The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-12-15
WESTERN CANADA
FARMER SECURES
WORLDS PRIZE
FOR WHEAT
A RosTHERN. sAsK, FARMER
THE LUCKY WINNER.

Sir-Thomas Shaughnessy OF the "a.
madam Pacific Railway offered 81 0oa
In gold as a prize for the best 100 lbs
OF wheat. grown on the American con.
tinent. TO be competed for at he "a.
cent Land Show in New York. In
making the competition open. tia
donor OF this handsome prize showed
his belief In the superiority OF "a.
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 a 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.. Seager Wheeler OF Rosthern
Saskatchewan. and its winning has
brought a great deal OF credit on The
district. The winning wheat was tia
Marquis variety. and received no more
aN~-AAA0A VI " AtrltA iNdM Ills
other grain. but he is a very p%artlcu.
lar farmer. His farm is one OF the
cleanest and best kept in the RIOS.
them 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 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 bes, far.
mers for seed purposes.
Wheeler is an Englishman. He IS a
pioneer OF Rosthern. coming here fl.
teen years ago. In the last six years
he has done much experimenting. par
ticularly IL wheat varieties. His farm
resembles an experimental farm. A
long driveway. lined on both SIZES
with trees. leads 10 a modest house.
the home OF Wheeler. a modest. mas
Stunning man with the appearance OF a
student rather than a mar engaged in
commercial pursuits.
There are now no free homesteads
to be had in this district. and farm
lands are worth from $40 10 $40 per
acre. which a few years ago were Sc
cured by their present wners. either
as a free gift or purchased at from S.
to S. per acre
1T is not many miles from Rosthern,
where the farmer lives. who secured
the first prize for wheat last year az
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 $500. 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 of the StillweIl 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
a~ggregating in weight one and a half
tons.
AT the recent Dry Farming Con
gress. held at Colorado Springs, and
al which time IL was decided 10 hold
the next Congress at Lethbridge. in
1912. the Province Of Alberta made a
wonderful showing OF grains. grasses
and vegetables.
AT the Congress, Alberta got more
prizes and trophies. ten to one, than
any state OF the Union" said Mr..
Hotchkiss to the Edmonton Bulletin.
I'VE brought back all but the build
ing with us, and they offered US that
saying we might as well take all that
was going. We would have brought
II along. too. IL we had had a fiat car
TO put II on. Alberta captured nearly
so first prizes. 20 seconds, 3 thirds Z
cups. 40 medals. so ribbons and
sweepstakes. The grand sweepstahe
prize. for the best exhibit BY state Or
province. a magnificent silver 2
was presented 10 MS with much cere-
mony az a reception TO the Canadians
in the Empress hotel. The preseniA'
ton was made by Prof DIN, chair
man Of the judging committee. ana
the cup was received on behalf Of tie
province by the Hon. Du-can Mar
cha1f