The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-27
SWEEPSTAKE UPON
SWEEPSTAKE
CANADA ADDING OTHERS TO ITs
SERIES or VICTORIES.
A Manitoba Steer Carries on Similar
Honors TO Those Won by Half
Brother In 1912.

Brother In 1912.
When Glencarnock l.. the Aberdeen
Angus steer owned by Mr.. McGregoi
OF Brandon. Manitoba. carried of the
sweepstakes at the Chicago Live Stock
Show IN 1912, Il was considered TO ba
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.. McGregor placed in competition
In 1913, another Aberdeen-Angus, o
halfbrother to the animal that Won
last year. and secured 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 az
/ 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: ThreS
tirsts, seven seconds, and Eve other
prizes in Clydesdales.
The winners, Bryce, Taber Suther
land, Sinton, Mutch, Mclean, Hagger.
ty, Lecke 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 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 off the Colorado silver
trophy, valued at 81 500.
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 Rosthen
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 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 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, a threshing ma
chine, was won by Paul Gerlack for
best bushel of hard wheat which
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
we're thousands Of acres this year that
would have done as we'll Mr.. Gerlack
s to be congratulated, as we'll as the
province of Saskatchewan, and west
ern Canada as a whole, for the great
success that has been achieved in
,oth grain and cattle.
Other prizes at the same place
we're:
Best peck of barley Nicholas Tet-
niger, Claresholm, Alberta
Best peck of oats, E. J. Lanigan, FL
ross, Saskatchewan.
Best Dushel of fax John Plews,
1arnduff, Saskatchewan.
Best sheaf of barley, A. II. Cross
nan, Kindersley, Saskatchewan.
Best sheaf Of fax, r. c. West Kin
iersley, Saskatchewan.
Best sheaf of oats, Arthur Perry,
JardstOn Alberta.
In district exhibits, Swift Current,
won the Board OF
'rade Award with Maple Creek sec
nd
Other exhibitors and winners we're:
Red Fife spring wheat, (. A. Fred
lex, Maple Creek,
Other variety Of hard spring wheat
. Englehart, Abernethy Sask.
Black oats, Alex Wooley, Horton.
.lta.
Western rye grass, w. S. Creighton,
talWart, Sask,
Sheaf Of Red Fife wheat, r. H. Car
ar, Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask
Sheaf of Marquis wheat c. N. Car
ey, Dysart, Sask.
Oats, any other variety, VIM. s
impson, Pambrun, Sask.
Two-rowed barley, r. H. Carter,
ort Qu'Appelle, Sask
Six-roWed barley, r. II. Carter, Fort
u'Appelle, Sask
Western rye grass Arthur Perry,
ardston, Alta.
Alsike clover, Seager Wheeler, Ros-
fern, Sask-Advertiseme
There Are Many Others.