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spring of 1881, a yearling bull and two heifers were sold 

 to the Honourable J. J. Dowsett of Honolulu, Sandwich 

 Islands. The bull was of the Baroness family, and the 

 heifers were of the Mina family. In the spring of 1881, 

 nine bulls and seven heifers were shipped to Mr Eedfield. 

 At the same time, three animals were shipped to Mr. J. J. 

 Eodgers, Angus Farm, Knox County, Abingdon, Illinois. 

 They were the cow Favourite 6th 3118, the heifer Baroness 

 8th 5039, and the bull Baron Balgersho 1696. In the 

 spring of 1882, twelve yearling heifers and two bulls were 

 sold to Mr Eodgers. The heifers were sold at very high 

 prices, and chiefly represented the Princess, Baroness, and 

 Favourite tribes. 



Mr Ferguson has gained most of the prizes for polled 

 cattle at the shows of the Stormont Union Agricultural 

 Society since its establishment in 1854. During the time 

 the Scottish Midland Agricultural Society was in existence, 

 he also won nearly all the prizes offered by it. He has 

 on various occasions gained prizes at other local shows 

 and sales. Eecently he has exhibited at the High- 

 land Society's shows, and we have already indicated the 

 prizes won by him for bulls at these. In 1878 he gained 

 the first prize for yearling heifers with Princess 6th 3296. 

 At Stirling in 1881 he was awarded the gold medal for the 

 cow Princess of Kinnochtry 914, who was twenty-one 

 years old when exhibited. In 1877 and 1881, when 

 champion prizes were offered at the Stormont Union shows, 

 they were won by Mr Ferguson, in 1877 with a heifer out 

 of Mr Brown's Duchess of Westertown 927, and in 1881 

 with Princess 7th 3297. 



Mains of Advie. 



The Mains of Advie herd is worthy of special notice on 

 several grounds. It has achieved distinction in the local 

 show-yards ; it is almost entirely descended from one cow ; 



