Show SPUR AlFAlfA GROWING IN CANADA BY CONTESTS I American Settlers Experience Likely to Aid Them in Capturing Cash Prizes and Trophy Offered Special to lo Tho Examiner I REGINA Saskatchewan May 28 American settlers who are nrc to the province of o Saskatchewan fire are laying lao n their plans lo to capture all or 01 ornest nest most of jOO in cash prizes and a silver trophy troph offered In hen an au al nl alfalfa alfalfa falfa Cairn growing contest which promises prom to 10 0 be ho one of oC the most unique agricultural mural tural tests of ever eCI held The contest which was WUK Inaugurated last lust January at fit the convention In of or the agricultural societies as ag Ji it com COlD comparatively small affair hits has hl grown far beyond bond the original plans I The societies decided to 10 have e a prize of 1 00 for COr tho the best t field of oC alfalfa In Saskatchewan In 1911 1314 Private parties the railway cor corporations I William Pearson of Winni Winnipeg Winnipeg peg who colonized Il the tho Lust Last Mountain valley In Saskatchewan the various officials connected with state and private onto vate schools and Institutes tules all nIl took such an lIn Interest In the affair that Its scope was w s at once broad broadened broadened ened William Mackenzie gave gae 1000 Money lone for COr prizes as ns well wen as for other j expenses of or the competition was of offered I and now It Is estimated that tho mho cost COEt will wilt total many thousands of or 1 dollars Tho The settlers from tho the western and andI northwestern states stales ot of America are aro I conceded to have tho the best chances I of oC winning the prizes because of o their previous knowledge of or growing nl 11 n falfa In their old homes home homes American settlors says F I 9 T Grif Griffin Griffin fin film land commissioner of or tho the Canadian Pacific probably will lead In the competition ns as they arc are familiar with the Iho alfalfa plant and und appreciate its good rood qualities The agricultural societies asked tho the minister o 0 lo to appoint the committee to conduct the competition and ho named as that committee tho the dean of the tho College o of Agriculture A of Saskatchewan tho the or orthe f the tho experimental farm at Indian head and the time president of the tho Grenfell Agricultural society The Th committee has Just formulated tho time rules for fOI the Iho contest cont coill C L The Tho province has ha heen been divided into Inlo four ns us follows District A Ais Ais is that thai part south of o tho the river and hounded bounded on the west and maul by h b tho ho Canadian Northern from frum Lumsdon to Regina and from Re Rc ReIna hut Ina to Antler on the Pacific District n B IB la that hilt t part Hut south of the th c South Saskatchewan river ller and bound bounded ed on the lie east cast by h the time Canadian North Northern ern mn from Lumsden n to lo Regina and an d thence to Antler The Lumsden Ag Agricultural society and the other agricultural ag ago agricultural societies on the railway are Included in District A District C Is I s that part bounded hounded on Oil the tho south l by the th e H river to the Elbow on tho the south branch of or tho the Saskatchewan and an anby d by b tho the South Saskatchewan river on of the west In this district are the tho ag ug agricultural societies ot of Fort Appelle e and Outlook op on the Canadian Pa Pacific cine chile District D Is that part lying north of tho South Saskatchewan rive 1101 r I and bounded on the cast by the tho South Saskatchewan the tho agricultural secie ties tics at nt Saskatoon t i and Tisdale being In this district I Six prizes will bo ho given ghon in hl each dis district district district of ot OO and an d 75 I |