8 HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



PAOK 



Essential points in good Stallions and Mares — Sheep — Large display of 

 Leicesters — Marked success of Mr Wiley, Brandsby — Official Report on the 

 Sheep — Pigs — Necessity of purity of breed — Large show of Dairy Produce 

 — Lessened cure of Butter in West of Scotland — Among the alleged causes, 

 the improvement of cure in the Northern Counties — Development of 

 Cheese manufacture — Imitation of English Cheese — The latter still worth 

 IS per cent, more than Scotch Cheese — Note on the Introduction of 

 Cheddar Cheese-making into the South-Western Counties — Present effect 

 of importation of American Cheese — Dinner — Speeches by the Duke of 

 Argj'll and Mr Torr 304 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



THIRD SHOW AT PERTH, 1852. 

 Advance on previous Show — Shorthorn Sweepstake won by Mr T. Chrisp 

 with Phoenix — Mr Cruickshank — Mr Douglas, Athelstaneford — Official 

 Report enjoins careful observance of purity of breed — Obesity — Galloways 

 and Angus or Aberdeen judged together — A Judge's opinion on the two 

 breeds — Official Report — Premiums to Polled, ' the most valuable breed 

 of Scotland ' — Venerable Cow — Ayrshire Premiums^ — Highland Breed — 

 Official Report — Premiums — Fife Breed — Small show — Official Report 

 suggests the discontinuance of prizes for the breed— Show of Horses — 

 Sheep Prizes — Warning to Breeders of Blackfaced Sheep — Stilton Cheese 

 — Large show of Implements — Trial of Reaping Machines — Mr Bell's 

 Machine . 313 



CHAPTER XXXII. 



AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS — WINTER SHOWS, 1853-54. 

 Agricultural Statistics — First collected in 1853 — Repeated in 1854-57 — 

 Differences with the Treasury — Since collected by Government Officials — 

 Resolution in 1853 to hold a Winter Show — Show held in December — 

 Financial failure — Renewed trial in 1854 — Heavy pecuniary loss — Aban- 

 donment — Support given to Edinburgh Christmas Club .... 320 



CHAPTER XXXIII. 



SECOND SHOW AT BERWICK, 1 854. 

 Liberal prizes — Awards in Shorthorns — Mr R. Booth's successes — Polled 

 Breeds — No Galloways — Premiums — Ayrshire and Highland awards — 

 Horses — Sheep — Marked successes of Mr Wiley — Other sections of Show — 

 Dinner, Earl of Dalkeith presiding — Speech by Earl Grey — Deputation 

 from France — The Paris Exhibition of i856^The Entries from Scotland 

 made through the Highland Society — Deputation from the Society at Paris 324 



CHAPTER XXXIV. 



FOURTH SHOW AT INVERNESS (1856), SIXTH SHOW AT GLASGOW (1857), 

 AND FOURTH SHOW AT ABERDEEN {1858). 

 Show at Inverness : — Shorthorns — Awards — Highland Breed — Polled Classes 

 — Only one Galloway entered — Awards — Ayrshires — Horse premiums — 

 Sheep — Awards — Old Scotch Brownfaced Breed of Sheep — Dinner, Duke 

 of Hamilton presiding — Summary of Speeches — Approach of Railway Com- 

 munication. Shozu at Glasgow: — Resumption of Yearly Competitions — 



