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was shown by Robert Gibbons, Mossband, Longtown, and 

 bred by George Graham, Riggfoot. The second was shown 

 by W. C. Forster Thompson, Solway House, Bowness, and 

 was also bred by Mr Graham, Riggfoot. In both the two- 

 year and the yearHng classes, the prizes went to James 

 Graham, Meikle Culloch, Dalbeattie, the former for 

 Fergy 19. The first prize in cows and pairs of yearling 

 heifers went to James Gillespie, Annanbank ; the first prize 

 in pairs of two-year-old heifers going to John Palmer, Hall- 

 flatt. The official report on the Galloways says that the 

 bulls were better than those shown at Edinburgh in 1848. 

 ' The cows made an inferior exhibition, being small sized, 

 and in every respect inferior to the bulls. The heifers 

 were all under size, though they evinced purity in breeding.' 



Of Polled Aberdeen and Angus, there were only 

 twenty-six on the ground. Mr Fullerton, Ardovie, won 

 first prize in aged bull class with Earl of Buchan 57 ; and 

 D. H. Adamson, Stannochy, Brechin, the second prize with 

 a bull bred by himself. The best two-year-old bull was 

 shown from Balwyllo, and was President 205. Mr Watson, 

 Keillor, showed the best yearling bull, and he also had both 

 the prizes for cows and the premium for best pair yearling 

 heifers, one of the pair being Octavia 331. Mr M'Combie, 

 Tillyfour, had the only two entries in the class for pairs of 

 two-year-old heifers, one in each pair bred by himself, and 

 the other bred by Hugh Watson ; the one bred by him- 

 self being Kate 12. He had also the prize for best pair of 

 oxen. The official report, after noticing the smallness of 

 the exhibition, says the quality was superior, and adds, 

 ' It is believed that Angus cows of so fine a quality, accom- 

 panied with substance, have seldom been seen, as the prize 

 cows exhibited on this occasion.' 



Of the Fifeshire breed, only nine animals in all were 

 shown — two three-year-old bulls, two two-year-olds, three 

 cows, and a pair of heifers. The official notice of the show 

 passes over the Fifeshire breed without remark. 



Of West Highlanders, there was a small display. The 

 prizes for bulls were carried by Donald Macdonald of 

 Craigrue ; Mr Campbell of Jura ; Duncan M'Naughton, 



