The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-01-25
CANADA
FARMER SECURES
WORLDS PRIZE
FOR WHEAT
A RosTHERN, sAsk, FARMER
THE LUCKY WINNER.


Sir Thomas Shaughnessy OF the Ca
madam Pacific Railway offered 81 900
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-
cent 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 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
7 important prize of the show.
/ The winner of this big wheat prize
was Mr.. Seager Wheeler of Rosthern.
I 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 one of the
cleanest 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 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 Englisfman. He is a
: pioneer of Rosthern, coming here fif-
teen years ago. In the last six years
he has done much experimenting, par
tlcaarly 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, 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 $50 to $40 pei
acre, which few years ago were Sc
cured by their present owners, either
as free gift or purchased at from 81
Z to SS per acre.
1t is not many miles from Rosthern
n where the farmer lives, who secured
the first prize for wheat last year a
the National Corn Exposition at Co
lumbus and West of Rosthern, abou
J $50 miles, lives NIessrs. Hill and Son
D. who won the Colorado Silver Trophy
* valued at $500. for the best peck
II oats, also awarded at the Nationa
n Corn Show at Columbus in 1910.
" Not contented with the high honor
d obtained in its wheat, Canada agai
* stepped forward into the show rims
IL and carried off the Stillwen troph
is and $1,000 for the best potatoes o
the continent. This time the WHINE
~ was a British Columbia man, Nj
~ Asahel Smith, the Potato King" {
ST that province. The exhibit consiste
&c of one hundred and one varietie
!" drawn from all parts of the provinc
le aggregating in weight one and ha
tons.
n At the recent Dry Farming Co
~ gress. held at Colorado Springs, an
~ at which time 1t was decided to hol
" the next Congress at Lethbridge.
Ne 1912, the Province of Alberta made
wonderful showing of grains, grass'
a. and vegetables.
AT the Congress, Alberta got mol
=. prizes and trophies, ten to one, tha
80 80 any statN of the Union" said M
80 Hotchkiss to the Edmonton Bullet
No. 1--WE brought back all but the bull
.,' ing with us, and they offered us tha
os saying we might as well take all tn
en was going. We would have broug
II along, too, II we had had a fiat C
oh to put it on. Alberta captured near
Ion so first prizes, 20 seconds. 3 thirds,
,rp cups, 40 medals, so ribbons and
20 sweepstakes. The grand sweepstal
am prize, for the best exhibit by state
,he province, a magnificent silver Gu
are was presented to us with much Gel
,er mony at a reception to the Canada
ee. in the Empress hotel. The present
ton was made by Prof. Olin, cha
man of the judging committee, al
G the cup was received on behalf Of Z
province by the Hon. Duncan MI
nit shall.