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Norman S Rankin, Editor of Publications. 

 E. L. Chicanot, Assl. Editor. 



The Agricultural Situation 



By J. Dougall, General Agricultural Agent, 

 C.P.R., Montreal 



After ten years' uninterrupted success in 

 carrying off the world's wheat championship, 

 as symbolized in the sweepstakes at the Inter- 

 national Exposition at Chicago, this honor has 

 finally been wrested from Canada by a Montana 

 farmer, and the Dominion is left with the double 

 consolation of knowing chat she was runner-up 

 in the contest and that the wheat grown by 

 the United States winner, judged to be the best 

 in the world for the year, was grown from seed 

 purchased in Canada from Seager Wheeler, the 

 "Wheat Wizard," himself so many times the 

 champion growet. 



In this international contest, stated to 

 be greater than ever, Canada surpassed her- 

 self this year, securing a greater aggregate of 

 prizes than ever before. Fitting tribute was 

 paid to Canada's place in world agriculture by 

 the decision to hold the next international ex- 

 hibition in Canada and in electing a Canadian 

 as president of the association. The 1922 ex- 

 hibition will be held in Toronto under the presi- 

 dency of John G. Kent, managing-director 

 of the Canadian National Exhibition. This 

 will be the first time the exhibition has been 

 held in Canada, whilst a Canadian has not sat 

 on the executive since 1885. 



An Enviable Year's Record 



Though a certain amount of regret is felt 

 at relinquishing the wheat championship after 

 having held it against all comers for so many 

 years, Western Canada has every reason to be 

 decidedly proud of its achievements, ci eat ing 

 a more enviable record for itself than ever before. 

 Out of twenty-five prizes awarded for hard 

 spring wheat, Western Canada secured twenty- 

 two, including the second. In the oats class 

 in which there were twenty-five awards, 

 Western Canada carried off twenty-one, and 

 Northern Ontario one, J. C. Lucas, of Cayley, 

 Alberta, repeating his success in capturing the 

 championship. 



For the first time Canada won the first 

 pri/e for Alfalfa seed, securing in all three places 

 out of ten in this competition. The winners 

 hailed from the irrigated Brooks district of 

 Alberta, and these a chi eve men Is constitute 

 a striking tribute to the high value of the Cana- 

 dian Pacific Railway Irrigation Block on which 



the crops were grown. "Wee Donald," owned 

 by A. i,C. Weaver, of Lloydminster, Saskatch- 

 ewan, was again adjudged the Grand Cham- 

 pion Clydesdale stallion. 



Following are the principal awards secured 

 by Canadian exhibitors. 



Wheat. Canada secured twenty-two out of twenty- 

 five places for hard spring wheat. Alberta secured second, 

 fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth places and Saskat- 

 chewan ninth and tenth. Alberta also secured fourth 

 place in white spring wheat. 



Oats. Western Canada secured twenty-one out of 

 twenty-five places. Alberta took the first, second, third, 

 fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth, eleventh, fourteenth and seven- 

 teenth places; Saskatchewan seventh, eighth, twelfth, six- 

 teenth, eighteenth and twenty-third; Manitoba the nine- 

 teenth and twentieth; and Ontario the twenty-fifth. 



Barley. Western Canada secured four out of ten 

 places. Fifth and ninth places went to Manitoba and 

 seventh to Alberta. 



Alfalfa. Canada for the first time won the first prize 

 for Alfalfa seed. First, third and ninth places went to 

 Alberta out of a total of ten awards. 



Horses. Percherons. In the class for stallions four 

 years and under five, Saskatchewan secured the reserve 

 championship, first prize, and the Canadian bred cham- 

 pionship. In the class of stallions three years and under 

 four, Saskatchewan won eighth place. In mares two and 

 under three, Alberta seventh, and three and under four, 

 Saskatchewan second. 



Clydesdales. For stallions the grand championship 

 went to Saskatchewan and reserve grand championship to 

 Manitoba. In aged stallions' class, Saskatchewan first, 

 Manitoba second, Ontario third, fourth and fifth and Man- 

 itolra seventh. Stallions three years and under, Manitoba 

 second. Two years and under three, Manitoba second, 

 Saskatchewan fourth. One year and under two, fourth to 

 Saskatchewan, fifth to Alberta, seventh Alberta and eighth 

 Saskatchewan. In aged mares the second place went to 

 Alberta and third to Saskatchewan. In mares three and 

 undor four, third went to Saskatchewan and fourth to 

 Manitoba. Mares two years and under three, second to 

 Manitoba, third to Saskatchewan, and fifth to Ontario. 

 Mares one year and under two, Saskatchewan first and 

 Manitoba fifth. 



Cattle. Shorthorns. Alberta fourth prize in two 

 year old heifers. 



Sheep. Saskatchewan secured a number of third, 

 fourth and fifth placings in Oxfords, and in the same class, 

 Ontario a number of seconds and thirds. In Southdowns, 

 Ontario won three firsts and a large number of lower 

 placings. 



Hogs. Saskatchewan secured fifth for Tamworths 

 under one year and third in Yorkshires. 



The Fertile Northland 



Agriculturalists were once firmly convinced 

 that wheat would never be successfully raised 

 north of the international boundary between 

 Canada and the United States, and the Domi- 

 nion has dissipated this belief by consistently 

 carrying off the international honors for this 

 crop for the past ten years. There would seem 

 to be no northern limits to the wheat belt, and 

 as far back as 1876. the prize winning wheat 



