It took place this year in dry conditions and the temperature crept up to heady heights of 7°C as the day went and for a time the sun came out as well as a bonus. There was by far the biggest crowd seen here in recent years, particularly on the Saturday. It was helped by a bumper H J Pugh sale with the most ever tractors entered into this sale, with over three-quarters changing hands. More of that in our sales section of the magazine.
Feature marque
The feature for this year was Allis-Chalmers, and some 51 were entered, but on the day some 36 were on show and made an impressive sight in three rows. Allis had always been short on money in its early days and was on