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CHAPTER III. 



ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY OF THE POLLED ABERDEEN OR 

 ANGUS CATTLE. 



Scotch domestic cattle derived from aboriginal wild breed All one 

 variety Differing according to conditions of life Origin of polled 

 Aberdeen or Angus breed Natives of their present home Loss 

 of horns When ? Probably centuries ago Polled cattle in An- 

 gus in 1752, in 1757, in 1797, and in 1813 Yonatt on Angus 

 polled cattle Polled Galloways in Angus Polled cattle in Aber- 

 deenshire in last century Keith and Williamson on Aberdeen- 

 shire cattle Youatt on ditto "Native low country" and 

 "Buchan humlies " the same breed Letter from Mr Macpher- 

 son, Huntly, in 1832 Polled Galloway cattle in Aberdeenshire 

 Early polled breeders in Aberdeenshire Improved breed direct 

 descendants of Angus doddies and Buchan humlies The latter 

 two same variety Loss of horns, . ". , .25 



CHAPTER IV. 



IMPROVEMENT OF THE BREED. 



Little inducement to improve cattle a hundred years ago Beef at 

 one penny per pound Hearing cattle for farm-work Introduc- 

 tion of Holderness and Fife breeds Demand for beef Working 

 cattle abandoned Improvement of native races Choice of 

 polled variety as beef cattle Improvement of polled cattle in 

 Angus Operations of Mr Hugh Watson, Lord Panmure, Earl of 

 Southesk, Mr William Fullerton, Messrs Mustard, Mr Bowie, 

 and others Improvement of the breed in Kincardineshire 

 Operations of Mr Walker, Portlethen, and others Improvement 

 in Aberdeenshire The efforts of Mr William M'Combie of Tilly- 

 four, and others Introduction of Shorthorns The crossing 

 craze Improvement in Banff and Moray The Ballindalloch 

 and other herds Encouragement by Agricultural Societies to 

 improvers of polled cattle The 'Polled Herd Book ' The 

 Polled Cattle Society, .. '\ .' : .: . .45 



