The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-12-29
w ESTERN CANADA
FARMER SECURES
WORLDS PRIZE
FOR WHEAT
A RosTHERN. sAsk., FARmee
THE LUCKY WINNER.

Sir Thomas Shaughnessy OF the r.,
madam Pacific Railway offered 81 ooa
In gold as prize for the best 100 ms
OF wheat. grown on the American con.
tinent, to be competed for at the 70
cent Land Show In New York In
making the competition open. tho
donor OF this handsome prize shower
his belief in the superiority OF ca.
madam wheat lands, by thro wing tho
contest open TO farmers OF all Amer.
lea. both United State sas Canada
The United States railways were by
no means anxious to have the Ca.
madam railways represented at the
show and n New York paper comment.
ing on the results OF the com petitions
says that they were not TO be blamed
as the Canadians captured the most
important prize of the show.
The winner OF this big VIII prlza
was Mr. Seager Wheeler OF Rosthern
Saskatche wan. and it's winning has
brought a great deal OF credit on the
district. The winning wheat was the
Marquis variety, and received no more
attention from Mr. Wheeler than his
other grain, but he is a very particu-
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 good farm competition
which included every feature of farm
Ing and every part OF the farm. Last
winter Wheeler was a prize winner
at the 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
mers for seed purposes.
Wheeler is an Englishman. He Is
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 mod est unas-
Stunning man with the appearance Of a
student rather than man engaged In
commercial pursuits.
There are now no free homesteads
to be had in this district and farm
lands are worth from 500 to $40 per
acre, which few years ago were Sc
cured by their present owners, either
as a free gift or purchased at from s.
to IS 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
luunbus and West OF Rosthe IN, about
$50 miles. lives Messrs. Hill and Son,
who won the Colorado Silver Trophy,
valued at $500. for the best peck or
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 Stllwell trophy
and $1,000 for the best potatoes on
the continent. This time the winner
was British Columbia man, MI
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 haf
tons.
At the recent Dry Farming Con
gress. held at Colorado Springs. ana
at which time IL was decided to hold
the next Congress at Lethbridge IN
1912. the Province Of Alberta made
wonderful showing OF grains, grasses
and vegetables.
AT the Congress- Alberta got more
prizes and trophies. ten to one thah
any state OF the Union" said MI
Hotchkiss to the Edmonton Bulletin.
I'VE brought back all but the bulia'
ing with us, and they offered US mat
saving we might as well take all thal
was going. We would have brought
II along. too. IL we had had nat eaI
TO put Il on. Alberta captured nearly
so first prizes. 20 seconds, ; thirds
cups. 40 medals, SO ribbons ana
sweepstakes The grand sweepsta"e
prize. for the best exhibit BY state OF
province. magnificent silver guy
was presented TO US with much celc
mony at a reception to the Canadians
i'm the Empress hotel. The preseh.''
ton was made by Prof. DIN, cha'',
man of the judging committee an
the cup was received on behalf OF lAe
province by the Hon. Durcan Wa
shall