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one exhibited by Gregory Burnett, near Alness, the second 

 by Wm. Sim, Drummond, and the third by James Ure, 

 Maryburgh Cottage. Mr Sim's bull was bred by himself, 

 Mr Burnett's was bred at Ury, and Mr Ure's by Mr 

 Walker, Ferrygate, East Lothian. From Caithness, there 

 were three bulls, one shown by Robert Innes of Thrumster, 

 bred by William Smith, Shedlaw ; another exhibited by 

 William Home of Scouthill, purchased from Mr Wilson, 

 Simprim ; and the third by James Trail of Ratter, bred by 

 Mr Chrisp, Doddington. A bull was shown from Cromarty- 

 shire by David Sime, Meikle Tarrell, the breeder being Mr 

 Fawder, near Alnwick. The other three bulls were from 

 the south of Scotland, one by George Ferme, Rosebery, 

 Mid-Lothian, and two by William Mylne, Bolton, East 

 Lothian. The first prize in the class was awarded to Mr 

 Innes of Thrumster, and the second was given to the Duke 

 of Richmond for his two-year-old bull, bred by Earl 

 Spencer. In the class of yearling bulls there were only 

 three entries. The prize was given to Gregory Burnett, 

 Alness, for a yearling bred at Ury. The other yearling 

 bulls belonged to Capt. Duncan Macpherson, Drummond, 

 and Captain George Shaw, Culblair. Of bull calves, there 

 were four entries. The first premium was awarded to 

 Major Forbes Mackenzie of Fodderty, Ross-shire. 



Of Shorthorn cows there were only seven. Two were 

 shown by Ferguson Simpson, Mains of Pitfour, and to one 

 of these the first prize was awarded. No information is 

 given as to the age or breeder of either of Mr Simpson's 

 cows. The other exhibitors of cows were James Anderson, 

 Newton, and Alexander Geekie, Baldowrie, both in Forfar- 

 shire ; Major Forbes Mackenzie of Fodderty and William 

 Sim of Drummond, both in Ross-shire. These four cows 

 were all bred by Mr Barclay Allardice of Ury. The other 

 entry in the class of cows was by James Ure, Mar}^burgh 

 Cottage, Ross-shire, the breeder being Mr Walker, Ferry- 

 gate, East Lothian. In the class of cows calved after 

 1st January 1835 there were only two entries. Both were 

 bred at Ury, and the first prize was awarded to Alexander 

 Geekie, Baldowrie. In the class of two-year-old heifers 



