The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-22
WESTERN CANADA
FARMER SECURES
WORLDS PRIZE
FOR wheat
A ROSTHERN, SASk., FARMER
THE LUCKY WINNER.

Sir Thomas Shaughnessy of the Ca
madam Pacific Railway offered $1,000
in gold as a prize for the best 100 lbs.
of wheat, grown on the American con-
tinent, to be competed for at the re-
cen Land Show in New York. In
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 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 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 Il of the
c~leanest 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 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 a
pioneer of Rosthern. coming here fiji
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
W Ut ACu III hIS cid 80 Ia
lands are worth from $50 to $40 per
acre, which a few years g 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.
lumbus and West of Rosthern, about
100 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 c~ontented with the high honors
obtained in its wheat. Canada agai1
stepped forward into the show ring
and carried off the Stillwell trOph!
and $1,000 for the best potatoes or
the continent. This time the WHINE,
was a British Columbia man, Mr.
Asahel Smith, the "Potato King 0
that province. The exhibit consistet
of one hundred and one varieties
drawn from all parts of the province
~aggregating in weight one aud a hal
tons.
At the recent Dry Farming Cor
gress, held at Colorado Springs, an
at which time it was decided to hol
the next Congress at Lethbridge, i
1912. the Province of Alberta made
wonderful showing OF grains, grasse
and vegetables.
AT the Congress, Alberta got MOI
prizes and trophies, ten to one, tba
any state OF the Union" said NJ
Hotchkiss to the Edmonton Bnlletil
I'VE brought back all bat the built
ing with US, and they offered US tina
saying We might as we'll take all tnG
was going. We would have brOugl
1t along, too, if we had had a fiat CO
to put it on, Alberta captured near
50 first prizes, 20 seconds, 8 thirds,
.ups, 40 medals, 80 ribbons and
sweepstakes. The grand sweepstal
srlze, for the best exhibit by state
province, a magnificent silver Gu
-as presented to US with much Ger
mony at a reception to the Canadian
N the Empress hotel. The present
ten was made by Prof, Olin, cha
an of the judging committee, al
the cup was received on behalf Of 4
province by the Hon. Duncan N,
shall.
Particular Woman.