Wheeler, Seager National Historic Person
Rosthern, Saskatchewan
Seager Wheeler and his agricultural prizes, 1919
© Seager Wheeler Historic Farm Society, photo collection | Collection de photos, Société de la ferme historique Seager Wheeler
Address :
Highway 312, Rosthern, Saskatchewan
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1976-11-06
Life Date:
1869 to 1961
Other Name(s):
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Seager Wheeler
(Designation Name)
Importance:
World-renowned agriculturist
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm NHSC Highway 312, Rosthern, Saskatchewan
Born on the Isle of Wight, Seager Wheeler migrated to the Canadian prairies in 1885 and moved to Rosthern, North-West Territories, in 1897. Largely self-taught, he developed new strains of spring wheat and other field crops at his Maple Grove farm. These won many awards, including five world wheat championships between 1911 and 1918. His world-renowned successes clearly demonstrated the agricultural viability of the Prairie Provinces. In later years he worked on developing hardy fruit strains suited to prairie conditions. Wheeler died in Victoria, British Columbia.