The Forrest City times., 1911-12-15
WESTERN CANADA FARMER SECURES WORLDS PRIZE
 FOR WHEAT
A ROSTHERN, SASk, FARMER
 THE LUCKY WINNER.


 
 Sir Thomas Shaughnessy of the Ca nadian Pacific Railway offered $1 900 Tn gold as prize for the best 100 lbs. Of wheat. grown on the American con tinent, to be competed for at the re- cent Land Show in New York. In making the competition open, the donor of.this handsome prize showed his beligf in the superiority Of Ca nadian wheat lands, by throwing tho contest open to farmers of all Amer flea. both United States and Canada. The United States railways were by no means anxious to have the Ca nadian 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 Mir. Seager Wheeler of Rosthern, Saskatchewan. and it's winning has brought a great deal of credit on the district. The winning wheat was the Marquis variety, and received nc moro attention from MT. 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 q good farm competition which included every feature of farm- 1ng and every part of the farm. Last winter Wheeler was prize winner at the provincial seed fair in Regina
 Wheeler is firm believer in sow Ing clean seed of the best quality pro- Acurable, 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 fif- teen years ago. In the last six years he has done much experimenting, par ucularly in wheat varieties. His farm resembles an experimental farm long driveway lined on both sides with trees, leads to a modest house, the home of Wheeler. a modest. unas. suming 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 $20 to $40 per acre, which few years ago were se- cured by their present owners, either as free gift or purchased at from S5 to $S per acre.
 It 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 150 miles, lives Messrs. Hill and Son who won the Colorado Silver Trophy, valued at $1,500. 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 its wheat Canada again stepped forward into the show ring and carried off the Stillwell trophy and s1.o00 for the best potatoes on the continent. This time the winner was a British Columbia man, Mir. 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 a half tons.
 At the recent Dry Farming Con- gross. held at Colorado Springs, and at which time 1t 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, than any state of the Union," said MT. Hotchkiss to the Edmonton Bulletin. We 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 1t along. too, if we had had flat car to put it on. Alberta captured nearly Do first prizes. % seconds. thirds. 9 cups, 40 medals. 50 ribbons and ? sweepstakes. The grand sweepstake prize, for the best exhibit by state or province. magnificent silver cup. was presented to us with much cere- mony at reception to the Canadians in the Empress hotel The presenta- ton was made by Prof Olin. chair man of the judging committee, and the cup was received on behalf of the province by the Hon. Duncan Mar shall.