The Ely miner., 1914-02-20
SWEEPSTAkE UPON
SWEEPSTAKE
CANADA ADDING OTHERS TO ITS
SERIES OF VICTORIES.
A Manitoba Steer Carries Off Similar
Honors to Those Won by Half
Brother In 1912.


Brother In 1912.
When Glencarnock l., the Aberdeen
Angus steer, owned by Mr.. McGregor
OF Brandon, Manitoba, carried off the
sweepstakes at the Chicago Live Stock
Show in 1912, it was considered to be
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 tfe animal,
Mr.. McGregor placed in competition
in 1913, another Aberdeen-Angus,
half-brother 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 as
being superior to other grains in fat
tening and finishing qualities. Not
only this, but Glencarnock's 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 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, Sinton, Mutch, 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
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, 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 $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 $4,000
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, 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
were thousands of acres this year that
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 in
both 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. ]. Lanigan, Ell
,ross, Saskatchewan.
Best bushel of fax, John Piews,
Carnduff, Saskatchewan.
Best sheaf of barley, A. H. Cross
man, Kindersley, Saskatchewan.
Best sheaf of flax. r. C. West, Kin
iersley, Saskatchewan.
Best sheaf of oats, Arthur Perry,
Cardston, Alberta.
In district exhibits, Swift Current,
Saskatchewan, won the Board OF
Trade Award, with Maple Creek Sec
ond.
Other exhibitors and winners were:
Red Fife spring wheat. e. A. Fred
rick, Maple Creek.
Other variety of hard spring wheat,
s. Englehart, Abernethy, Sask.
Black oats, Alex Wooley, Horton,
Alta.
Western rye grass. w. S. Creighton.
Stalwart, Sask
Sheaf Of Red Fife wheat, R. H. Car
ter, Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask.
Sheaf of MARQUIS wheat, C. N. Car
ney, Dysart, Sask.
Oats, any other cariety, VIM. 8.
Simpson, Pambrun. Sask
Two-rowed barley, r. II. Carter,
Fort Qu'Appelle. Sask.
Six-rowed barley, r. H. Carter. Fort
Qu'Appelle, Sask.
Western rye grass, Arthur Perry,
Cardston, Alta.
Alsike clover, Seager Wheeler, Ros-
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