For no sooner did the iron trade revive than the price of cheese responded.

The elder men cannot refrain from chuckling over the altered tone of the inhabitants of cities towards the farmers.

'Years ago,' they say, 'we were held up to scorn, and told that we were quite useless; there was nothing so contemptible as the British farmer.

Now they have discovered that, after all, we are some good, and even Manchester sympathises with us.' It is now hoped that the forthcoming local show--largely patronised and promoted by the chief of the hunting field--will be better than was at one time anticipated.

Those who would like to see the real working of an agricultural show such as this should contrive to visit the yard early in the morning of the opening day, some few hours before the public are admitted.