Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-12
BY WALTER NOBLE BURNS.

LLOYDMINSTER, SASK--Wee Donalds
home coming was like the triumph CT a Roman
ronqueror returning from a victorious campaign.
The great Clydesdale stallion had won the
championship of the United States and Canada
at the Chicago Livestock Exposition, the great
est show of its kind held on the continent The
news had been flashed back by wire. The
Board of trade came together in special meet
ing. The victory of the horse was turned into
civic event. message of congratnlation was
wired to l.. Weaver, his owner. Speeches were
made. Everybody shook hands with everybody
else.
When finally Wee Donald stepped from his
private car in the old home town, the winter
sunlight gistened on his sleek brown hide, he
was led through cheering crowds that lined
Lloydminster's main street Horse and owner
were toasted at public banquet That's what
an international victory for its homegrown farm
animals means to the Canadian farming country.
victory or horse NlVlc triumph
Every citizen of Lloydminster and every
farmer in the rich region round about the town
took personal pride in the triumph of the giant
ClydesdaIe. The animals perfection, in their
minds, was not due so much to bis breeding and
the care of his owner as to the Canadian climate
and soil that instills into the pasture grass, the
clover and alfalfa hay and the oat crops those
nourishing chemical elements that &C to the
making of bone and sinew.
Canada was represented at the Chicago show
by the pick of its herds and at the Grain and
Hay Show, held in connection with it, by the
best products of its soil. In both shows, it met
ompetition from the best that the United States
has tc offer in livestock and grain, and carried
off generous share of the prizes Many blue
ribbons were brought back across the inter
national boundary in cattle, horses, sheep, hogs
and grain.
Wins Two Years in Succession.
JohL W. Lucas of Cayley, Alta, won the
champion sweepstakes for oats for the second
year in succession This made it easier for
Canada to bear the loss of the wheat champion
ship which went to George Kraft of Bozeman,
Montana. But though Canada was defeated in
wheat it was not disgraced. ]. C. Mitchell of
Dahinda, who in the two preceding years had
won the international honors, was runner up
and the decision of the judges between the
wheat of Mr.. Kraft and that of Mr.. Mitchell
was admittedly fnely-drawn one There was
some solace for the Canadians however, In the
fact that Mr.. kraft's wheat was grown from
SEED obtained from the famous wheat wizard,
Seager Wheeler of Rosthern, Sask
1t may be said in passing that the wheat
championship of the North American continent
has been won by Canada for ten years, hand
running. Eight of these championships, which
are generally held as the championship of the
world, were won by Saskatchewan and one each
by Manitoba and Alberta. This is the highest
tribute that possibly could be paid to the won
derful soil and climate of Western Canada and
especially of that portion of the Dominion that
lies in the rich agricultural belt along the trans
continental lines Of the Canadian National
Railways.
f., Canada's String of Championships.
The international wheat contests began In
1911 when Seagcr Wheeler won 81 900 in gold