SCOTTISH SHORTHORNS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3714, 19 May 1925, Page 13

SCOTTISH SHORTHORNS.

(From Oub Special Correspondent.) “Shorthorn Week” in Scotland has made it manifest that there is no lack of enterprise on the part of- breeders and exporters of the red-white-and-roan beef cattle of the northern nationality. Buyers attended at Perth and Aberdeen from all parts of Scotland, from England, from Denmark, and from other countries in which the cattle breeding industry is carried on. Many of the best animals were bought for exportation. The average for 377 bulls at Perth was £ll4 Is 3d, as compared with £llO Os Id in 1924. For the 447 Shorthorns sold the average was £lOl 18s sd, as against £IOO 2s for 367 last year. The top price was 2800gns for a member of the Crocus family by Garbity Field Marshal, bred and owned bv Mr G. Bertram Shields, Delphingstone, Tranent. This bull, Delphingstone Crown Prince, was fourth in the April class. Captain John MacGillivray, of Calrossie, Nigg, Ross-shire, who received 1900gns for his champion calf and 2100gns for his reserve champion, had the leading herd average of £lll3 for five bulls, his average for 1924 being £693 6s. A number of bulls went into four figures. The representative of the Prince of Wales gave 1400gns to Mr M. F. Fraser, Culcairn. Invergordon, for Prince Charming, a son of Oalrossie Premier out of an Undine oow by Doune Monarch. A hearty cheer was raised as the bull passed' out of the ring. The first prize Golden Rod, belonging to Mr R. 8. M'William, Garguston, Muir of Ord, Ross-shire, was taken out b? Mr Snedden, Ooldoch, at 1300gna, and Mr

Matthew Marshall, Bridgebank, Stranraer, took another first prize calf from the same herd at llOOgns. Sir Cecil Chubb, the new owner of Hapton Manor, Wilts, took the third prize Roan Robin from Mr R. A. Smith, Wester Lovat, Beauly, at 2000gns, Them were no extreme prices tendered for females. The top figure was 300gns, given by the representative of the Prince of Wales for Can tray Lavender Lindin, a third prize winner Belonging to Miss E. M. Davidson. Cant-ray. The 70 cows and heifers sold averaged £36 8s Bd.