Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-01-05
WESTERN CANADA
FARMER SECURES
WORLDS PRIZE
FOR WHEAT
A RosTHERN, sAsK- FARMER
THE LUCKY WINNER.

Sir Thomas ShaugAnessy 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 we're 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 one of the
cleanest and best kept in the Ros-
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 best far
ners for seed purposes.
Wheeler is an Englishman. He Is a
pioneer of Rosthern, coming here fif-
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, modest, unas-
Stunning 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 per
acre, which a few years ago 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 al
the National Corn Exposition at Co
lumbus and West Of Rosthern, about
$50 miles, lives Messr:. Hill and Son
who won the Colorado Silver Trophy
valued at $500, for the best peck o.
oats, also awarded at the Nationa
Corn Show at Columbus in 1910.
Not contented with the high honori
obtained in it's wheat, Canada agail
stepped forward into the show ring
and carried OF the Stillwell troph!
and $1,000 for the best potatoes OF
the continent. This time the WINNIE
was a British Columbia man. Mr.
Asahel Smith, the Potato King" o
that province. The exhibit consiste'
OF one hundred and one varieties
drawn from all parts of the provinc'
aggregating in weight one and hal
tons
At the recent Dry Farming Cor
gress, held at Colorado Springs. an
at which time 1t was decided to hol
the next Congress at Lethbridge, Il
1912, the Province of Alberta made
wonderful showing of grains, grasse
and vegetables.
eat the Congress, Alberta got NOR
!. prizes and trophies, ten to one. tina
any state of the Union" said MI
Hotchkiss to the Edmonton BulletiI
1--WE brought back all but the buil'
ing with us. and they offered us tina
saying we might as well take all ths
: was going. We would have brougf
/. II along, too, If we had had fiat ca
: to put it on. Alberta captured nearl
, so first prizes, 20 seconds, 3 thirds,
cups, 40 medals, so ribbons and
sweepstakes. The grand sweepstak
4 prize. for the best exhibit by state
province, a magnificent silver GU
4 was presented to US with much Ger
!, mony at reception to the Canadian
:, in the Empress hotel. The present
a ton was made by Prof. DIN, chai
q man of the judging committee, an
the cup was received on behalf OF Il
g province by the Hon. Duncan Ma
shall.