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cattle and Leicester sheep. Mr Home remarked that 

 ' Polled Aberdeen is now an established and deservedly 

 favourite breed, and I have the sanction of the judges in 

 saying that they deserve every possible attention and care.' 



Mr Torr of Aylesby, who returned thanks for the 

 judges, impressed on the Scotch farmers that they should 

 be extremely careful not to lose sight of the purity of the 

 native breeds of the country. After complimenting the 

 good judgment which the agriculturists of that part of the 

 country had shown in prosecuting the breeding of Short- 

 horn cattle, and in commending the specimens of that 

 description of stock shown, he added, ' I would earnestly 

 urge on breeders still to give their attention to the breed 

 of black cattle, the native cattle of the country.' Mr Torr 

 proceeded to expound his well-known views on the neces- 

 sity of preserving purity of breeding. Mr M'Combie, Tilly- 

 four, had the honour of returning thanks for the successful 

 competitors. The chairman paid a neat compliment to the 

 Secretary, Mr Maxwell. ' A president,' he said, ' could be 

 carved out of any piece of wood, but a secretary required 

 to possess many attainments. All these were to be seen 

 in an eminent degree in Mr Maxwell.' 



After the show some sales of stock were made. Mr 

 Wetherell, auctioneer, Durham, sold the Shorthorns. Col. 

 Dalgairns' bull, bred at Keillor, fetched £28. The bull 

 shown by' Mr Geekie of Baldowrie, realised £68. A yearling 

 Polled bull, bred by Mr Machray, Torry, fetched ^11. 



In 1848 the Society were again at Edinburgh. The 

 show took place on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th August, on a 

 field at the Dean, on the south side of the Queensferry 

 Road, now the site of Daniel Stewart's Institution. The 

 space of ground occupied by the exhibition was about 

 nine acres in extent. The number of Shorthorns was 

 considered highly satisfactory. The first prize in the 

 aged bull class was won by W. & F. Parker, Yanwath 

 Hall, Penrith, with The Baron 6573, bred by R. W. 

 Saunders. The first prize for yearlings was gained by 

 Thomas Chrisp, Hawkhill, with Collingwood 8964. The 



