The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-01-27
LAND OF WEALTH
Potentiallties Of Western Canada
Abundantly Proved.


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Forty years ago the first sale was
made Of lands acquired by the Cana
dian Pacific railway. This "a but a
short span In the lives Of many, and
there are those who look back upon
that period as 1t being but Of yester-
day. Yet when one glances back Il is
TO marvel at the accomplishments Of
that period. One Of the most striking
Of these is the progress that has been
made In Western Canada since that
day, forty years ago. when an officiai
of the railway placed his signature to
the document that gave possession to
the new owner Of a section Of land.
This was the first sign Of the wealth
that In time would be added TO the
wealth Of the world In forty years,
this single section Of land being the
base upon which the future would be
built. The potential wealth was but
in embryo: today It is big, living
reality. Among the many things that
reveal this. may be seen the winnings
made by Western Canada exhibitors at
the International Live Stock show held
in Chicago in 1921. These were so
marked in their number as to give to
the world--the American worid--a
splendid idea of the excellence Of the
products Of the farms OF the new but
rapidly developing country lying to the
north of the international boundary
line.
The results Of the exhibition show,
according to the Manitoba Free Press.
that In live stock and grain exhibits
the three prairie provinces Of Canada
made something like $50 winnings.
Every animal sent from the province
Of Alberta won a prize. Exhibits in-
cluded Shorthorn and Hereford cattle
and Percheron and Clydesdale horses.
An Alberta-bred heifer got fourth place
in a class Of eighteen outstanding In
divlduals. In grain, Alberta made sim
ply an astounding record, securing the
sweepstakes for oats. and eight or nine
prizes before even the American ex'
hibltors secured placing. and while
the grand championship for wheat
went to Montana, the prairie provinces
took % out of % possible placings
The first prize for alfalfa seed was
/ awarded for seed grown at Brooks
Alberta, In competition with 43 entries
| Alfalfa-growing In Western Canada
has been increasing by leaps and
bounds, and this victory will give II
and the dairy industry, which is al
ways linked with it, further impetus
In live stock classes alone Saskatch
evan had sixty entries and took SIXTY
four rlhhcns.
| The winning Of the grand champion
! ship for Clydesdale stations by
Saskatchewan horse, for the secont
! time In succession, was almost excep
tional. He was bred ON Western
Canada farm, fitted and prepared TO
exhibition there, and able to win owe
horses shown from the studs Of mer
who have unlimited money to spenC
on the breeding and preparation o
their exhibits. This is proof positive
that the farmers of Western Canad!
are not only In a position to breet
their own horse power, and that of
very high quality, but to breed horse
that will be saleahle in any marke
of the world.
Manitoba takes just pride in the fac
that a Percheron stallion, first In hi
class and Canadian-hred champion
was bred by Vance, of Crandall, Mani
toba. Manitoba took Ga places outsid
Of the grain exhibits.
When all is said and done, the rea
triumphs are the wins Of both live stoc
aud grains actually produced in tn
great Canadian provinces.
Commenting upon the enterprise O
agriculturists of Western Canada Il