Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-12

| what was described az REST apples
| from her maJcsty's orchards a. wind.
sor' She ordered the notice down, ana
| the tradesnan ia question was no lorg-
| er known US customer OF the quetn'
The ambition to obtain some OF the
fat cattle sent from the royal farms 70
| the yearly show held In London during
| Christmas week IS one Of The features
| Of English competitive trading The
| fat beasts stand ia thclr stalls. dec
| Grated with badges and ribbons, brtath-
| ing out weeks painful existence
| awaiting the friendly pOe-ax and tho
butchers knife The hot competition
among traders I'm meat 20 have some-
thing az Christmas time when they
can label royal" causes the beasts to
fetch price out Of all proportion TO
their real market value. and this IS one
OF IN ereGsons Why farming by royalty
becomes such a valuable undertaking.
STEADY INCREASE IN VALUE.
Til, daft sales from the kings fam.
Gus shorthorns have been eloquent OF
the royal progress In this direction 30
fore they were established long they
brought an average Of about SlIO
head, now they bring something like
$500 head. and one Of the Sending
ham shorthorn bulls brought $1,000 not
long ago At the first draft sale OF
the royal shire horses IN 1892, the aver
age per mead was about 5000, Whe avs
"a head bron ut an average og SllOD
each at the - Q OF 1925 and over 5000
was paid Tor choice stations,
The king's farm at SandrinBham has
also become famous as the birthplace
Of two Derby winners, Peralmmon and
Diamond Jubilee together with abnu.n-
a A m
majesty has won a lot of money on the
turf-sums not included in the estimate
of 100000 as his annual income from
agricultural pursuits.
The kings appearance as a breeder
at the royal shows when he was Prince
OF Wales was always obscured by his
mother. but since her death he has been
without a rival, and 1t is believed fur
thermore that the u first prizes which
he took at the latest exhibit Of the
Royal Agricultural society VIII be In
creased In number next year One
might suppose that the judges would
be somewhat influenced by the rank OF
this distinguished exhibitor, but 1t can
be stated without fear of contradic-
ton form anyone who knows that plain
Squire Victim would have Jared just as
wen as King Edward does. The other
competitors are so Jealous OF the slight
est sign Of favoritism that II there
we're a division Of opinion as to where
the rriae should go the chances would
be- II anything, slightly in favor Of the
other side.
QUEEN ALEXANDRA's PRIZES.
The royal farmer is also coming out
strong with otheT farm products. Iel
has won prizes at the horticultural ex-
"a tal4 40
AT Windsor and has even captured a
prize for pigeons. Queen Alexandra,
who cares precious little for horses,
but lavishes her affection on dogs has
won several prizes for her pets, and,
as becomes Danish princess, her dairy
Is famous for its butter. She has a
good deal more genuine and personal
interest in her dellclously neat and
fragrant dairy building at Sanrlngham
than ever Marie Antoinette had In her
make believe butter making In the toy
dairy at Versailles, which is visited an
nually by 80 many thousand Ameri-
cans.
The accounts OF the royal farms are
kept as n separate item, and so meth
odica has the king become since he
assembled the throne that balance Is
now struck every half year. The profits
are paid into the kings private account
and are drawn upon from time to time
as the occasion requires by the keeper
OF his majesty's private purse. Gratui-
ties are paid yearly to the heads OF de-
partments In recognition OF their
faithful services" and this inspires
them with additional energy in work.
ing the farms successfully The king
ia n great believer In paying men ac-
oording TO their merits,
CURTIS BROWN.