The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20
SWEEPSTAkE UPON
SWEEPSTAKE
CANADA ADDING OTHERS TO ITS
SERIES OF VICTORIES.
a Manitoba steer Carries OF Similar
Honors TO Those Won by Half
Brother In 1912.

when Glencarnock l., the Aberdeen
Angus steer owned by Mr., McGregor
OF Brandon, Manitoba. carried of the
sweepstakes at the Chicago Live Stock
Show IN 1912, II was considered to be
a great victory for barley, oats and
might be no doubt OF the superiority
Of barley feeding, Manitoba climate,
and judgment in selecting the animal,
Mr. McGregor placed in competition
In 1913 another Aberdeen.Angus,
half-brother 10 the animal that won
last year, and secured q second vic
tory In the second year. In other
classes he had excellent winnings, but
the big victory was the sweepstakes
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 rs
being superior to other grains in fat
! tening and finishing qualities. Not
only this, but Glencarnocks victory
proves that the climate Of the prairie
provinces of western Canada, In com
bination with rich foods that are pos
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
firsts, seven seconds. and Ave other
prizes IN Clydesdales.
The winners. Bryce, Taber, Suther-
land, Slnton, 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
7 combined made q 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
peck of oats at the National Corn
Exposition. held at Columbus. Ohio
and carried of the Colorado silver
trophy, valued Mt $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 o!
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
gross, held at Tulsa, Okla, Mr., p. Ger
lack OF Allen, Saskatchewan, carried
off the honors and o threehing ma
chine for the best bushel OF whea
shown In competition with the world
In 1913 at the International Dr.
Farming Congress at Tulsa, Okla.
Canada won the majority of thu
worlds honors in individual classes
and seven out of the sixteen sweep
stakes, including the grand prize 70
the best bushel OF hard wheat.
The grand prize, threshing ma
chine. was won by Paul Gerlack 70
best bushel OF hard wheat, whicl
. weighed II pounds to the bushel, an,
was OF the Marquis variety.
In the district In which the whea
was grown that won this prize, Their
were thousands OF acres this year tina
would have done as well. Mr.. Gerlac'
is TO be congratulated. as well as tn
province of Saskatchewan, and wes
ern Canada as n whole, for the grea
success that has been achieved 4
both grain and cattle.
Other prizes at the same plac
we're:
Best peck OF barley, Nicholas TIE
niger. Claresholm. Alberta.
!, Best peck OF oats, z. J. Lanigan, II
o fross. Saskatchewan.
2 Best bushel Of fax, John Plewi
4 Carnduff, Saskatchewan.
+ Best sheaf OF barley, A. II. CrosI
3 man, Kindersley, Saskatchewan
Best aheaf of flax, r. c. West, XII
dersley, Saskatchewan.
g Best sheaf of oats, Arthur PER-.
Cardston. Alberta.
In district exhibits. Swift Curren