Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-20
SWEEPSTAkE UPON
SWEEPSTAKE
CANADA ADDING OTHERS 70
SERIES OF VICTORIES us
A Manitoba Steer Carries OF O..
Honors to Those Won by Man
Brother in 1912.

angus steer owned by Mr. McGrego,
OF Brandon. Manitoba, carried of ~.
sweepstakes at the Chicago Live stoaS
Show in 1912, it was considered 70 -
a great victory for barley. oats .os
grass versus corn. So that tbo.s
might be no doubt of the superioritr
of barley feeding, Manitoba clm.t.
and judgment in selecting the anims,
Mr.. McGregor placed in competition
in 1913, another Aberdeen-Angus
half-brother to the animal that voa
last year, and secured a second viz
tory in the second year. In otho,
classes he had excellent winnings bu,
the big victory was the sweepstako.
for the best steer. This victory proved
that Manitoba-grown barley and oats
and prairie hay, had properties better
than any contained in corn, which in
the past has been looked upon as
being superior to other grains in fat.
tening and finishing qualities MT
only this, but Glencarnocks victory
proves that the climate of the prairie
provinces of western Canada, in com.
bination with rich foods that are nos.
sessed by that country, tends to make
cattle raising a success at little cost
Other winnings at the live stock
show which placed western Canada in
the class of big victories were: Three
tirsts, seven seconds, and five other
prizes in Clydesdales.
The winners. Bryce, Taber, Suther
land, Sinton, Mulch, Mclean, Hagger
ty, Leckie and the University of Sas.
katcheWan are like family names in
Saskatchewan. Each one had the
goods that won honor to himself and
combined made name and record for
Saskatchewan
Look at the recent victories won by
western Canada within the past three
years
In February, 1911, Hill & Sons Of
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, showed
a peck of oats at the National Corn
Exposition, held at Columbus, Ohio,
and carried off the Colorado silver
trophy, valued at $1,000
In February, 1913. the same men,
father and son, had a similar victory
at Columbia, N. c., and should they
win in 1914 at Dallas Texas they
will own the trophy
In 1911, Seager Wheeler of Rosthern
won $1,000 in gold at the New York
Land Show for the best 100 pounds Of
wheat
In 1912 at the Dry Farming Con.
gress at Lethbridge, Alberta, Mr.,
Holmes of Cardston won the $500
Rumley engine for best wheat in the
world.
In 1913 at the Dry Farming Con-
gress. held at Tulsa. Okla Mr. P Ger
lack of Allen, Saskatchewan carried
off the honors and threshing ma
chine for the best bushel of wheat
shown in competition with the world.
In 1913 at the international Dry
Farming Congress at Tulsa, Okla,
Canada won the majority of the
worlds honors in individual classes,
and seven out of the sixteen sweep
stakes, including the grand prize for
the best bushel of hard wheat
The grand prize, threshlng ma
chine, was won by Paul Gerlack Tor
best bushel of hard wheat, when
weighed II pounds to the bushel, and
was of the Marquis variety
In the district in which the wheat
was grown that won this prize there
were thousands of acres this year lna'
would have done as well. Mr. Gerlack
is to be congratulated, as well as the
province of Saskatchewan, and west
ern Canada as a whole, for the great
success that has been achieved III
both grain and cattle.
Other prizes at the same place
were:
Best peck of barley, Nicholas Lev
niger. Claresholm, Alberta. ri,
Best peck of oats, E. j. Lanlgan' 81
fross. Saskatchewan. n,omo
Best bushel of flax, john fle"''
Carnduff, Saskatchewan. ,s.
Best sheaf of barley, A. II. Oi00'
man, Kindersley, Saskatchewan. yin.
Best sheaf of fax, K. T. west N'
dersley, Saskatchewan. Derry
Best sheaf of oats, Arthur r0i'"
Cardston, Alberta. ,+
In district exhibits, Swift Ouli'I ~
Saskatchewan, won the bodLu oo
Trade Award, with Maple CREEK 0''
ond oro.
Other exhibitors and winners va I'D
Red Fife spring wheat, E. a. f''N
rick, Maple Greek uhoat
Other variety of hard spring WIZ
S. Englehart, Abernethy SasK' o..ou
Black oats. Alex Wooley' noi
Alta cotabton,
Western rye grass. w. S. Crelsn''''
Stalwart, Sask. II Car.
Sheaf of Red Fife wheat, r. H. ="
ter, Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask car
Sheaf of Marquis wheat u ~
ney, Dysarr. Sask. MN s.
Oats, any other variety L.
Simpson, Pambrun, Sask ;, corter,
Two-rowed barley, Il. II.
| Fort Qu'Appelle. Sask. .r Fort
Six-rowed barley, K. H. Cai to''
Qu'Appelle, Sask. nr perry,
Western rye grass, Arthur
Cardston, Alta. ,,ar RIOS
Alsike clover, Seager Wheel0-'
tb .rn Cack advertisement.