COOPER’S SEEDS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1736, 10 July 1917, Page 3

COOPER’S SEEDS

“THE SEEDS OF SUCCESS.” ‘ At the Winter Show, held at Unworn, the firm of F. COOPER, LTD., of Wellington, Blenheim, Christchurch, etc., had a magnificent display of the produce of Cooper’s Seeds. A feature of the display was the wonderfully line assortment of splendid specimens of practically all the principal vegetables, and si Iso Turnips, Swedes, Mangels, Lucerne, Sudan Grass, and all the principal farm crops. Ret erring to Messrs Cooper’s exhibit at the recent Palmerston North Winter Show, the “Evening Post” says: “For many years past Messrs Cooper s have demonstrated that New Zealand grown seed is far and away superior to the imported article, it is fresher and stronger germinating power, and being thoroughly acclimatised, is more suited to the New Zealand climatic conditions than imported seed can he, On the firm s stand were to be seen beautiful specimens of Cc.iiner’s Long Red Mangel, and Cooper s dcr.-ey Queen, unquestionably lie 1 bc,-i in Ibe Show. On (be Government stand in the same ball wa> to oe seen a big display of roots grown Irom Coopers Seeds, and compared with those from other firms and imported strains, the specimens from Cooper’s Seeds are miles ahead.” The leading prize-takers at this Show in the Vegetable Root Classes were Mr T. Webb, .Palmerston (who secured 29 prizes,i, Mr A. Pas>ey, Pohangina ; Mr W. Webb, Hastings, and Mr Woolford. Kongo',ea. All these growers u>ed Cooper's Seeds almost) exclusively. A number of the other leading prize-lakers were al,-o successful with the produce of Cooper's Seeds, fa the Government trials' reported in the "Journal ol Agriculture,” August 21sl, 191(1, Mangels grown from Cooper's specially selected seeds cropped 7tons per acre, and beat all other competitors. The extent of the business of Ibis firm may lie gauged by the fact that tl ey require to sow each season in New Zealand ahum over 3,0011 acres of land exclusively for seed purpo-es. All of Cooper's Seeds are tested for germination by the N.Z. Department of Agriculture, and also by (heir own independent' tests, and nothing is allowed to go out until these tests prove satisfactory. Cooper's Seeds are stocked in hulk and in packets by the principal merchants and seedsmen in all parts of New Zealand; hut it is necessary to he sure that you really obtain Cooper's Seedtiie “Seeds of Success.” CiS.