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a position among Scotch cattle similar to that of the North Devon 

 among English breeds, for refinement of style, perfection of the 

 rounded type of symmetry, and the excellence of its marbled beef. 



Success at Exhibitions. During recent years no breed has been 

 nearly so successful as the Aberdeen-Angus in open competition 

 with all other breeds for the highest honours at the Smithfield, 

 Edinburgh, and Birmingham Christmas Fat Stock Shows. In 1909 

 it capped its record by securing the Open Championship of the 

 Show at each, as well as the Grand Championship and the Reserve 

 Number for the best steer of any breed at the Annual International 

 Fat Stock Exhibition at Chicago. 



The 'Polled Cattle Society. The Polled Herd Book first appeared 

 in 1862, and the second volume in 1872. After the issue of the 

 fourth volume the Galloway section was separated for independent 

 publication. The Polled Cattle Society, established in 1879, nas 

 since then undertaken the registration of the breed. The English 

 Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Association, formed in 1900, has for its 

 main object the holding, at Birmingham, of an Annual Spring Show 

 and Sale for bulls, and an Autumn Show and Sale for females, for 

 the convenience of English breeders and buyers. It also gives breed 

 prizes at the leading shows, and generally promotes the interests 

 of the breed. 



THE GALLOWAY. Origin of the Breed. The Galloway is one of 

 the most ancient of the British breeds, hardy and slow in coming 

 to maturity, but admirably suited to the cold and humid parts of 

 the country to which it belongs, viz., the Stewartry of Kirkcud- 

 bright and Wigtownshire, a district in the south-west of Scotland 

 which still bears the old name of Galloway, 



At one time, before the development and extension of the Short- 

 horn and the Ayrshire, it was the prevalent breed reared in Southern 

 Scotland west of the Tweed. * 



Value for Beef Production. The breed belongs essentially to the 

 class of beef-producers, and the beef is of the finest marbled qua- 

 lity. As the cows generally rear their own calves, few heavy milkers 

 have been noticed, although the quality of the milk produced is 

 excellent. 



Suitability for Foreign Countries. The establishment of a separate 

 Galloway Herd Book in 1877 gave an impetus to improvement, 

 and the breed has secured, in Canada and the Western States of 

 North America, a reputation as range cattle which will doubtless 

 spread to the colder regions of the Argentine Pampas and other 



