. Farmer and stockbreeder . erous prizes, while she is alsothe dam of Leonardo, the winner of first prizes atthe Royal, London, Peterborough, and other shows. The committee decided to begin the season thethird week in April, and the district to be gravelledwill include Cropwell, Tithby, Bingham, Shelford,Lowdham, Oxton, Bestwood, Woodborough, Lamb-ley, Gedling, Gamston, Tollerton, Plumtree, Linoul-ton, Clipstone, and Cotgrave. Efforts are again being made to obtain a numberof assisted nominations by which farmers witli lessthan 100 acres will receive grants towards the feesfrom the Board of Ag
. Farmer and stockbreeder . erous prizes, while she is alsothe dam of Leonardo, the winner of first prizes atthe Royal, London, Peterborough, and other shows. The committee decided to begin the season thethird week in April, and the district to be gravelledwill include Cropwell, Tithby, Bingham, Shelford,Lowdham, Oxton, Bestwood, Woodborough, Lamb-ley, Gedling, Gamston, Tollerton, Plumtree, Linoul-ton, Clipstone, and Cotgrave. Efforts are again being made to obtain a numberof assisted nominations by which farmers witli lessthan 100 acres will receive grants towards the feesfrom the Board of Agriculture, which have beengreatly appreciated in the past by small holders,who now own some very valuable young horses asa result. The secretary reported that a numberof nominations had already been applied for, andthat shire horse breeding was becoming more popu-lar in the Nottingham district. The nominationfee was fixed at three guineas, the object of thesociety being to improve the breed of horses, andnot to make Photo by] [0. Heid, Wtshaw. Dam of Ayrshire Bull * HO WIES HOT (See page 493.) SALE OF RECORDED DAIRY COWS AT LECHLADE On Friday week, the day following the highly suc-cessful sale of recorded dairy cows at Reading, someof the buyers went on to Lechlade, in Gloucester-shire, where Messrs. Innocent and Son dispersed thenon-pedigree cows, nearly 30 in number, the pro-perty of Mr. W. J. Snook, who sold all the femalesowing to scarcity of labour. All the animals had beenrecorded under the Board of Agriculture live stockscheme, all had passed the tuberculin test, and allby pedigree bulls, and nearly all boasted one or twocrosses by the famous Kelmscott blood. There wasa large attendance and good prices, the total amountfor the 28 cows being £1,330 10s., an average of£46 2s. lOd. The highest price was £92 paid byMessrs. R. W. Hobbs and Son, while Mr. Muir paid£80 for a fine cow, and purchased another for £ Gregory took three lots, one at £
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