The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-19
SWEEPSTAkE UPON
SWEEPSTAKE
CANADA ADDING OTHERS 70 ITS
SERIES OF VICTORIES.
A Manitoba steer Carries on Similar
Honors to Those Won by Hais-
Brother In 1912.

Wneu Gieu CATuOCA l., TUG
Angus steer. owned by Mr.. McGregor
of Brandon. Manitoba. carried on the
sweepstakes at the Chicago Live STOCK
Show In 1912, 1t was considered to Dc
q great victory for barley, oats and
grass versus corn. So that there
might be no doubt Of the superiority
of barley feeding. Manitoba climate.
and Judgment In selecting the animal
Mr.. McGrsgor placed In competition
In 1913. another Aberdeen-Angus, q
half.brother to the animal that won
last year. and secured q second VIC
tory In the second year. In otner
classes he had excellent winnings, but
the big victory was the sweepstakes
for the best steer. This victory proved
that Mantle ba- grown barley and oats.
and prairie hay, had properties better
than any contained In corn, which In
tho past has been looked upon ~
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 mako
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 five other
prizes In Clydesdales.
The winners. Bryce, Taber, Suther.
land, Sin.on, Mulch, Mclean, Hagger'
ty, Leckie and the University OF Sas-
katchewan are like family names In
Saskatchewan. Each one had tho
goods" that won honor to himself and
combined made a 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 of the Colorado silver
trophy, valued at $1,000.
in February, 1918, the same men.
father and son, had 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 81 1000 in gold at the New York
Land Show for the best 100 pounds of
wheat.
IL 1912 at the Dry Farming Con-
gress d. Lethbridge, Alberta, Mr..
Holmes of Cardston won the $4,000
Rumley engine for best wheat in the
world.
In 1913 ct the Dry Farming Con
gress, held at Tulsa, Okla. Mr.. P. Ger.
lack of Allen, Saskatchewan, carried
OF the honors and a 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 'ot the
worlds honors in individual classes,
and seven out Of the sixteen sweep.
stakes. including the grand prize fol
| the best bushel Of hard wheat
The grand prize, threshing ma
chine, was won by Paul Gerlack fol
| best bushel of hard wheat, which
| weighed Z, pounds to the bushel, and
was of the Marquis variety.
In the district In which the whea,
was grown that won this prize. there
were thousands of acres this year that
would have done as well. Mr.. Gerlach
Is to be congratulated, as well as the
province of Saskatchewan, and west
ern Canada as a whole, for the grea,
success that has been achieved In
both grain and cattle.
Other prizes at the same place
were:
Best peck of barley, Nicholas Tet
niger, Claresholm, Alberta.
Best peck Of oats. E. ]. Lanigan, Ell
fross. Saskatchewan.
Best bushel of fax. John Plews
Carnduff, Saskatchewan.
Best sheaf of barley, A. H. Cross
man, Kindersiey, Saskatchewan.
Best sheaf of flax, r. C. West, Kin
dersley, Saskatchew an.
Best sheaf Of oats, Arthur Perry
CardstOn, Alberta.
In district exhibits, Swift Current
! Saskatchewan, won the Board o
Trade Award, with Maple Creek sec
ond.
Other exhibitors and winners were
Red Fife spring wheat, Z. A. Fred
rick, Maple Creek
Other variety of hard spring wheat
8. Englehart, Abernethy, Sask.
Black oats, Alex Wooley. Horton
Alta.
Western rye grass, w. 8. Creighton
Stalwart, Sask
hheaf of Red Fife wheat. r. H. Car
ter, Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask.
Sheaf of Marquis wheat, G. N. Cal
ney, Dysart, Sask.
Oats. any other variety, VIM. s
Simpson, Pambrun, Sask.
Two-rowed barley, r. H. Carter
Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask.
Six-rowed barley. R. H. Carter, For
Qu'Appelle, Sask.
Western rye grass, Arthur Perry
Cardston, Alta.
Alsike clover, Seager Wheeler, Rot
A.