Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1920 — CANADA BIG WINNER [ARTICLE]

CANADA BIG WINNER

Captures Many Prizes at Leading American Fairs. Remarkable Showing Made at International Live Stock Show at Chicago—Carried Off Sweepstakes for All Wheat Something that lends emphasis to, and affords definite proof of, the generosity of the soil and climate of western Canada, Is shown by the numerous exhibits made by both the government and individual farmers and stock raisers of that country, at many of the leading state and county fairs in the United States this season. Particularly is this the case with regard to exhibits made at the International Live Stock Show recently held at Chicago. First and foremost to the average farmer will appeal the fact that Canada carried off the sweepstakes for all wheat, and that out of a total of twenty-five prises, Canada took twenty. In oats the Grand Championship was won by a farmer living tn the Province of Alberta. Canada also was awarded the championship for Durum wheat, while; for Flint Corn out of « total of ten prizes, Canada took first, second, third, sixth and seventh. Not only in grains did Canada prove her right to rank as a first-class agricultural country, 4>ut she., carried off many prizes for cattle, horses, sheep and hogs, a partial list of which follows :

Cattle, Chnada was awarded the championship fojr Grade Shorthorns; also in |he College Special class, Canada gained first, fourth and sixth prizes. ' . ' Horses, Grand Championship for Clydesdale stallion, also Grand Championship for American bred mare, as well as first for three-year-old Clydesdale stallion, first for one-year-old Clydesdale stallion, and second for the aged class. In the Belgian class, Canada obtained first and reserve for Championship Belgians, as well as second for Aged stallion. Sheep, Canada obtained Championship for block, male and female, in addition to first prize in all group prizes. Hogs, In the Yorkshire class Canada was very prominent, taking the Championship for pen of Yorkshires, and championship for best single barrow, as well as ovex twenty first, second and third prizes in other clashes oi Yorkshires. With regard to the live stock shown it must be borne in mind that these have not been fed on corn, on which the average western farmer places hli reliance, but on the wonderful oats and barley grown in western Canada, supplemented by the native grasses, of which a most artistic display was made by our neighbors to the north, Canada has conclusively proved that not only can she take prizes for the grain she raises, but-can also take prizes with the animals to which these grains have been fed, and this in open competition with the world. —Advertisement.