... AS in former years, the attention of dairy farmers and breeders was largely focussed at the 1949 Dairy Show on the struggle between Ayrshires and Friesians for the supreme honours. Last year the black-and- white cattle won both the big individual and group events, and this year Ayrshire supporters hoped that they would see a reversal of the situation. Their hopes were half-realised, for ...

... Two-and-a-half centuries ago, the prevailing westerly winds blowing across the dunes beside the River Findhorn, buried sixteen farms and the manor-house at Culbin, Moray. It was not until the end of the eighteenth century that attempts were made to deal with the sand, and in the ensuing fifty years the local landowners made progress with afforestation schemes, but most of the trees they ...

... IN view of the excellent sales experienced by the Ayrshire Cattle Breeders' Association of England and Wales, and the great interest stimulated by the breed's achievements at the Dairy Show, the demand at the Show and Sale at Reading was comparatively disappointing. There were, nevertheless, several good prices. The average for ninety-five pedigree females was ^105 9s. 6d. and for forty-two ...

... THE entries at the Shorthorn Society's Annual Autumn Show and Sale were as encouraging in quality and numbers as the breed's representation numerically at the Dairy Show had been disappointing. The standard at the Reading event was higher than for some years, and the animals comprised 129 bulls and 157 females a record for the show from nearly 120 attested herds from many parts of the country. ...

... Isle of Tlianet's Ploughing Match INAUGURATED as a ploughing match in 1836, the match has developed into a remarkable miniature agricultural show. It attracted, this year, 7,000 spectators. A hundred ploughs were used during the day. Apart from the horse-ploughing competitions, there are now six tractor classes, plus two classes for market-garden tractors, a Horse Show with twelve classes ...

... THE annual Norwich Fat Stock Show held at the Golden Ball Street saleyards under the presi dency of Mr. T. Cook, J. P., showed what can be done, even in these days of austerity, in the production of first- class beef cattle. The Norwich is the first of the three large fat-stock shows the animals are fresh and are seen at their best. Although the number of entries in the cattle classes was only ...

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... THERE were high prices at the British Friesian Cattle Society's Annual Bull Show and Sale at Reading, and the average of ^469 for 127 lots was second only to the 1945 average of £497. The bulls were all production qualified, the dams and sires' dams having given over 1,000 gallons at 3 5 per cent. The averages for the animals cata logued were dam's qualifying yields, 1,296 gallons at 379 per ...

... A RECORD entry of 3,505 dogs, of ninety different breeds, assured the success of the Championship Show held by the Ladies' Kennel Association at Olympia. Exhibits ranged from deer- hounds to the toy group this, incident ally, was the smallest, although it included 105 Pekinese. Most classes were strong, with a few excusable exceptions, e.g. the 3 Tibetan spaniels and the 5 Norwegian Bu-Hunds. ...

... ALTHOUGH conditions at the start of the Worcester Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs' third annual tractor-plough ing competition were ideal, rain later in the day provided a handicap, and eventually caused several withdrawals due to wheel- spin. This was particularly unfortunate, as only about half of those who had entered their names were present to compete. The competition, which was held ...

... AT Olympia last week the British Dairy Farmers' Association held their 63rd Annual Dairy Show, and man and maid and beast must have delighted in being away from the country and out of the wind and the rain and the mud of the farm they could not have chosen a better week to be under the spacious roof of Olympia. As we go to press the great dairy prizes of the year are being judged, and so our ...

... By H. Edwards Clarke COURSING at Druid's Lodge is always entertaining, but to my mind the South of England Club's meeting there in October is particularly so. For one thing, it ushers in a new coursing season. For another it provides a first opportunity of running an eye over a new crop of puppies, including the first produce of our young stud dogs. And last, but by no means least, it allows ...