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il. K. Morran, Esquire, Inveryne, Tighnabruaich. 



Walter Ovens, Esquire of Torr, Torr House, Castle Douglas. 



H, iST. Palmer, Esquire, Down Place, Harting, Petersfield. 



Dr Piobert Paterson, St Catherine's, Inveraray. 



Donald Robertson, Esquire of Pennyghael, Island of Mull. 



J. M. Robertson, Esquire, Acuttipone Tea Co., Cacbar, East India. 



John Shaw, Esquire, Bowden, Manchester ; and Southport 



Gardens, Liverpool. 

 William Sim, Esquire, Eosefield Xurseries, Eorres. 

 John Tod, Esquire, St. Leonard's Paper Mills, Lass wade. 

 Colonel Tomlin, Orwell Park, Ipswich. 

 Charles Turner, Esquire, Ptoyal Xurseries, Slough. 

 J. W. Webb, Esquire, Cradley, Malvern, Herefordshire. 

 A. P. Welch, Esquire, Hart Hill House, Luton, Bedfordshire. 

 Monsieur A. W. Welch, La Tour, Ajaccio, La Corse, Eiance. 

 James Young, Esquire of Kelly and Durris. 

 Messrs J. Ballantvne & Son, Xurseries, Dalkeith. 

 Messrs A. Cowan & Sons, Vallevfield Mills, Penicuick. 

 Messrs Robert Craig k Sons, Xcwbattle Paper Mills. 

 Messrs Dickson & Co., nursery and seedsmen, Edinburgh. 

 Messrs Little & Ballantyne, nursery and seedsmen, Carlisle. 

 Messrs P. S. Robertson & Co., nursery and seedsmen, Edinburgh. 

 Messrs E. Sang and Sons, nursery and seedsmen, Kirkcaldy. 



ON THE POLLED ANGUS OR ABERDEEN BREED OF CATTLE, 

 AND THE MEANS THAT HAVE BEEN OR MIGHT BE USED 

 FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT. 



By Thomas Farrall, Aspatria, Carlisle. 

 \Frtmiuni — Tai Sovereiijns.] 



Introduction. 



The past quarter of a century has seen important changes in the 

 •agriculture of Great Britain. Twenty-five years ago, the object 

 of the British farmer was to cultivate as much grain as possible, 

 for this was th3 staple of the people's food, and the uKinia thub' 

 <jf the grower's ambition. Since then, the population of both 

 England and Scotland has increased ; commerce and manufac- 

 tures have extended ; and the position of the working classes 

 lias been considerably ameliorated. Once the ciy was for bread ; 

 now the constant call is for bread and meat, or rather, we shouhl 

 say, for meat and bread. Thf bulk of our bread stuffs is now 

 imported from the fine grain-]>r()ducing countries, where, during 

 the gnjwing season, fierce and uninterrupted sunshine almost ex- 

 clusively ])ri:vails. Against such favomed lands the farmers of 

 Britain, willi their low summer temperatuie and variable 

 climate, liave little chance of competing, and heavily-freighted 

 vessels are hitherward bound at all seasons of the year, in order 



