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CHAPTER XXVIII. 



THIRD SHOWS AT DUMFRIES (1845), AND AT INVERNESS {1846). 



Show at Dumfries : — Late date of meeting — Small number of Entries of Stock 

 — Exhibitors of Galloways — Premiums — Shorthorns — Ayrshires — Dinner, 

 Duke of Buccleuch presiding — Discussion on Drainage — Death of Sir 

 Charles Gordon, Secretary — Appointment of Mr Hall Maxwell. Shcmj at 

 Inverness : — A September ;Meeting — West Highland Stock a chief feature 

 of the Show — Area of Entries — Shorthorns — The bull Belle\"ille — First 

 Prize Cow from Morayshire — Other Exhibitors— The Polled Breed — Prizes 

 — Of Oxen of Aberdeenshire Horned only one animal in each of four classes 

 — Prizes for Cross-bred Oxen — Small Competition — Leading Horse and 

 Sheep Prizes — Old Dwarf Highland Cow — Goats — Dinner, Duke of Mon- 

 trose presiding — Speech by Mr Macpherson Grant — Approbation of Mr 

 Hall Maxwell's arrangements ......... 286 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



THIRD SHOW AT ABERDEEN (1847) AND SEVENTH SHOW AT EDINBURGH (1848) — 

 ESTABLISHMENT OF CHEMICAL DEPARTMENT. 



Shaiv at Aberdeen : — Great advance on pre\'ious Show at Aberdeen — Large 

 display of Shorthorns — Prizes — List of the Exhibitors of Bulls in the North 

 — Female Shorthorns in fewer hands — Prizes — Great success of Mr Hay, 

 Shethin — Large display of Polled Breed — Open to Galloways, but only 

 Aberdeen and Angus shown — Prizes and Exhibitors — Small show of 

 Homed Aberdeenshire Cattle^Prizes and Exhibitors — Prizes for Cross 

 Cattle — First Prizes in Horse Classes — Small show of Sheep — Premiums — 

 Dinner, the Earl of Aberdeen presiding — Speech by Mr Home of LangweU 

 on breeds of Cattle — Counsel by Mr Torr of Aylesby not to lose sight of 

 the native breeds — Mr M'Combie represents the Successful Competitors — 

 Discussion on Flax culture — Sales of Stock. Shcnv at Edinburgh : — Short- 

 horns — A 350-guinea Cow — Ayrshires — Prizes — Small show of Galloways — 

 Greater signs of purity — Limited display of Angus or Aberdeen — Official 

 report on the improvement of the breed — Highland Breed— Horses — 

 Suggested formation of separate classes for FiUies of different ages — Sheep 

 — De\4ation from the trae type of Leicester — Venerable Plough — Dinner, 

 Duke of Montrose presiding — Resolution to establish a Chemical Depart- 

 ment — Appointment of Dr Thomas Anderson as Chemist — Proposal to 

 hold only Triennial Shows — Remonstrance against proposal — Resort to 

 Bieimial Shows 292 



CHAPTER XXX, 



FIFTH SHOW AT GLASGOW, 185O. 

 Sweepstakes for Shorthorn and Aj-rshire Bulls — Shorthom Sweepstake won 

 by Mr Hopper with Belle\-ille, ' the best bull of his time ' — Other Short- 

 horn Prize Winners — Success of Mr Booth, Warlaby — Ayrshire Sweepstake 

 — Official Report on the Ayrshires — Hints for improvement of the breed — 

 Prizes for Galloways — Official Report on the breed — Small Show of Aber- 

 deen and Angus — Prizes — Report on the breed — Small representation of the 

 Fife Breed — West Highland Cattle — Prizes — Official Report on the breed 

 — Horse Premiums — Oflncial Report — Caution as to Breeding Horses — 



