The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-02-21

Eweepstakes a. the %. Ego Live stock
SHOW Ia 1912 10 was considered 20 be
great victory fOr barley. oats and
grass versus corn 60 that there
might be no doubt % the superiority
o: barley feeding. Manitoba climate.
ard Judgment in selecting The animal.
Hr. NcGregOr placed 10 competition
q 1919. another Aberdeen-Anggs.
Eslftrc-1er % TIE animal that won
lsst year ard secured a second vic
to-v 81 the second year IN other
c.zsses be had excellent winnings. but
re t.E victory vas the EWeepstakes
Pr he best steer This victory proved
t1zt Manitoba grown barley and oats.
and prairie hay had properties better
ttal any contained 10 corn, which IN
t-s past has been looked upon ss
icing superior 70 other grains In fat.
tsLI1g and finishing qualities Not
c1ly this. but Glencarnocks victory
proves that the climate Of the prairie
provinces % western Canada. In com
tirauon With rich foods that are pos
sessed BY that country. tends TO make
cattle raising a success at little cost
show which placed western Canada in
the class OF big victories were: Three
trsts. seven seconds. and FIVE other
prizes in Clydesdales
The winners. Bryce. Taber. Sutber.
land. Sinton. Mutch. Mclean, Hagger-
y. 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 a name and record for
Saskatchewan.
Look at the recent victories won by
western Canada within the past three
years.
In February. 1911, lin e. Sons OF
Lloydmlnster. Saskatchewan, showed
peck OF oats at the National Corn
Exposition. held at Columbus. Ohio
and carried on the Colorado silver
trophy. valued at $500.
In February. 1913. 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 1000 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 S2,5OO
Rumley engine for best wheat In the
world
In 1918 at the Dry Farming Con.
Eress. held at Tulsa, Okla. Mr. Z. 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 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 I'm 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 az whole. for the great
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, L. J. Lanigan. Ell
fross. Saskatchewan
Best bushe OF fax, John Plews.
Carnduif. Saskatchewan.
Best sheaf OF barley. A. II. Cross-
man. Kindersley Saskatchewan
Best sheaf OF fax, X. G. West. Kin
dersley, Saskatchewan.
Best shcaf OF oats Arthur Perry.
Cardston. Alberta.
In district exhibits, Swift Current,
Saskatchewan, won tho Board OF
Trade Award with Maple Creek sec
ond
Other exhibitors and winners were
Red Fife spring wheat. H. A. Fred
rick, Maple Creek
Other variety OF hard spring wheat.
s. Engehart, Abernethy. Sask.
Black oats, Alex Wooley. Horton.
Alta
Western rye grass, w. s. Creighton.
Stalwart. Sask.
Sheaf Of Red Fife wheat. II. II. Car.
ter, Fort QuApelle. Sask.