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there is little doubt of its not only "' being recovered, but still more 

 improved, when such a leading nobleman as Lord Selkirk is 

 among the breeders. Mr. Murray of Brochton and Mr. Herring 

 of Corroughtree have long been very eminent in the breeding of 

 Galloway cattle. Mr. Craik, Mr. Dalyell, and several others have 

 tried a cross from Mr. Bakewell's bulls." This, then, was a Long- 

 horn cross on the Galloway, but Culley says that with what success 



Fig. 1,25. Worthy 3d (imp.) 21228. A great prize-winning Galloway bull in Scotch 



shows, grand-champion male of the breed at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition 



in 1904, and champion at numerous other leading American shows. Imported by 



C. E. Clark, St. Cloud, Minnesota. From photograph by the author 



he has not been able to learn, although breeders were generally 



against crossing this on Longhorns or any other breed. The 



Galloway was also crossed on the cattle of Westmoreland and 



Cumberland in the most mountainous section of England and 



contiguous to the province of Galloway. Among other important 



early improvers were the Gordons of Greenlaw, Maxwells of 



Munches and Mouneith, McDowals of Logan, Stewarts of Phygell, 



and the Earl of Galloway. The method of improvement by these 



early breeders has been one of selection, it is claimed, and not 



of inbreeding. About 1840 dairying became popular in Galloway, 

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