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Some Observations on Livestock in Great Britain and Europe

Oklahoma A. and M. College

Abstract

This past summer I had an opportunity to spend a few weeks in Great Britain and Europe studying livestock. I attended the Show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, at Wolverhampton, the second week in July. There were a number of interesting things about this show. For instance, the Royal Show, as it is usually called, was established in 1838. Each year it is held in a different part of England thus giving more people an opportunity to see it. This show has a 13-year circuit, in other words, it will not return to Wolverhampton for 13 years. The Royal Show is run entirely for educational purposes and especially for the benefit of livestock exhibitors. An admittance charge is made at the main gate and the price varies at different hours of the day. Each afternoon, a program consisting of parades of horses, cattle and pigs, as well as some entertainment features, was held in front of the grandstand. I noted with particular interest the absence of sideshows and gambling types of entertainment from the grounds.