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societies. An annual spring show and sale of young bulls and 

 other cattle is held under the auspices of the association at 

 Birmingham, and in 1906 an autumn show and sale of cows 

 and heifers was instituted at the same centre. 



The following is an alphabetical list of a number of the 

 leading breeders in Scotland, followed by those who have 

 superior herds in England and Ireland : 



Earl of Airlie, Cortachy Castle, Kirriemuir, Forfarshire ; 

 James Beddie, Banks, Strichen, Aberdeenshire ; Garden A. 

 Duff, of Hatton, Hatton Castle, Turriff, Aberdeenshire ; Sir 

 George Macpherson Grant, Baronet, of Ballindalloch, The 

 Castle, Ballindalloch, Banffshire ; William Shaw Adamson, 

 of Careston, Careston Castle, Brechin, Forfarshire ; George 

 Bruce, Tochineal, Cullen, Banffshire ; Patrick Chalmers, of 

 Aldbar, Aldbar Castle, Brechin, Forfarshire ; George Cran, 

 Morlich, Towie, Glenkindie, Aberdeenshire ; William S. 

 Ferguson, Kinochtry, Coupar- Angus ; William S. Fergu- 

 son, Kinochtry, Perthshire ; John R. Findlay, Aberlour 

 House, Aberlour, Banffshire ; Colonel George Smith 

 Grant, Minmore and Auchorachan, Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, 

 Banffshire ; James Kennedy, Doonholm, Ayr, N.B. ; 

 John Macpherson, Mulben, Keith, Banffshire ; Colonel 

 Charles M'Inroy, C.B., of The Burn, Edzell ; Caroline, Count- 

 ess-Dowager of Seafield, Cullen House, Cullen, Banffshire ; 

 The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Glamis Castle, 

 Forfarshire; George J. Walker, Portlethen, Aberdeen; William 

 Hatton Whyte, of Eassie, Glamis, and Spott, Kirriemuir, 

 Forfarshire ; William Wilson, Coynachie and Drumfergue, 

 Gartly, Aberdeenshire. 



Thomas H. Bainbridge, Eshott Hall, Felton, Northumber- 

 land ; H. L. Bland, Kilquade, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, 

 Ireland; Rev. C. Bolden, Preston Bissett, Buckingham; 

 John H. Bridges, Langshott, Horley, Surrey ; Charles 

 Calder, Woodhill, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; Captain F. Cook- 

 son, Stondon, Andover ; Sir George A. Cooper, Bart., 

 Hursley Park, Hursley, Hants ; William J. Cotton, 

 Humphreystown House, Blessington, via Dublin ; J. J. 

 Cridlan, The Home Farm, Maisemore Park, Gloucester; 

 George Drummond, Swaylands, Penshurst, Kent ; H. G. 

 Fenwick, Birtley Hall, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham ; W. B. 

 Greenfield, Haynes Park, Bedford ; W. S. James, Broughton 



