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While the show affords proof that at that time there 

 were a very considerable number of Shorthorn bulls in the 

 north-eastern district of Scotland, it is remarkable how 

 very {ew persons could be regarded as breeding Shorthorns. 

 In the classes of cows and heifers there were in all seven 

 entries of cows, six of which were forward. In five cases 

 the owner belonged to the North of Scotland ; the other 

 was owned by the Duke of Buccleuch. The one exhibited 

 by the Duke was bred by Mr Raine, County of Durham. 

 Two were shown by Mr Barclay Allardice of Ury, bred by 

 the exhibitor; one was exhibited by Alex. Jopp, Nether 

 Boddom ; and another by James Lumsden of Auchry ; but 

 both of these animals were bred at Ury. The remaining 

 cow, shown by James Robertson, Balmakessoch, Aberdeen, 

 and aged nine years, is said to have been ' bred in England.' 

 The first prize in the class of cows was awarded to Mr 

 Barclay Allardice, and the second to the cow shown by Mr 

 Lumsden of Auchry. The cow exhibited by the Duke of 

 Buccleuch is characterised as very fine. Of two-year-old 

 heifers there were only four entries. Two of these were by 

 Mr Barclay Allardice of Ury, both bred by himself One 

 of the remaining two was shown by Francis Shepherd, Mill- 

 bank, Kincardine, and bred by Mr Watson, Milton of 

 Maryculter. The other animal in the class was shown by 

 William Milne, Tanglanford, Aberdeenshire. This animal, 

 which got the second prize, was bred by Mr Leith Ross of 

 Arnage, was sold by the exhibitor, after the show, to 

 Andrew Longmore, Rettie, and was the first female Short- 

 horn at Rettie. In the class of yearling heifers there were 

 only three entries, one by the Duke of Buccleuch, bred by 

 his Grace, and the other two by Mr Barclay Allardice. 



The above analysis of the Shorthorns exhibited at 

 this first show of the Highland Society at Aberdeen, 

 justifies the observation made at the time by Mr Stephens, 

 author of the ' Book of the Farm,' ' that the Shorthorn 

 stock had not yet been established as a breed in the district. 

 A commencement, however, had been made, which would 

 doubtless lead to beneficial results.' 



The next class in the show that is spoken of in the 



