314 , FIELD AND FERN, 



the late Walter Carruthers had ' Jock (66), own 

 brother to The Squire (18), and whea his Eanger 

 was second to Wellington (22) at Carlisle. 



Lockerby first introduced the G alloway bull sales on 

 April 17th, 1851, and Castle Douglas followed its lead. 

 Fifteen bulls and eleven queys were sold at the first 

 Lockerby sale, and.£16 was the highestfigure. Twenty 

 years ago as many guineas was thought very high for 

 a black yearling bull, but prices have soared upwards 

 since then, and now twice as much can be got from 

 the Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire men when 

 they '' tak a notion," and an odd one goes at a good 

 price to Cumberland. The bidders are not much 

 guided by the prize positions, and this year the third 

 fetched £11 5s. more than the first. The price of 

 females has also gone up, and good queys will fetch 

 jg20 to £30 for Canada and Ireland, where they are 

 crossed Aberdeen-fashion v/ith a shorthorn bull. 



The United Society of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcud. 

 brightshire, and Wigtownshire, which must not be 

 confounded with the Dumfries Union, meets once iu 

 five years at Dumfries. Shennan of Balig won well 

 in ^57, and '62, and so did Cunningham in the last- 

 named year. There is a great annual sale at Castle 

 Douglas in March, at which Kirkcudbrightshire 

 generally fits itself with bulls for the j^ear, and has 

 gone as high as £60 rather than be foiled. Still, the 

 best local show for Galloways is at Dalbeattie. 

 Graham^s Hannibal was twice first here, and that 

 eminent breeder drew out his whole strength^ with 



