Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-01-19
Land OF WEALTH.
Potentialities Of Western Canada
Abundantly Proved.
Prizes Taken at international Live
Stock Exposition Show What Land
10 Capable Of Producing.

Forty years ago tile frst sale was
made Of lands acquired by the Cana
uian Pacific railway. This is but .
short span In the lives OF many. aud
there are those who look buck upon
that period as 1t being hut Of yester.
day. Yet when one glances back 1t 10
to marvel ut the accomplishments Of
that period. One OF the most striking
Ut these Is the progress that has been
made In Western Canada since that
day, forty years ago, when an official
Of the railway placed his signature to
the document that gave possession TO
the new owner Of Il section Ut 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 WIS but
In embryo; today 1t Is II big. living
reality. Among the many things that
reveal this, may he seen the winnings
made by Western Canada exhibitors ut
the International Live Stock show held
In Chicago In 1921. These were 80
marked in their number us to give to
the wOrld--the American wOri,l-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 prnirie provinces of Canada
made something like $50 winnings.
Every aninal sent from the province
Of Alberta won II prize. Exhibits In
cluded ShOrthOrn and Hereford cattle
and Perchcron and Clydestiale horses.
An Alber rta-bred helfer got fourth plncs
In class Of eighteen outstanding In
dividuul;. In grain. Albertn made sim
ply an astounding record, securing the
sweepstakes for oats, and eight or nine
prizes before even the American ex-
hibitors secured u placing. and while
the grand championship for wheat
went to Montana. the prairie provinces
took 23 out OF % possible placings.
The first prize for alfalfa seed was
awarded for seed grown mt Brooks,
Alberta, IN competition with 43 entries
Alfalfa growing In Western Canada
has been increasing by leaps and
bounds, and tliis victory will give II
and the dairy Industry, which Is nj.
ways linked with it. further Impetus
III live stock classes alone Saskatch'
evan hnd sixty entries and took sixty
four ribbons.
ship for Cly,iesdale stations by &
Saskatchewan horse. for the second
time in succession, was almost excep
tlonal. lie was bred on u Western
Canada farm. fitted and prepared fol
exhibition there. and able to win Ovel
horses shown from the studs of meu
who have unlimited money to spend
on the breeding md preparation ot
their exhibits. This is proof positive
that the farmers of Western Canadt
are not only. iii u position to breet
their own horse power. md that of .
very high quality, but to breed horsei
that will he saleable in any marke
of the world.
Manitoba takes Just pride In the fact
that Il PerclicrOn stallion, first In III,
class and Canndian-bred champion
was bred by Vance, of Crandnii,. Mum
t"bn. Manitoba took 81 places outsi,it
of the grain exhibits.
When NIL is said and done. the rea
triumphs arc the wins of both live st0ci
and grains actually produced IN ths
great Canadian provinces.
Commenting upon the enterprise 0l
agriculturists of Western Canada IL
sending exhibits to the international
Live Stock exposition at Chicago. til.
New York Herald IN a recent issue
said: "Westcrn Canatln is encouraging
diversified farming in Il way certain
to bring an increased flow Of dollar
into the pockets Of ngriculturists. VIII,
ut Que time devoted their energies ex
clusively to -rntsing OF grain crops.
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