FARMERS’ FEUD

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 435, 17 May 1937, Page 3

FARMERS’ FEUD

RIVAL SHOWS Agricultural “Pandemonium” London, April 24. A farmers’ feud, which may cost the English dairy industry thousands of pounds, and at the same time give farmers’ wives but. Of the best days out they have had foi 1 20 years, is at its height. Farmers are in rival camps. Some side with the men who think Britain should stage a spectacular dairy show at . Olympia, with all the power of British, agriculture behind it.

Others think that ‘‘what was good enough for the r fathers fifty years ago is good enough to-day." They ape tn favour of a show at the old Agricultural Ball in Islington. Consequently there will be two shows, and! both will open on October 19;. At the Olympia show, valuable but the Agricultural Hall B how will breed cattle will be judged in a ring but the Agricultural Hall show will be run on traditional lines with the caltltle being judged in back streets. A spokesman of the Olympia party commented: this: week: The accommod alt ion offered is not what it should be. It is deplorable that these valuable and most sensitive animals should be surrounded for days by incestant. hammering and all the pandemonium incidental to the construction of a show.”