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scribed as a ' clodded ' or Polled ox, was bought by Mr 

 Dickson from Mr Turnbull, Keloe, in Berwickshire, who 

 bought him from Mr Alexander Ballarche, Aberdeen- 

 shire. The class of oxen of the West Highland breed ex- 

 cited considerable interest. The first prize was awarded to 

 Sir John Buchan Hepburn of Smeaton, Bart., for two oxen 

 bred by John Spence, Argyllshire ; and the second to 

 Mr Brodie, Coalston Mains, breeder unknown. In the 

 class assigned to ' Fife, Angus, Galloway, or any other 

 breed ' there was only one entry, a pair of oxen exhibited 

 by Captain Wemyss of Wemyss, M.P. They were both of 

 the Fife breed. 



In the class of sheep, there was only one entry of black- 

 faced wethers, exhibited by Mr Archibald Wilson, East 

 Barns, and bred at Clova, in Angus. There were two 

 entries of Cheviot wethers ; the first prize going to Mr 

 Wilson, East Barns, for sheep bred by Mr Reed, Achany, 

 Sutherland. There was another lot in the class, shown 

 by Mr Rennie of Phantassie, and bred by Messrs Sellar and 

 Morton, Sutherlandshire. There was only one entry of the 

 improved Leicester breed of wethers, the exhibitor being 

 Mr Dick.son, Dunse, and the breeder Mr Thomas Allan, 

 Blackhouse, Berwickshire. 



Mr Rennie carried the prize for pigs with three animals 

 of the Bedfordshire breed, bred by himself There was 

 another entry by Mr Gray, Gorgie Mains, whose pigs were 

 ' of the mixed Berkshire breed.' A number of animals in 

 the extra classes appeared at the show, but they do not call 

 for any special mention. 



The Judges on this occasion were chiefly the eminent 

 practical agriculturists, who acted in the same capacity in 

 1822; and the Committee had also the advantage of the 

 assistance of some skilful feeders from Morpeth. 



In the afternoon of the first day, a large party attended 

 the dinner in the Royal Exchange Tavern. In the course 

 of a speech of some length. Sir John Sinclair, who occupied 

 the chair, said — ' I have long wished to see meetings 

 assembled in Scotland for promoting the improvement of 

 our live stock, and I am happy to find that, under the 



