Other first prizes taken at the same place were:
Barley, Nicholas Tétinger, Claresholm, Alberta. Oats, E. J. Lanigan, Elfross, Saskatchewan. Flax, John Plews, Carnduff, Saskatchewan. Sheaf of barley, A. H. Crossman, Kindersley, Saskatchewan. Sheaf of flax, R. C. West, Kindersley, Saskatchewan. Sheaf of oats, Arthur Perry, Cardston, Alberta. In district exhibits, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, won the Board of Trade Award, with Maple Creek second. Red Fife Spring Wheat, E. A. Fredrick, Maple Creek. Other variety of Hard Spring Wheat, S. Englehart, Abernethy, Saskatchewan. Black Oats, Alex Wooley, Norton, Alberta. Oats, any other variety, Wm. S. Simpson, Pambrun, Saskatchewan. Western Rye Grass, W. S. Creighton, Stalwart, Saskatchewan. Sheaf of Red Fife Wheat, R. H. Carter, Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. Sheaf of Marquis Wheat, G. H. Carney, Dysart, Saskatchewan. Two-Rowed Barley, R. H. Carter, Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. Six-Rowed Barley, R. H. Carter, Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. Western Rye Grass, Arthur Perry, Cardston, Alberta. Alsike Clover, Seager Wheeler, Rosthern, Saskatchewan.
Agricultural Education in Western Canada.—Scientific farming probably can be pursued with more profit and advantage in Western Canada than in any other portion of the continent. What can be achieved may be judged by what has been accomplished by the thousands who with not even a theoretical knowledge have made it a success. The various governments have provided for the development of a class of farmers who, in the possession of the rich soil of the country, with its abundant humus, its phosphates, and large endowment of other properties will make of it the greatest farming region of the known world.
AREAS OF LAND AND WATER
According to the latest measurements the land and water areas of the three provinces, as at the Census of 1911, are as follows:
| Provinces | Land | Water | Total |
| acres | acres | acres | |
| Manitoba | 41,169,098 | 6,019,200 | 47,188,298 |
| Saskatchewan | 155,764,480 | 5,323,520 | 161,088,000 |
| Alberta | 161,872,000 | 1,510,400 | 163,382,400 |
| Total | 358,805,578 | 12,853,120 | 371,658,698 |
Note—By the Extension of Boundaries Act, 1912, the area of Manitoba was increased by 113,984,000 acres, bringing the total to 161,172,298 acres, of which 12,739,600 acres are water. The areas of Manitoba in this article relate solely however to the province as constituted before the Act of 1912.
Comparative Areas of wheat, oats, and barley in the three Western Provinces:
| Provinces | 1900 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | Average for 5 years 1908-1912 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushels | Acres | Bushels | Acres | Bushels | Acres | Bushels | Acres | Bushels | Acres | Bush. | Price | |
| Manitoba— | ||||||||||||
| Wheat | 18,352,929 | 1,965,193 | 34,125,949 | 2,760,371 | 62,689,000 | 3,094,833 | 63,017,000 | 2,839,000 | 53,331,000 | 2,804,000 | 18.17 | $0.75 |
| Oats | 10,952,365 | 573,848 | 30,378,379 | 1,209,173 | 60,037,000 | 1,307,434 | 57,154,000 | 1,348,000 | 56,759,000 | 1,398,000 | 37.40 | 0.30 |
| Barley | 2,666,567 | 139,660 | 6,506,634 | 416,016 | 14,949,000 | 448,105 | 15,826,000 | 481,000 | 14,305,000 | 496,000 | 27.54 | 0.40 |
| Saskatchewan— | ||||||||||||
| Wheat | 4,306,091 | 487,170 | 66,978,996 | 4,228,222 | 109,075,000 | 5,256,474 | 106,960,000 | 5,582,000 | 121,559,000 | 5,720,000 | 19.06 | 0.65 |
| Oats | 2,270,057 | 141,517 | 58,922,791 | 1,888,359 | 107,594,000 | 2,332,912 | 117,537,000 | 2,556,000 | 114,112,000 | 2,755,000 | 40.88 | 0.27 |
| Barley | 187,211 | 11,798 | 3,061,007 | 129,621 | 8,661,000 | 273,988 | 9,595,000 | 292,000 | 10,421,000 | 332,000 | 29.09 | 0.38 |
| Alberta— | ||||||||||||
| Wheat | 797,839 | 43,103 | 9,060,210 | 879,301 | 36,602,000 | 1,639,974 | 34,303,000 | 1,590,000 | 34,372,000 | 1,512,000 | 20.22 | 0.61 |
| Oats | 3,791,259 | 118,025 | 16,099,223 | 783,072 | 59,034,000 | 1,221,217 | 67,630,000 | 1,461,000 | 71,542,000 | 1,639,000 | 41.18 | 0.27 |
| Barley | 287,343 | 11,099 | 2,480,165 | 121,435 | 4,356,000 | 164,132 | 6,179,000 | 187,000 | 6,334,000 | 197,000 | 28.98 | 0.35 |
