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It was some 30 years ago that I was last at the East Grinstead & Three Counties Ploughing match, which is now in its 74th year. September 3rd was a fine autumnal morning at Imberhorne Farm, at East Grinstead in West Sussex, and I was greeted warmly by the two young car park marshals and given a copy of the event’s excellent programme.

Even at 9am the 57 competitors were lining up to start as they cleared their plots of straw. As expected, the conditions were very tough, but the firm ground was just about ploughable for the little grey Ferguson class (Class 8).

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