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Photographs from the 2 December, 1921 edition of the Agricultural Gazette from the article, "Judging for Beef" showing a Mr. J J Cridlan demonstrating the various point of a beef animal using a typical Aberdeen Angus heifer from the Maisemore Herd.

Scope and Contents Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from PB Brodie discussing the differences between Scottish and English lias formations (jurassic). He concludes that corals found in the Scottish lias are from lower levels in the series than those from Gloucestershire and Worcestershire where the outlines of old coral reefs can be seen on the surface, and fossil coral can be picked up in fields and at the side of the road. He sends some references concerning the subject, offers to send some local fossils, and...

Scope and Contents Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from PB Brodie discussing differences between the liass formations (jurassic) in Gloucestershire and Skye. He reports that there is no sandstone in Gloustershire. He describes some fossils he has found and a liassic reef covered with grass. He reports that he will be sending some specimens to the Museum of Economic Geology and would appreciate any samples which Geikie could spare. He adds a post script that he has lost a ticket sent by Geikie and requests a...

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Photograph of an Old Gloucester bull in his paddock in the early/mid 20th century. The bull is one in His Grace the Duke of Beaufort's herd at Badminton, S.O., Gloucestershire.

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Photograph of an Old Gloucester cow standing in its paddock and is one of the Badminton herd in the early/mid 20th century.

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Photograph of several Old Gloucester dairy cows in a paddock with farm buildings in the background in the early 20th century. The text beneath the image notes that the cows are part of the Duke of Beaufort's herd at Badminton, Gloucestershire.

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Photograph of three Shire horses harnessed to a hay wagon as several men work in the field in Gloucestershire in the early 20th century.