ON THE AGEICULTUKE OF THE COUNTY OF FIFE. 51 



18,154. fortunately this fine cow's first calf at Blebo was a 

 heifer one, the sire being " Baron Booth." At the Costerton sale 

 on 18th May 1869, Mr Bethune bought " Eamping Girl," a very 

 fine cow that has been the winner of many show-yard honours. 

 " Ptamping Girl " was got by " Enoch Arden," 23,890, and out 

 of "Brown Girl," by the famous "Duke of Tyue." "Master 

 Blyth " is still in the herd, and though six years of age, is still 

 a useful stock bull. These two cows bought in had two or three 

 very good heifer calves sired by " Waterman " and " Master 

 Blyth." A representative of one of the cows that survived the 

 rinderpest is still at Blebo, a rich roan cow of very fine quality. 

 That cow was " Dewdrop," out of " Lady Havelock," a fine cow 

 bought from Mr Unthank, Netherscales, and after an almost pure 

 Booth bull named " Autumnus," 27,902. The latest, and perhaps 

 the most important addition of all, was the purchase of " Flog- 

 gathrope" at the dispersion, on the 1st September last, of 

 the fine herd belonging to the representatives of the late Mr 

 William Torr, Aylesby, Lincolnshire. " Floggathrope " is four 

 years of age, is fine in the bone, shapely, and of very excellent 

 style and quality, and was very cheap at 225 guineas. Her 

 condition at the time of the sale was a little doubtful, else she 

 would have given a great deal more money. She was brought 

 home safely to her comfortable quarters in Fifeshire the very day 

 we happened to visit Blebo. She looked none the worse for her 

 long journey, and will doubtlessly prove a valuable addition to 

 the already good herd, of w^hich she is now a member. It is not 

 very large nor of great showyard pretences, but it is healthy 

 and prolific, and of very considerable merit, and is kept most 

 carefully by Mr Bethune. Mr Pteid, Cruivie — a higlily- 

 experienced, careful farmer — has also a small herd. He has 

 kept a few shorthorn cows for al)out ten years, and has all along 

 bred from bulls with a large share of Booth blood. His herd 

 now numbers about twenty animals, and is of very fair merit. 

 A few moderately good shorthorn bulls are reared at the Home 

 Farm of Balbirnie, and sold at fair prices among the tenants on 

 Mr Balfour's estate. About twenty pure cows are kept, the last 

 stock bull introduced having been bought four years ago from 

 the Duke of Buccleuch at the handsome figure of 100 guineas. 

 Mr Tod, Braclday, has also a few good shoi-thorns. 



While the shorthorn ranks are not by any means strong, those 

 of polled Angus cattle are still weaker. In fact, there is only 

 one herd of the latter in the county, that belongs to Mr Leslie 

 Melville Cartwright of Melville. This thriving herd, so well and 

 carefully managed by Mr Andrews, factor on the Melville estate, 

 was started in 1871, Mr Cartwright having in that year bought 

 " Lavender," bred by the Earl of Southesk ; " Bracelet," bred by 

 Mr M'Combie, M.P., of Tillyfour ; " Mina," bred by Colonel 



