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Aberdeen
and Northern Marts,
At their show and sale of commercial beef breeding cattle Aberdeen
and Northern Marts sold 409 adult head of breeding cattle.
A good commercial selection of heifers with calves met a tremendous
trade, younger cows with calves a much firmer trade.
The champion Simmental sired heifer also came from Greenhaugh
along with her Limousin cross bull calf realised £1,800
to J A C Campbell, No 1 Farm Cottages, Scrabster.
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The best Simmental cross heifer with calf was a Simmental heifer
with Limousin cross bull calf at foot from Huntly farmer
Keith Stewart of Greenhaugh and they realised £1,800
to J. A. C. Campbell, No 1 Farm Cottages, Scrabster. |
David Argo (left) presents the prize for the top average of
three Simmental sired heifers with calves at foot, excluding
champion, to Walter Seivwright of Raich, Forgue, Huntly. The
average was £1,526.66 for three heifers with male calves
(£1,600, £1,600 and £1,380). |
David Argo (left) presents the prize for the best heifer, any
breed, suckling a calf sired by a registered Simmental bull
to David Stott of West Latch, Newburgh. The winner
was a Simmental cross heifer with Simmental cross heifer
calf by Scotland Kestral which made £1,200. |
David Argo (right) presents the Perpetual Trophy donated by
the Scottish Simmental Club for the best Simmental cross
heifer with calf to Keith Stewart, Greenhaugh, Huntly. |
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