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The quality of the stock may be gauged by the fact that 

 the first prize animal in Class V. sold for sixty guineas, 

 Mr Stuart, younger of Dunearn, showed as extra stock 

 a Shorthorn bull and four-year-old heifer, both descended 

 from General Simpson's North Star, own brother of Comet. 

 Mr Stuart also exhibited a yearling heifer, a Shorthorn cross 

 with a country cow, and it was considered remarkable that 

 he sold this animal for twelve guineas within half an hour 

 of the show. In addition to the animals shown in compe- 

 tition, Mr Dickson, Dunse, exhibited two West Highlanders, 

 and Mr Angus, Edinburgh, an animal of the same breed, 

 which weighed 60 stones. Considerable interest was excited 

 by the appearance of two Shetland heifers, named Minna 

 and Brenda, these Shetlanders being very fat, and ' great 

 favourites with all who beheld them.' 



Although no premiums were offered for sheep, Mr 

 Dickson exhibited eight New Leicester two-year-old 

 wethers. The list of live stock shown is complete when we 

 say that it included ' two beautiful pigs' from Mr Gray's 

 farm of Gorgie Mains, near Edinburgh. 



The Judges at this first General Show of Live Stock of 

 the Highland Society were: For the first class, Mr Wilson, 

 Preston ; Mr Gulland of Stripeside ; and Mr Pattullo, 

 Millfield ; for the second class, Mr Thomson, Pusk ; Mr 

 Wilson, House of Hill ; Mr Andrew Walker, Letham ; for 

 the third, Mr Rennie, yr. of Phantassie ; Mr Bogue, 

 Woodhall ; Mr Aitken, Carneil ; for the fourth, Mr Craw- 

 ford, Pitbauchie ; Mr Sands, Blaircessnock ; and Mr Ord, 

 Blairdrummond ; and for the fifth, Mr Wilson, Preston ; 

 Mr Bogue, and Mr Ord. 



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