turner's from this new country to the
northwest were wide awake To the
possibilities that waited them at the
international Dry Farming Congress-
heid at I'll Paso, Texas, a few weet,
ago, 10 bring to the attention of those
III that far-on corner what the land M
western Canada could do i'm tho nro-
auction of grains and roots from ~.
Suh' ana what did these farmers do7
Inc hrst thing was TO carry off N.
Irst prize and sweepstakes for wheat
ihat was foregone conclusion for -
mas howDecome an established fact that
nowhere else in the world IS tbora
grown wheat OF the high character and
market value of Western Comedian
wheat. The same may be said of cote
of barley and of rye. But when II can,s
10 notice that Western Canada toot
nrst prize for alfalfa, it was then ,ha,
more special attention was given IN
'he products from Western Canada. IT
showed mat In that country there lies
the opportunity for supplementing the
WONDERFUL native grasses, so fun of mn
trition that with the tanned varieties
among them being alfalfa. the cott,a
win no other food were fattened ana
ntted Tor the shambles. Western Can.
auas worth was proved as probably
me greatest mixed farming portion Of
me continent. When the steers from
.i'e western Canadian prairies reach
Tue Chicago stockyards they bring
the top price and outweigh those from
Dther places where grass fattenjne ia
the process. But it was nor ONLY an
'raihs that Western Canada carried
'n the highest honors at the El Paso
exhibition. Potatoes, parsnips. beets
4 rots ana rutabagas also took the
iishest honors. In root production
MS country is becoming favorab,v
,nown.
Inc question often arises as to mar
,ets. There is always the highest
rice awaiting the producer. and q.
Don as the Hudson Bay Railway now
Dout completed, reaches the Raw
lere VIII be an additional outlet for
lie product Of the farm. The Pacific
past route, via the Panama canal. win
I've another outlet Of which full ad-
ahtage may be taken. With virgin land
'iilng at from SO TO 500 per acre. and
approved farms at reasonable nrices
ia on easy terms, there is no better
'portunity for the man with limited
cans and desire to secure n home
the least cost in country where
can soon become wealthy. as tbou-
nds of others have done. than I'm
estern Canada. To the man with less
cans and who is prepared to accent
Iarm or 100 acres free, the Domin-
government offers him his choice
uistricts that have land of the high
type but at present being from ten
twenty miles from q RAILWAY.
Inc Peace River Country, now being
ened Tor settlement and reached bV
lway affords excellent opportunity
the homesteader. To secure infor-
tion as to Western Canadian lands
lie the Canadian Government agent
ose name appears elsewhere In this
Observation-Disclosures