The Royal Agricultural Stow in England.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42770, 26 August 1905, Page 2

The Royal Agricultural Stow in England.

MR R. P. COOPER’S PRIZE RECORD.

The above annual fixture, which, from an agricultural point of vipw, n looked forward to with such suprorm in'erest by all interested in st- ck matters throughout the world, tool: place last week ar. Park Royal, ami was briefly referred to in our last issue. The stock was above the average i numbers, and in many eases of verysuperior .excellence, The competition grows every year more keen, and only flocks and herds of the highest class have the slightest chance of success From a local" point of view it is gratifying to note the success which attended the exhibits of Mr R. P. Cooper, who secured no less than 13 prizes and twreserves. Mr C -oper’s Shorthorn bull •> Meteor,” was placed second in a class, of 44, beating an animal for which we understand £2 ; 000 had been previously

offered ' Wi'h the famous Ashlyns Redpolls, Mr Cooper secured first for q hull horn in 1903, and second for the 1904 animal, also third arid reservcin the heifer class. In the Shropshire sheep classes Mr Co -per practically swept the board, taking do less than 11 prizes in seven different classes. He secured four firsts, viz., for two shear runs, five sh r ar ! ing rams, special sei ling shearling ram, and pen of shear ling ewes ■ a!s> four seconds, viz., foselling and shearling rims, pen of three ram lambs, and 7> p n of thiee shearling p w P9 . In the selling class, ’in which there were no less than 67 entries, and in which the keenest competition existed, Mr Cooper was first, second, third, and fifth, a faot which speaks volumes for the uniformity of the fl -ck. This wholesale prize win-

ing cons'itutes a' record for the Royal Show and it was universally recognised that Mr Cooper’s exhibits were of a quality which had never before, been s°en in any show, coming from one flock. We understand that all the sheep und all the cattle Mr Cooper exhibited were, with one exception, of his own breeding, a sufficient indication of the patient care and unerring judgment which for so many years has presided over the mating and seleotion of the animals, and the general management of his flock. Mr Cooper has long occupied the premier position as a breed n* and exporter of stud animals of which fact his present success, coupled with the high integrity which Characterises all his dealings, is a Sufficient explanation*