Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-19
SWEEPSTAkE UPON
SWEEPSTAkE
CANADA ADDING OTHERS TO IT'S
SERIES OF VICTORIES.
Honors to Those Won by a Half
Brother In 1912.

! a
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
a 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,
MI. McGregor placed in competition
IN 1918, another Aberdeen-Angus, a
haIf-brother to the animal that won
last year, and secured a 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 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
t1rsts, seven seconds, and five other
prizes in Clydesdales.
The winners, Bryce, Taber, Suther-
land, Sinton, 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
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 G 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 $1,000.
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 $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, 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
were thousands Of acres this year that
would have done as well. Mr.. Gerlack
is to be congratulated, as well as the
nrOviOpa of Gackatohamop opd vUagt
ern Canada as 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, e. J. Lanigan, FL
fross, Saskatchewan.
Best bushel of fax, John Plews,
Carnduff, Saskatchewan.
Best sheaf of barley, A. H. Cross
man, Kindersley, Saskatchewan.
Best sheaf of flax, r. C. West, Kin
dersley, 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
0nd
Other exhibitors and winners we're:
Red Fife spring wheat, E. A. Fred
rick, Maple Creek
Other variety of hard spring wheat,
5. 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, DysarI, Sask.
Oats, any other variety, VIM. s.
Simpson, Pambrun, Sask
Two-rowed barley, R. II. Carter,
Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask.
Six-rowed barley, r. H. Carter, Fort
Sask.
Western rye grass, Arthur Perry,
Cardston, Alta.
AIsike clover, Seager Wheeler, Ros-
.hern, Sask-Advertiseme
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