Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1920 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

WESTERN CANADA CORN

Wins First Honors at Kansas City. While visiting the Canadian Government Information Bureau at Kansas City, whefe there is on exhibition a very creditable display of Canadian products, my attention, says a writer In the agricultural press, was directed to a few ears of Dent corn, bearing the modest inscription; - “This Northwestern Dent corn teek the first prize at the Soil Products Exposition recently held In Kansas City, Mo., and was grown by John Hamilton of Kelwood, Manitoba.” Kei wood, Manitoba, lies about twelve hundred miles north of Kansas City, and it was quite pardonable that these Canadians should so proudly parade the fact that they had been able to carry off for their corn display the blue ribbon that for years the old "corn-growing” states had looked upon as being practically their own, and for which they were strong contestants in the recent show.-—= — I asked Mr. Hewitt, agent in charge of the Canadian Government office at 2012 Main Street, Kansas City, what the winning of the prize means for Canada. His reply was that It means the “corn belt" is moving northward, and In a few years to the fame that Canada has already achieved as a wheat, barley and oats producing country, will have to be added that of growing the best corn in America. “Why,” he said, “twenty years ago a friend of mine was attracted at the Minnesota State Fair by the number of those who were examining some corn growth north of Crookston. Minnesota. It was not the large ear produced farther south, but it was an even ear and perfect kernel. The interest centered in it was the fact that It had been grown so far north. That was twenty years ago. Today, the traveler on any of the railways in that section of the country may see field after field of com. Tn many portions of Manitoba,” he continued, “out Into Saskatchewan and Alberta, the growing of com Is receiving much attention, at presently mainly for fodder, but within a short time, with accllma-l ted seed a maturing com of good quality may reasonably be expected. Already the number of silos In use in Western Canada indicates that the progressive farmers there look forward to the day when com will be one of their most Important crops. “Coro lands in South Dakota are said to be selling as high as $250 per acre, and If corn has been the means of placing these lands at this price what may be expected of Western Canada lands, when the day comes that corn will be grown as successfully there Y’ It was not In com alone that Western Canada carried off the honors at Hie Soil Products Exposition. The awards won by Western Canada were 40 first, 29 second, and 26 third prizes. These Included Ist. 2nd and 3rd prizes for hard spring wheat: the sweepstakes for wheat and the cup offered by Canadian Pacific Railway for the best half-bushel of hard spring wheat; Ist, 2nd and 3rd prizes and sweepstakes for oats; Ist. 2nd and 3rd prizes for barley; and 2nd and 3rd prizes for oats. It is interesting to note that the sweepstakes for wheat and first prize for hard red spring wheat have been won by Saskatchewan exhibitors seven times in the last eight years, Manitoba winning one year. Potato classes have some interesting successes for Western Canadian exhibitors, who won four firsts, three seconds and three thirds. Exhibitors from these provinces also made fine showing in the vegetable classes, winnfg among other prizes the premium prizes for cabbages, cauliflowers, pumpkins squash and watermelons. —•Adv.