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Thomas Ferme, Braidwood, Edinburgh, who was also the 

 breeder ; James Walker, Wester Fintray, the breeder being 

 Alexander Bain, Blair of Fintray; and the fourth, James 

 Forbes of Echt, who was also the breeder. 



Notwithstanding the recommendation in the report of 

 the committee of January 1835, prizes were offered at this 

 show for Aberdeenshire Horned cattle, there being premiums 

 for bulls, cows, and oxen. Only two bulls were entered, both 

 six years old, one shown by Alexander Keith, Netherthird, 

 who was also the breeder ; the other by George Gordon, 

 Bucharn, the breeder being James Allardes, Boynds- 

 mill. The first prize was awarded to Mr Keith's animal. 

 In the class of cows of any age there were six entries, the 

 exhibitors being Alexander Keith, Netherthird ; James 

 Pirie, Colithie ; Dr Thomas Thomson, Inverurie ; and 

 Jas. Walker, Wester Fintray. Capt. Dalrymple of West- 

 hall entered a seven-year-old cow, bred by Mr Grant Duff 

 of Eden, but she was not forward. The first premium was 

 awarded to Mr Pirie, the second to Dr Thomson. Both 

 were bred by the exhibitors. Of four-year-old oxen there 

 were five exhibitors — Mr Glennie, Kinnerty ; Alexander 

 Keith, Netherthird ; George Lumsden, Keir ; George Leslie 

 of Rothie ; and William M'Combie, Tillyfour. The prize 

 was awarded to Mr M'Combie, this being the first time that 

 his name appears as an exhibitor at the general shows of 

 the Society. It is rather singular that he should gain this 

 prize, not with a Polled, but with a Horned Aberdeenshire. 

 The animal, we may note, was bred by Mr Rannie, Cullen. 

 Mr M'Combie also exhibited at this show a pair of West 

 Highland oxen, three years old, bred by Lewis Macfarlane, 

 Argyllshire. They did not gain a prize, but they are 

 described as of great merit. In the class of three-year-old 

 Aberdeenshire Horned oxen, there were four entries, and 

 the prize went to George Lumsden, Keir, for an animal 

 bred by James Harvey, Highlands of Elrick. 



If the Horned Aberdeenshire breed were sparsely 

 represented, there was a most creditable appearance of the 

 Polled. The class was open to exhibitors of Galloways, 

 but all the entries at the show were either Angus or 



