"WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WHEAT 1954" - Ontario Provincial Plaques on Waymarking.com

This plaque is located in Breckon Park just off Tuck Dr in Burlington, Ontario.

Text: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WHEAT 1954
At the 1954 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, William E. Breckon of Burlington won the World Wheat Championship with grain grown on his Nelson Township farm about 3 km northeast of here. He led the white winter wheat class seven times before becoming "wheat king" with a sample of Genesee, a variety developed at Cornell University, N.Y. Since western Canada's hard spring varieties had long dominated the wheat awards at the Fair, Breckon's world championship, the first for an Ontario farmer and the first for winter wheat, was widely acclaimed. This school and the adjoining park were named after W.E. Breckon, who served Nelson Township School Board as chairman or trustee from 1943 to 1956.

Address or location of plaque: Breckon Park Physical location of plaque: Park "Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link] Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": None This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Person' Condition of sign: Faded Is this a bilingual sign?: No ! A web-site for more details.: Not listed What is the second/third language?: Not listed

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