52 ON THE AGEICULTURE OF THE COUNTY OF FIFE. 



Fraser, Castle Fraser; "Topsy," bred by Mr James Leslie, 

 Thorn ; " Old Farnell," bred by Mr Leslie ; " Young Lavender," 

 bred by Mr Leslie ; " Young Bracelet," bred by Mr Leslie ; and 

 " Colonel of Castle Fraser," all from the dispersion sale of Mr 

 Leslie, Thorn. " Colonel of Castle Fraser " was out of " Mina," 

 and was thus descended from the excellent polled herd so care- 

 fully superintended at Castle Fraser by Mr Hampton. He was 

 a bull of very great merit indeed, and was first at the Highland 

 and Agricultural Shows both at Kelso and Stirling, besides having 

 won many local show-yard honours. " Mina " was also well 

 known as an extensive prize-taker. She was first as one of a pair 

 of heifers at the Eoyal Korthern Society's Show at Aberdeen in 

 1864 ; first as one of a pair of cows at the same show in 1865 ; 

 first at the same show in the single cow class in 1867, carrying 

 also the challenge cup as the best polled animal in the yard, and 

 first at the Highland Society's Show at Glasgow in 1867, besides 

 winnino; numerous local honours. Mr Cartwrioht has still one 

 of her daughters, a neat shapely cow of four years. In 1873 

 " Euth," bred by Mr Scott, East TuUoch, Stonehaven, and after 

 the Earl of Southesk's " Theodore," 393 ; and " Victoria 6th," bred 

 by Mr Bowie, Mains of Kelly, Arbroath, and after " Jim Crow 

 4th " were introduced. At the dispersion of the famous herd of 

 the late Mr George Brown, Westertown, Fochabers, in September 

 1874, Mr Cartwright bought " Maggie," bred at Westertown, and 

 after " Success ;" " Mary," also bred at Westertown, and got by 

 " Captain ;" and " Dandy," bred at Tillyfour, and after " Eob 

 Eoy." At present the herd numbers twenty-three very good 

 animals, and is in excellent breeding condition. The best cows 

 are " Mina 2d," " Bracelet 2d," " Victoria 6th," and " Young 

 Topsy," the latter being a very fine two-year old heifer. There 

 are a few very good yearling heifers, the gem of the lot being 

 " Lily," out of " Victoria 6th," and after " Gainsborough," the 

 gold medal bull at Glasgow last July. There are also a few 

 very fine bull calves, the best one being out of "Mary," and after 

 " Duke of Perth," the fine bull bred by the late Mr Brown, and 

 now in the possession of the Marquis of Huntly, that was first 

 in the aged bull class at the Highland and Agricultural Society's 

 Show this year. The herd is not by any means over-fed, but is 

 kej)t in a sound, healthy, thriving condition. 



Slicep Farming. 



Sheep farming is pursued only to a limited extent, and con- 

 sidering that the county is so well adapted in every way for the 

 fleecy tribe, it is a little surprising that it is not much more 

 extensively followed. The genial climate, and dry, rich soil of 

 the coimty fit it specially for the rearing and feeding of sheep ; 

 and at any rate, feeding might be extensively adopted with highly 



