Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
WI STERN CANADA
FARMER SECURES
WORLDS PRIZE
FOR WHEAT
A RosTHERN. sAsk. FARMER
THE LUCKY WINNER.

making the competition open. the
donor of this handsome prize showed
his belief in the superiority of Ca
madam wheat lands. by throwing the
contest open to farmers of all Amer
lea. both United States and Canada
The United States railways were by
no means anxious to have the Ca.
madam railways represented at the
show and q New York paper comment
ing on the results OF the competitions
says that they were not to be blamed
as the Canadians captured the most
important prize of the show.
The winner of this big wheat prize
was Mr.. Scager Wheeler of Rosthern,
Saskatchewan, and its winning has
brought d great deal of credit on the
district. The winning wheat was the
Marquis variety, and received no more
attention from MIR. Wheeler than his
other grain, but he is a very rarticu.
lar farmer His farm is one of the
eleanest and best kept in the Ros.
tharn district, ana this year he won
first prize in Il good farm competition
which included every feature of farm.
ing and every part OF the farm. Last
winter Wheeler was a prize winner
at he provincial seed fair in Regina
Wheeler is a firm believer in SOW.
ing clean seed OF the best quality pro
durable consequently his grain is
much sought after by the best far
.ners for seed purposes.
Wheeler is an E,nglislman. He is q
pioneer OF Rosthern. coming here fif
teen years ago. In the last six years
he has dcne mach experimenting, par
ticularly i'm wheat varieties His farm
resembles an experimental farm A
long driveway lined on both sides
With trees. leads 10 a modest house
thes homo OF Wheeler, Il modest uilsis,
s;ly,ling man With The appearance OF a
st.dcnt ra1hei. Nan { man engaged in
comme.ciai pur .ti.s.
There ;,re now no free iiomesteads
% be tad IN this district. and farm
lalNls alc Worth iTola s4o to $40 re.
aeIe whiSi. q ls.M t;tfs asp were Sc
cufea by tNeir Btescsu owners either
as ile ift 81 pfif aasea al from s.
PSF a'Ae
Il y no piang mites from Rostl"rn
oee he l&smar liys WAC secured
ii:si pi.i4e for wheat last wear at
Ni.,ianal ofn Exposition at Co
lls anu Nis Of itDstAern about
ailns Hives lnsrs liili aud Son
,ha Won use alo9aio SILVER Trophy.
yailiol a l3t9. ion tic best peek of
nas. also awarded at the National
Corn SHOW al Columbus in 1910
So contented with the high lonors
Obtained in It's wheat. Canada again
stopped 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
drawn from all parts of the province
aggregating in weight one and half
ons.
A, the recent Dry Farming Con-
Gress. held at Colorado Springs. and
ut which tine 1t was decided to hold
the next Congress at I-ethbridge. in
1872 the Province of Alberta made q
wonderful showing of grains, grasses
/ and vegetables.
AT the Congress. Alberta got more
plies and trophies. ten to one. than
any state OF the Union said Mr..
! lIotchkss 10 the Edmonton Bulletin.
We brought back all but the build
! ing with us, and they offered us that,
saying we might as we'll take all that
! was going We would have brought
\ il along. too if we mad had a fiat car
| 10 put it on. Alberta captured nearly
4 80 iirst prizes, 20 seconds, birds, 9
/ clips 40 medals 80 ribbons and .
/ sweepstakes. The grand sweepstake
ilfiHe. for the best exhibit by state or
1 lraNnce d magnificent silver cup,
M5 presented 10 US with much cere-
1 nlQHy Al reception to he Canadians
IA tRo Empress hotel The presenta-
tcn %as made BIZ Prof Olin. chair
snan of th@ judging committee. and
the cup WAS received ON behalf OF the
province bA TIE Hon Duncan Mar
itall.