Animal sale

The notes record the prices of various sheep and ponies bought or sold over the 1911-1918 period. One piece of paper is dated 1920, and appears to refer to the calculations as being related to grants made by the Board of Agriculture and to payments made to the Factor.

An order of the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries on the authorisation of landing animals for exceptional purposes, definition of quarantine station, regulations applicable to the animal on landing. Dated 23rd January 1922.

Letters from those who wish to purchase animals from the RZSS collection. Requests for animals in 1947 include penguins for Prague Zoo, fallow dear, and monkeys for Iceland and Chessington.

Photograph of a group of men with their rams standing in a row at the Perth ram sales getting ready to be judged on the 7th and 8th September 1904. The text beneath the image notes that these are, 'Lagg Ten getting ready for the judge.'

Information from a catalogue about a sale at auction of the improved Short-horned cattle belonging to Charles Colling of Ketton, near Darlington, Durham by Mr Kingston of Stockton-upon-Tees on the 10th and 11th October, 1810. It lists, by lot the cows (17) and bulls (9) that were for sale and gives their details, including their sire and the cost.

Information from a catalogue about a sale at auction of the improved Short-horned cattle belonging to Charles Colling of Ketton, near Darlington, Durham by Mr Kingston of Stockton-upon-Tees on the 10th and 11th October, 1810. It lists, by lot the bull calves, heifers and heifer calves that were for sale and gives their details, including their sire and the cost.

Reproduction of an etching from Williams' "Etchings of Celebrated Shorthorns" of William Tor's Shorthorn cow, "Highland Flower" that was sold at the Aylesby sale for 1,500 guineas in the late 19th or early 20th century.