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organizations of the women of the various institutes. Each 

 province places this feature of the work in the hands of some 

 capable woman, who works under and with the Minister of Agricul- 

 ture, or with his deputy who has charge of the institute work for 

 men. Private cars make tours of each province much the same as 

 those sent out from the agricultural colleges here — the difference 

 being that the women are cared for as well as the men. Demon- 

 strations are given in butter making, cooking, labor-saving devices, 

 and many practical bulletins are issued and distributed among the 

 people. 



There were many Canadian women present who spoke very 

 enthusiastically of the help derived from these institutes. 



You might be further interested in the exposition, for here was 

 to be seen the results about which we, as farmers, are much con- 

 cerned. This exposition was a great affair in itself. The products 

 shown were limited to dry farming sections, but the magnitude was 

 to most people astonishing. The different states and provinces 

 had their separate exhibits much as our states did at the St. Louis 

 or Chicago fairs. When we viewed the California section or the 

 display from Spokane, Washington, we had to think the second 

 time to be able to realize that the exhibits were only in connection 

 with the Dry Farming Congress. There were exhibits from 

 foreign countries also. The exposition was not only interesting 

 from the standpoint of products shown, but from the artistic stand- 

 point as well. Some of the best oats, wheat and barley that I 

 have ever seen were shown here. In the wheat contest for best 

 bushel of wheat, which was open to the world, the prize was 

 awarded to a farmer living near Lethbridge. His wheat tested 68 

 pounds to the bushel, and the prize was a $2,500 traction engine. 

 In addition to this he was able to sell the remainder of the wheat 

 crop to a seed firm for $4 per bushel. 



There are many other things of which I should like to speak 

 that were of interest, but will tell you just a little of the plans for 

 the next year's meet. As was stated to the Missouri Home Mak- 

 ers' Conference, the congress is to be held in Oklahoma next 

 October. It is hoped that more definite lines of work can be mapped 

 out then. It is the aim of the congress to reach as many women 

 as possible within the year to come. There were quite a number 

 of states represented this year, but it is hoped that many more 

 states and countries will send delegates to the meeting in 1913. A 

 Colorado woman is the president for this year, but as yet the plans 



