SHOWS OF 1827 AND 1 828. 183 



is also a prize for the best two ' spayed ' heifers of the Gal- 

 loway breed, a premium which would certainly not now be 

 offered as regards any class of stock. The horse premiums 

 of 1826 are repeated, the districts to which they are open 

 being the same as in that year. The money in prizes 

 offered at this show amounted to £2']']. It is to be noticed 

 that, while the sums appropriated for prizes were larger 

 than at Edinburgh, no premiums were offered for Short- 

 horns of any description. As might be expected, the 

 strength of the show in the cattle sections lay in the Ayr- 

 shire breed. Of bulls of that breed no fewer than forty-five 

 were entered ; of milk cows of the same breed there were 

 twenty-one entries ; of yearling heifers twenty-six ; and of 

 two-year-old heifers in lots of three, there were sixteen 

 entries. These were all breeding stock. West Highlanders 

 mustered only sparsely. There were only two bulls and 

 three cows and six heifers. Of Galloways the display was 

 still smaller. There was only one pair of heifers, exhibited 

 by Mr Mure, Grange. Mr Mure exhibited a pair of Gal- 

 loway oxen, and a similar pair were entered by Mr Hope 

 Johnstone of Annandale. The entries of sheep were 

 extremely limited. There were only three tups of the 

 Blackfaced breed, and of Blackfaced wethers six lots of 

 five. There were no Blackfaced ewes. Swine were largely 

 represented, there being eleven boars, seventeen sows, and 

 eight entries of pigs in lots of two. Of horses there were 

 eight Clydesdale mares and eight Clydesdale fillies. No 

 geldings were shown, but there were five Clydesdale 

 stallions, all either ' black bay or brown bay,' as required by 

 the Society's rule. Poultry for the first time made an appear- 

 ance at the show. There were seven exhibitors. No specific 

 breeds of poultry are mentioned. The prize was awarded 

 to Janet Buchanan, Milngavie, for the ' best two couple of 

 fowls.' Robert Ogilvie, Knock Farm, gets the prize for two 

 couple of geese, and there are also prizes for three couple 

 of fowls, and for two couple of ducks. As usual, there were 

 a number of extra entries, amongst which were an Angus ox 

 exhibited by William Gilmour, Glasgow, and an Aberdeen 

 ox exhibited by J. & N. Seculars, Glasgow. Mr Stirling of 



