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Milne, Haddo of Methlick. In the class of oxen, first cross 

 with Shorthorns, under three years old, Mr Garden, Mill of 

 Ardlethen, exhibited four; James Lumsden of Auchry, 

 William Bisset of Lessendrum, the Earl of Kintore, and 

 Mr Boswell of Balmuto, one each. The prize went to the 

 last, described as a ' very superior animal.' 



Among the extra stock is specially noticed a cow be- 

 longing to William Hay, Shethin, first cross between a 

 Shorthorn and Aberdeenshire — ' remarkable for her extra- 

 ordinary prolificness,' she having produced eight calves in 

 thirty-three months, three of which she was then suckling. 

 Amongst the four bulls exhibited in the extra stock, one 

 shown by Ferguson Simpson, Mains of Pitfour, and bred by 

 the exhibitor, is described as a cross between a half Tees- 

 water bull and an Aberdeenshire Polled cow. 



There was a fair muster of horses. For the first time, 

 premiums were offered for two classes of draught stallions, 

 one not exceeding eight years and five months, and the 

 other not exceeding three years and five months. For the 

 first class there were sixteen entries. Most of them were 

 from southern counties. The list does not include a single 

 exhibitor from Aberdeenshire. From Banffshire, Andrew 

 Longmore, Rettie, exhibited an animal five years old. 

 From Morayshire, Alexander Wilson, Relugas, showed one 

 six years old. From Ross-shire there were three entries, 

 one by George Macdonald, Kirmuir ; one by Hugh Ross of 

 Cromarty ; and one by S. Mackenzie Ross of Aldie. The 

 first prize went to Alexander Meikle, Bathgate, and the 

 second to Samuel Clark, Manswrae. Of the younger class 

 of stallions, there were seven entries, all of them from Aber- 

 deen, Kincardine, and Forfar. The single prize went to 

 Alexander Keith, Netherthird. In the class of breeding 

 mares, there were seventeen entries, all from Aberdeen and 

 Kincardine, save one from Andrew Longmore, Rettie, 

 Banffshire. The first prize went to Mr Boswell of Balmuto, 

 and the second to William Tower of Kinaldie. In both 

 cases the animals were bred by the exhibitor. In pairs of 

 work horses and mares, there were four entries. The prize 

 was awarded to Andrew Youngson, Whiteside, Tullynessle, 



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