Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1913 — CANADA WEEK INCHICAGO [ARTICLE]

CANADA WEEK INCHICAGO

CANADIAN EXHIBITS AT LIVE STOCK AND LAND SHOWS CENTER OF ATTRACTION. j The hats were doffed to Canada during the two weeks of the Land Show and the week of the Live Stock. 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 aVicle, 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 wlieat that weighed 68 pounds to the measured bushel, oats that went 48 and barley that tipped the scales at 55 pounds. The clover, the alfalfa, tljp wild pea vine and vetch, the rye giass, the red-top and many other succulent and nutritious varieties of wild grasses demanded and deserved from their prominence and quality the attention they received. The grain in the ystraw, bright in color, and carrying heads that gave evidence of the truth of the statements of Mr. W. J. White of Ottawa, and his attendants,'that the wheat would average 28 to 35 bushels and over per acre, the oats 55 to 105 bushels, the flax 12 to 28 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 it proved that not only in grains was western Canada prominent, but in vegetables it could successfully compete with the world. One of the unique and successful features of the exhibit was the successful and systematic dally distribution of bread made from Canadian flour. It was a treat to those who got it. Canadian butter, Canadian cheese and Canadian honey helped to complete an exhibit that revealed in a splendid way the great resources of a country in which so many Americans have made their home. A feature of the exhibit was the placards, announcing the several recent successes of Canadian farm produce and live stock in strong competition 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 I. Holmes of Cardston entered the competitive field at Lethbridge Dry Farming Congress, and won the wheat championship of 1912, beating Mr. Wheeler with the same variety of wheat HHI & Sons of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, in 1911, won the Colo* rado silve/ 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 world’s championship for potatoes, andincidentally won a SI,OOO silver trophy, and then, but a few days ago, the same province carried off the world’s prize for apples at the Horticultural Show in London, England. But that was not all. These Canadians, who had the temerity to state that corn was not the only feed for finishing high-grade beef cattle, entered for the fat steer championship at the Live Stock Shqw in Chicago a polled Angus—“Glencarnock Victor.” Nearly 300 entries were in the field. “Glencarnock Victor” didn't know a kernel of corn from a Brazilian walnut. There were lowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin and their corn-fed article, determined to win, bound to beat this black animal from the north, and his “nothing but prairie grass, pats and barley feed,” as his owner proudly stated, but they didn’t. Canada and McGregor & Sons, with their “Glencarnock Victor,* won, and today the swelldom of America 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 waß„buML*»4ownetJby the owners of “Glencarnock Victor,” fed only on prairie grass, oats and barley, near Brandon, Manitoba. The royal reception given to Mr. McGregor on his return to his home town was well deserved. Omission must not be made of the wonderful and beautiful display of apples made by British Columbia, occupying a full half section of the great Land Show. This was in personal charge of Mr. W. E. Scott, deputy minister of agriculture for that province, who was not only a host to those who visited the exhibit, but was also an encyclopedia of Infomation regarding the resources of that country. With 200,000 Americans going to western Canada this year, it is pleasing to know that so many from this side of the line can participate in the honors coming to that new country.—A d vertisement A pretty girl will turn a man’s head In spite of the boil on his neck.