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ing farmers in different parts of the Dominion there was brought together in the Cana- 

 dian pavilion at Glasgow one of the finest collections of cereals ever made. 



By instruction of the Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Mr. W. H. Hay, accountant 

 of the Experimental Farms, was sent to Glasgow to put this material in place. His 

 long experience with exhibitions in this country and the ability and artistic taste he 

 has shown from time to time in the arrangement of the products of the Experimental 

 Farms at exhibitions at home led to his being chosen to do similar work at the Paris 

 Exposition in 1900. There he arranged an exhibit which was very much admired, but 

 his work in Glasgow seems to have been an unusual triumph. 



THE CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL TROPHY. 



Mr. Hay in his report, says : ' The agricultural products were shown in the form of 

 an immense trophy, situated in the centre of the building, which was erected in the 

 form of an octagon with a circumference of 65 feet, and rose to a height of 35 feet. 

 In front of four of the arches were placed open stands or shelving, and on these were 

 displayed the threshed grain in bottles of many sizes and shapes. Each sample was 

 carefully labelled with the name of the variety, and as far as practicable the place of 

 origin and the yield per acre was given. The placing of the bottles in the arches per- 

 mitted of their being seen to advantage and examined from all sides. The other four 

 arches were left open and used as passage ways. The spaces between the arches were 

 built up with pillars of grain forming an open square with a glass cylinder of grain 

 in the centre. 



' On the outside the lower part of the trophy was decorated with sheaves of grain 

 and hundreds of bunches of grain and grasses. Higher up the grain was massed and 

 arranged in gothic arches and in circles, and when completed the structure had the 

 appearance of an immense temple of cereals. Coats of arms of the provinces were 

 placed over each of the main arches, and some fine specimens of mounted " prairie 

 chickens " were distributed among the sheaves of grain. 



' In the centre of the trophy was a circular settee for the convenience of visitors 

 who desired to rest, and above this was a glass case in which was shown samples of 

 wool, flax, hops and leaf tobacco. From the ceiling of the trophy was suspended 

 bunches of Indian corn in the ear, leaf tobacco and flax. Several large open urns with 

 a capacity of about two bushels each were placed on convenient stands, and filled with 

 choice red fife wheat. The desire for samples was so great that by the close of the 

 first day the urns were nearly emptied of their contents. They were refilled, but in a 

 day or two were almost empty again. As the supply available was not sufficient to 

 continue this free distribution very long the urns were shortly filled with palms, shrubs 

 and plants. A further supply of such decorative material was used with good effect 

 at different points on the trophy. A large number of electric lights were arranged in 

 the arches and circles so as to illuminate the whole trophy, and it was thus made to 

 appear very attractive at night. 



' A number of excellent photographs were displayed in convenient places about the 

 trophy which interested the visitors very much. These included views of the Experi- 

 mental Farms, fruit farms, scenes in connection with ranching, also with harvesting 

 in Manitoba and the North-west Territories. Good views were also shown of settlers' 

 homes, giving the appearance of the farm when first located, and again a few years 

 later under improved conditions. 



GOOD RESULTS FROM THE EFFORT. 



' The results of the installation of the agricultural exhibits at Glasgow were very 

 satisfactory. No other display of the sort could be compared with it, and the material 

 was all in place before the opening day. The agricultural trophy elicited the admira- 



