Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-15
WESTERN CANAn,
FARMER SECURES
WORLDS PRIZE
FOR WHEAT
A RosTHERN, sAsk.. FApu,.
THE LUCKY WINNER sh

| oiA 1ioiA"0 On"oSAneSSy OF the n,
| madam Pacific Railway Offered A. va va
in gold as prize for the best 1o rI, ;"
of wheat, grown on the American w
tinent, to be competed for at H. 'OA'
cent Land Show in New York
making the competition omen q
donor of this handsome prize Shows 'as
his belief in the superiority of ~
madam wheat lands, by throwina !. Va
contest open to farmers of all Ama'
lea, both United States and canas'
The United States railways wero 49,
no means anxious to have tbe y,
madam railways represented at ~
show and a New York paper comm0as
ing, on the results of the compettion.
says that they were not to be bIamna
as the Canadians captured the mo''
important prize Of the show.
The winner of this big wheat nr,.
was Mr.. Seager Wheeler of Rostbarr
Saskatchewan, and it's winning hos
brought great deal of credit on tba
district. The winning wheat was tba
Marquis variety, and received no mora
attention from Mr. Wheeler than hi.
other grain, but he is a very PARTON,
lar farmer. His farm is one of The
cleanest and best kept in the Ros,
thern district, and this year he won
first prize in a good farm competition
which included every feature of farm.
ing and every part of the farm. Last
winter Wheeler was prize WHINE,
at the provincial seed fair in Regina
Wheeler is firm believer in SOW.
ing clean seed of the best quality pro-
durable, consequently his grain is
much sought after by the best far
mers for seed purposes.
Wheeler is an Englishman. He isa
pioneer of Rosthern, coming here ff
teen years ago. In the last six years
he has done much experimenting, par
ticularly in wheat varieties His farm
resembles an experimental farm. A
long driveway, lined on both sides
with trees, leads to a modest house
the home of Wheeler, a modest, unas
Stunning man with the appearance Of a
student rather than a man engaged in
commercial pursuits.
There are now no free homesteads
to be had in this district, and farm
lands are worth from $40 to $40 per
acre, which a few years ago were Sc
cured by their present owners, either
as free gift or purchased at from s.
to So per acre.
1t is not many miles from Rosthern
where the farmer lives, who secured
the first prize for wheat last year at
the National Corn Exposition at Co.
lumbus and West of Rosthern, about
$50 miles, lives Messrs. Hill and Son
who won the Colorado Silver Trophy
valued at $1,000, for the best peck Of
oats, also awarded at the National
Corn Show at Columbus in 1910.
Not contented with the high honors
obtained in it's wheat, Canada again
stepped forward into the show ring
and carried off the Stillwell trophy
and $1,000 for the best potatoes on
the continent. This time the winner
was a British Columbia man, Mr.
Asahel Smith, the Potato King" Of
that province. The exhibit consisted
of one hundred and one varieties
drawn from all parts Of the province
aggregating in weight one and nall
tons.
At the recent Dry Farming Con
gress, held at Colorado Springs, anu
at which time it was decided to nold
the next Congress at Lethbridge, III
1912, the Province of Alberta maze
wonderful showing of grains, grasses
and vegetables.
''At the Congress, Alberta got more
prizes and trophies, ten to one, IMAM
any state of the Union" SAID MI
Hotchkiss to the Edmonton Bulletin
eve brought back all but the Duiiu'
ing with us, and thoy offered us laa.
saying we might as we'll take all 'na'
was going. We would have brougn'
it along, too, if we had had nat cal
to put it on. Alberta captured neafs
so first prizes, 20 seconds, 3 thirds
cups, 40 medals, so, ribbons anu
sweepstakes. The grand sWeeps'aho
prize, for the best exhibit by state u
province, a magnificent silver cup
was presented to us with much cele,
mony at reception to the Canaulan'
in the Empress hotel. The preSents
ton was made by Prof. Ohm cnan
man of the judging committee a NV
the cup was received on behalf Oh NV
province by the Hon. Duncan NlD'