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CHAPTER XX. 



DEFINITION OF BREEDS OF CATTLE AND SHEEP. 



Review of the previous Shows — Necessity for definition of the particular breeds 

 of Cattle the Society should recognise and encourage — -Decision in favour of 

 Shorthorns, West Highlanders, Galloway, Polled Angus, Polled Aberdeen- 

 shire, and Ayrshire — Opening up of Competitions to English exhibitors — 

 Definitions of breeds of Sheep — ^Yool Premiums ..... 233 



CHAPTER XXI. 



SECOND SHOW AT PERTH, 1 836. 

 New arrangement of Premiums — Shorthorns, their exhibitors and awards — 

 West Highlanders — Small show of Polled Cattle — Great effort by breeders 

 of Fife Cattle — Horse Sections — Great display of Leicester Sheep — Unique 

 success of Mr Watson, Keillor — Premiums for Wool — The Dinner — ' Pro- 

 digious ' bill of fare — Lord Chancellor Campbell — Reaping Machines . 239 



CHAPTER XXn. 



SECOND SHOW AT DUMFRIES, 1837. 

 Small show of Galloway Bulls, but good muster of Cows — Premiums — Limited 

 display of Shorthorns and Ayrshires — Horse Classes — Good show of Sheep 

 — Premiums — Large attendance — Marquis of Tweeddale, Chairman — Elo- 

 quent speech of Sir James Graham — Steam Plough ..... 244 



CHAPTER XXHL 



THIRD SHOW AT GLASGOW, 1 838. 

 Establishment of Royal Society of England — Third Show of Highland Society 

 at Glasgow — Increase in amount of Premiums — Three classes of Shorthorn 

 Bulls — All the Yearling Bulls bred by exhibitors — Entry of Shorthorns from 

 Ireland — Large show of Ayrshire Bulls and Cows — Premiums — Show of 

 Horses best yet made — Mr LawTence Drew — Indifferent show of Sheep — 

 Dinner, Duke of Sutherland presiding — Speech by the American Ambassa- 

 dor — Dr M'Leod on Highland Cattle — The Prince of Oude . . . 247 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



SECOND SHOW AT INVERNESS, 1S39. 

 Good show of West Highlanders — Fine Cow from Inverscaddle — Muster of 

 Shorthorn Bulls from Northern Counties — Prizes to Thrumster and Gordon 

 Castle — Few Shorthorn Cows and Heifers — Distribution of Premiums — 

 Fair show of Polled — Entries from Keillor, Geddes, Ballindalloch, Beaufort 

 Castle — Galloways in Sutherland — Prize Polled Cows from Gordon Castle 

 — Small show of Ayrshires — Limited display of Horses — First prize for 

 Stallions going to Caithness, for Mares to Banffshire, and for Three-year-old 

 Fillies to Morayshire — Good show of Cheviots — In Extra Stock, Eleven 

 Cows from Gordon Castle — Good prices for Stock — Dinner, Duke of Rich- 

 mond presiding . 252 



CHAPTER XXV. 



SECOND SHOW AT ABERDEEN, 184O. 



Committee Dinner — Paper by Mr Leslie of Rothie — Farming in Aberdeen- 

 shire — Turnip culture in 1778 and 1878 — -Contrast — ^Exhibitors of Shorthorn 



