SECOND SHOW AT ABERDEEN, 184O. 26 1 



March 1834. All the other entries were from Aberdeen- 

 shire. Amos Cruickshank, Sittyton, appears for the first 

 time in the lists of the Society at this show. In the cow- 

 class, he had two entries, both four years and nine months 

 old, and both described as bred in Lincolnshire, and as 

 bought by the exhibitor from Mr Williamson, Aberdeen, 

 on the 1st January 1840. Captain Dalr}-mple of Westhall 

 showed a five-year-old cow, bred in East Lothian. Mr 

 Grant Duff of Eden entered two cows, but only forwarded 

 one. Both were bred by Mr Chrisp, Doddington, and 

 bought from him in 1839. William Hay, Shethin, for the 

 first time appeared as an exhibitor of Shorthorns, showing 

 a cow aged four years and nine months, bred by Mr Mou- 

 bray, Cambus, and bought in September 1838. Crawford 

 Noble, Mains of Inverugie, showed a five-year-old cow, 

 bred by Provost Arbuthnot, Peterhead. Ferguson Simp- 

 son, Mains of Pitfour, showed two cows, one of seven years 

 and nine months, the other four years and nine months, 

 both bred b}- Mr Walker, Fcrrygate, from whom they 

 were purchased in May 1836. Mr Simpson of Cobairdy 

 showed a cow of eleven years, bred at Ury, and bought on 

 1st August 1839 from Mr Lumsden of Auchry. The two 

 remaining entries were by James Forbes of Echt, the cows 

 in both cases being bred by himself The first prize in the 

 class was awarded to the Duke of Buccleuch for one of his 

 two cows ; and the second prize went to the cow exhibited 

 from Cobairdy. 



Of two-year-old heifers there were six entries, the 

 exhibitors being the Duke of Buccleuch, Mr Boswell of 

 Kingcausie ; Mr Hutchison, Monyruy ; Crawford Noble, 

 Mains of Inverugie ; Wm. Tower of Kinaldie ; and James 

 Forbes of Echt. The whole of the animals were bred by 

 the exhibitors except the heifer shown by Mr Hutchison, 

 which was bred by Mr Barclay Allardice of Ury, from 

 whom she was bought on 7th September 1838. The prize 

 was awarded to the Duke of Buccleuch. In the class of 

 yearling heifers there were four entries. The prize was 

 awarded to Mr Hutchison, Monyruy, for an animal bred 

 by himself, Eliza by Billy 315 1. The other entries were by 



