... TNVITATIONS to pay visits of inspection to well-known herds recently drew hundreds of acceptances, in spite of the fact that many of the visitors had to travel considerable distances. The English Ayrshire Cattle Breeders' Association arranged a visit to the famous Byton Herd at Wellington, by permission of Mr. W. H. Slater, attended by 800 people, and to the Charters Herd at the Manor and Home ...

... ENTRIES in many classes at the first post-war Peterborough Agricultural Society's show were larger than in 1939. Dairy cattle, pig, hunter and Shire classes were particularly well supported. The Championship of the heavy horses went to the Shire mare, Lymm Winnie, with a Suffolk filly in reserve. Among the lighter horses, Mr. W. H. Cooper's Beau Geste was the Champion Hunter. In the pig ...

... HAMPSHIRE DOWNS are very much in the news these days with a bulk shipment of 1,000 pedigree ewes and 50 rams to Czechoslovakia the other week and other exports from Sir William Rootes, well-known Stype flock of this breed to the United States, South America, Uruguay and Australia. Sir William tells us that at the moment he has enquiries from almost all over the world. At the annual last week, ...

... , as had been anticipated, drew a large number of interested spec tators and 50,000 people had visited the grounds several days before it ended. It was not an agricultural show, but a demonstration of agri culture designed to tell non- farming people the story of life in the countryside and the problems which face those who are concerned with food production. Thirteen breeds of cattle as well ...

... ALTHOUGH entries in many classes at the Lincoln County Show the first since before the war were below the 1939 figures, the standard was generally high, notably so in the classes for Lincoln Reds and Lincoln Longwool sheep. The Show Championship for all cattle went to a Lincoln Red bull. Shire horses had some excellent representatives present, the Championship going to a filly with an unbeaten ...

... MRS. MacDONALD, the young wife of Cap tain K. B. D. MacDonald, who served with the King's African Rifles in Burma during the war and is at present with the regiment in j East Africa, bought the farm of her dreams in March last year. She had worked on the land during the war and it was a particular thrill to find herself the owner of attractive Flowers Farm, at Redbourn, Herts, which her ...

... ALTHOUGH the fodder situation had made it necessary for a National Horse Show to replace the international event of pre-war years, there was something of the Olympia atmosphere at the White City Stadium, and several old hands among riders and horses made a welcome reappearance in the show ring. The standard of most of the classes was high and entries for one jumping event totalled over seventy ...

... Lady Ritchie, O.B.E. Director of the Women's Legion Lady Ritchie, who is the wife of Sir Douglas Ritchie, M.C., Vice-Chairman of the Port of London Authority, was awarded the O.B.E. in this year's Birthday Honours. During the Battle of Britain, when emergency feeding facilities were severely strained, the Ministry of Food asked the Women's Legion to help in the catering arrangements for the ...

... Party in Mayfair Given by Mrs. Thomas Hutchison, of Collingwood Hall, Camberley, and her Daughter, Virginia Miss Sarah Ismay and Mr. Patrick Filmer-Sankey grandson of the Duke of Westminster Mr. Michael MacLean Welsh Guards Miss Joan Williams -JVynn Mr. Michael Stourton Grenadier Guards and Miss Jane Luxmore Capt. Andrew Angus Grenadier Guards Miss Virginia Hutchison and Mr. Julian Tennant ...

... CjALLY GILMOUR, leading dancer of the Ballet Rambert, studied as a child in Singapore, and then came to England to be with Karsavina for two years, when the foundation of her career as a dancer was established. Under the guidance of Marie Rambert she has come to be regarded as one of the greatest interpreters of modern ballet in this country Dark Elegies At the Duchess Theatre, 1937, with ...

... Village Wedding Holland Walker The village church of Rusper, Sussex, was the scene of the recent wedding of Mr. Anthony Holland, barrister, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Holland, of Lullings, Balcombe, Sussex, and Miss Ann Faure Walker, sister of Lady Hawke Mrs. Field Walker, Air. Faure Walker, the Hon. Mary Chaloner and Cdr. Field Walker were among the guests The bridal group at Faygate ...

... AMD LARGE BEFORE ENJOYMENT'S GALE Major and Mrs Crichton- Stuart Miss Maclachlan of Castle Lachlan, Argyll shire, and Capt. Hodgkinson Mr. and Mrs. David Rome A party who were sitting out included SjLdr. H. Binder, Lt.-Cdr. R. Menzies (secretary of the. Ball), Mrs. Menzies, Mrs. Binder, Jnr.-Cdr. Eileen Elsey, Lt. G. C. Shoult, R.N.V.R., and Miss J. Eraser Among another group were Major ...