The Harrison times., 1912-01-06
WESTERN CANADA
FARMER SECURES
WORLDS PRIZE
FOR WHEAT
A RoSTAERN, SASK, FARMER
THE LUCKY WINNER.

| 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-
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 tho
show and New York paper comment.
Ing on the results OF the competitions
says that they were not to be blamed,
as tho Canadians captured the most
important prize Of the show ~,
The winner Of this big wheat prize.
was Mr., Seager Wheeler Of RosthernS
Saskatchewan, and It's winning has
brought great deal Of credit on the
district. The winning wheat was tke
Marquis variety, and received no moro
attention from Mr., Wheeler than his
other grain, but he is very particu.
lar farmer. His farm Is one Of tho
cleanest and best kept In the Ros-
thern district, and this year he won
first prize In a good farm competition
Whiph inp1u1a1 aUapU paotpra of 20
Ing and every part Of the farm. Last
winter Wheeler was q prize winner
at the provincial seed fair In Regina.
Wheeler Is q firm believer in SOW
Ing clean seed OF tho best quality pro-
curable consequently his grain Is
much sought after by the best far.
mers for seed purposes,
Wheeler Is an Englshman, He Is a
pioneer Of Rosthern, coming here lf
teen years ago, In the last six yeas-S,
he has done much experimenting baV
tieularly In wheat varieties, Ills farm
resembles an experimental farm, A
long driveway, lined on both sides
with trees leads to a modest house,
the home of Wheeler modest, uras.
suming man with the appearance Of
student rather than q man engaged In
commercial pursuits,
There are now no free homestoad9
TO bo had in this district and farm
lands are worth from $40 TO $40 per
acre, which few years ago were oe-
cured by their present owners, either
as FREQ gift or purchased at from So
to $8 per acre.
IL IS not many miles from Rosthern,
where tho farmer lives, who secured
tho first prize for wheat last year at
the National Corn Exposition at CO.
lumbus and West OF Rosthorn, about
l50 miles, lives Messrs, Hill and Son,
who won the Colorado Silver Trophy,
valued at $1,000, for the best peck SI2,
oats, also awarded at tho NatioRaE
Corn Show ut Columbus In 1910
Not contentod with tho high honors
obtained IN It's wheat, Canada again
stepped forward into the show ring,
and carried off the Stillwol trophy
and $1,000 for tho best potatoes on
tho continent, This time tho wlnnor
was n British Columbia man, Mr.,
Asahel Smith, tho "Potato King" OF
that province. Tho exhibit consisted
OF one hundred and one varieties
drawn from all parts Of tho province
aggregating IN weight ono and a half 4
tons,
AT tho recent Dry Farming Con-
gresB, held at Colorado Springs, and
at which time Il was decided to hold
tho next Congress- at Lothbrldge In
1912, tho Province OF Alberta mado q
wonderful showing OF grains, grasses
and vegetables
"At the Congress- Alberta got more
prizes and trophies, ten to one, NJ
any state of the Union" said 5df-
HotehklBs TO tho Edmonton Bulletin,
"Wo brought back all but tho build
Ing with US, and they offered Us that
saying wo might aB we'll take oil that
was going, We would have brought
Il along, too II we had had q fiat car
to put It on. Alberta captured nearly
90 Arat prizes, 20 seconds, thirds, 0
cups, 40 medals, 30 ribbons and 2
sweepstakes, Tho grand eweepstoke
prize, for the best exhibit by state or
province, a magnificent silver cup
was presented to US with much cere'
mony at n reception to tho Canadians
in tho Empress hotel, Tho prosonta'
tlon was made by Prof, olln, chair
man Of the judging committee, ana
tho cup was received on behalf OF tho
province by tho Hon, Duncan Maj
shall
Proolae,
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