56 Ths Canadian EUhibiU at Chicago, 



The eihibitions of chwae and butter wore tlie larpfost of 

 Cheeie an I their kind ever wade on the North American continent. 

 Butter, Two competitions were urrancjed for Cheddar or factory 



chee«e, in the months of Juno and ()ctob<'r. In the 

 first named, the United States entries numlM»red ')()">, and the Canadian 

 162. There were 138 prizes awarded, of which Canada took 129, and 

 th(! United States 9. Thirty-one exhibits of Canadian cheese also 

 scored higher points than the best United States cheese. In the 

 October conn)etition for the same class of cheese, made previous to 

 1893, there were 82 entries from the United States, and 524 from 

 Canada. There were 110 prizes offered, and Canada secured tliem 

 all. There were also 4 1 4 awards for cheese made in 1893. Of these, 

 Canada obtained 369, and the United States 45. In these two coin- 

 petitions, therefoH', the United States entered 5S7 exhibits and took 51 

 prizes, as against Canada's 686 entries and 608 prizes. There were three 

 judges for cheese, two for the United States, and one for Canada. The 

 significance of this result is enhanced when considered in conjunction 

 with the difference in the population of the two countries — 65 millions 

 against 5 mdlions. Canada now exports several millions of pounds of 

 cheese ]>er annum more than the United States to the English market, 

 her exports to the mother country having risen from 30,889,353 lbs. 

 in 1875 to 127,843,632 lbs. in 1892. In the butter competition, 

 Canada took 27 awards. The great development of the cheese industry 

 in recent years has interfered, no doubt, with the expansion of the 

 butter trade. The steps, however, that have been taken of late years 

 to encourage this industry are having effect ; and the Dairy Commis- 

 sioner of the Dominion has expressed an opinion that within five years' 

 time the manufacture of butter in Canada will be equal to that of 

 cheese, both in quality and quantit)'. In 1893 Canada exported 

 43,193 cwts. of butter to Great Britain. 



The absence of awards for Canadian agricultural 

 ArfHcultural machinery is explained by the withdrawal of the 

 Machinery. exhibits from competition, it having been decided 



that machines adapted to field work should be judgt d 

 by field tests. As this would have necessitated bringing duplicate 

 machines to Chicago at great expense, or the spoiling of the actual 

 exhibits for show purposes during the remainder of the Fair, the 

 greater number of Canadian and United States exhibitors withdrew 

 from competition. Professor Thurston, the chairman of the jurors 

 on agricultural implements, and consulting mechanical engineer to 

 the Exposition, stated that in design, finish, and smootlmess of 

 operation the Canadian machinery was equal to anything in the 

 Exhibition. 



Canada obtained 65 awards. The list included seven 

 Horticulture, different awards for Canadian grapes— a valuable tribute 



to the climate of the country. The small number cf 

 awards Is due to the fact that awards w^ere only given to collective 

 exhibits., and not to individual exhibitors, or for each variety of fruit 

 shown. With regard to the vegetable display, it was admitted that the 

 Canadian exhibit was greatly superior to any other. Both fruit and 



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