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Watson's farm at Keillor, where they were bred. From 

 Kincardineshire there were three bulls, one exhibited by 

 W. Donald, Sloughhead ; one by R. Findlay, Balmain ; and 

 one by G. Robertson, Castle Farm, Thornton. The first pre- 

 mium was awarded to the bull shown by Mr Findlay, the 

 second being gained by Mr Hillocks. The former animal was 

 bred by the exhibitor, the latter by D. Anderson, Bandoch. 

 Of the seventeen entries of cows, nearly all were shown 

 by different exhibitors from those making entries of bulls. 

 From Aberdeenshire, there were two entries by Lord Kin- 

 tore, both bred by ]\'Ir Walker, Suttie ; one by Mr Catto, 

 Mill of Minnes ; two by Charles Chalmers, Rothiebrisbane, 

 bred, the one by Mr Hay, Shethin, and the other by James 

 Farquhar, Kinellar ; one by Robert Hutchison, Rora ; one 

 by Alexander Jopp, Nether Boddom, bred by the late 

 Andrew Jopp ; one by George Leslie of Rothie ; two by 

 John Marr, Cairnbrogie ; one by Alexander More, Ash- 

 grove ; two by James Morison, Balhaggarty ; one by Fer- 

 guson Simpson, Mains of Pitfour. In all these cases, 

 except where we have otherwise specified, the animals 

 entered were bred by the exhibitors. There were no cows 

 entered from Forfarshire, and only three from Kincardine- 

 shire, one by Robert Hector, Fernyflat, bred by himself ; 

 the other two being exhibited by Robert Walker, Mains of 

 Portlethen, bred, the one by Mr Davidson, Cairnbrogie, 

 and the other by Mr Murray, Ardconnan. The first prize 

 in the class of cows was awarded to Lord Kintore, to 

 whom, had the regulations permitted, the second prize 

 would have been assigned, but, in terms of the regulations, 

 it passed to the next in merit, one of the cows shown by 

 Mr Walker, Portlethen, being his first appearance as a prize 

 winner in the records of the general shows of the Society. 

 There were only five two-year-old heifers shown, four of 

 them from Kincardineshire, and one exhibited by Mr 

 Gordon of Aberdour, Aberdeenshire. The premiums went 

 to the Kincardineshire stocks, the first to Mr Hector, 

 Fernyflat, and the second to Mr Robertson, Castle Farm, 

 Thornton. There were only three yearling heifers, all from 

 Kincardineshire, two from Fernyflat, the other being 



