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Saltoun, aged three years and eight months. Mr Bogue's 

 ox carried the prize, and he was reckoned by the butcher 

 that purchased him to weigh 70 stones Dutch, sinking offal. 



Although a wish had been expressed to have premiums 

 offered for store stock, yet the numbers exhibited, except 

 in the class of Galloways, were very small. No Aberdeen- 

 shire store oxen appeared, and considerable surprise was 

 expressed at their absence. Of Fife oxen there was only 

 one pair, exhibited by Mr James Stuart, ) r. of Dunearn. 

 These were two years old, and were bred by the late Lord 

 Balmuto, and it was observed of them ' that although un- 

 questionably from a long established tribe of the Fife breed, 

 they were considered by several judges as exhibiting many 

 of the characteristics of the Devon.' Of the West Highland 

 breed only one pair of store cattle appeared, the exhibitor 

 being Mr Bogue, Snawdon. Of the Galloways, four 

 pairs were shown, and met much attention. The prize was 

 won by Mr Bell, Woodhouselees, with a pair, three-and- 

 a-half years old, bred by Mr Muir, Grange. In this 

 connection we may mention that, besides the Galloways in 

 the regular classes, there were shown in extra stock two 

 oxen and seven heifers of the breed, exhibited by Lord 

 Dalhousie and Mr Hawthorn of Garthland. 



We have noticed that at this show for the first time 

 prizes were offered for cows. The prize was for two cows 

 of any breed. Three entries were made, but the judges did 

 not award any prizes, owing to the absence of merit. Mr 

 Rennie of Phantassie exhibited at the show five Shorthorn 

 cows, but they could only be entered as extra stock, not 

 having been bred in Scotland. Along with the five cows, 

 Mr Rennie exhibited the Shorthorn bull Jerry, then two 

 years old, bred by himself, after Barmpton. This bull has 

 been accustomed to be regarded as the first pure Shorthorn 

 bull introduced into Aberdeenshire. He was bought at Mr 

 Rennie's sale in 1827 by the late Mr William Hay, 

 Shethin. As we have seen in Chapter H., Shorthorn or 

 Teeswater bulls were in Aberdeenshire at a much earlier 

 date. 



The sheep mustered pretty largely, there being alto- 



