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lias been "Norman" (1257), bred at Cortachy and got by "Jury- 

 man " (404), while at the Tilly four dispersion sale he was 

 fortunate enough to secure at a small figure Lord Huntly's well- 

 known Highland Society winner, "Monarch" (1182). Mr 

 William Smith's herd at Stone o' ]\Iorphie is not large, but also 

 contains both f^ood blood aud hig-h individual merit. Mr W. 

 Smith has bred many very good animals. " Griselda" (38 ( 7), the 

 highest priced animal at the joint sale held last September by 

 the Earls of Airlie and Strathmore, was bred at Stone o' Morphie. 

 Her sire was "Timour 3rd" (1287), a bull that has produced 

 some excellent stock to Mr Smith. He was bred by Mr F. Gr. 

 Forsyth Grant of Ecclesgreig. 



The Balunie herd is small but very choice. It was founded in 

 1876 by the purchase of " Dido," a heifer, at the Cortachy sale, 

 the price being 38 or 39 guineas. She was then rather small, 

 but has turned out well. Her dam went to Kinnochtry at the 

 same time at 69 guineas, and was bought two years before at 

 Tillyfour at 76 guineas. At Balunie, "Dido" has produced three 

 heifer calves, all got by the " Shah," and all animals of excep- 

 tional merit. Indeed, last summer Mr Ferguson refused 100 

 guineas for her and the heifer calf at her foot. His second 

 purchase was one of the " Heather Blossom " twin heifer calves, 

 sold at the Corskie sale in 1877, the price being 33 guineas. 

 This calf's dam went, at the same time, to Mr Pearson of John- 

 ston Lodge at 111 guineas, and its own brother, "Warrior," to 

 the Marquis of Huntly at 155 guineas. She, too, has done w^ell 

 at Balunie, having, along with "Dido's" heifers, won several 

 local showyard honours. Her first calf, unfortunately, died ; 

 but last season she produced a very pretty heifer. The re- 

 mainder of this small but promising herd consists of three 

 females bred at Kinnochtry. 



Mr Thomas Ferguson's herd at Kinnochtry, though in Perth- 

 shire, is so close to the Forfarshire boundary that we may take a 

 passing glance at it. This valuable herd numbers no fewer 

 than seventy-eight head, and contains many very fine animals. 

 It was founded in 1835. Four years after, "Young Favourite" 

 (61), a daughter of " Old Grannie (1), was purchased, while a 

 few more years brought in the old grey-tailed cow of Keillor, 

 now known as " Favourite 2nd." From the former animal 

 the Baronesses and I'rincesses are descended, and from the 

 latter the Favourites. These tribes still form by far the 

 majority of Mr Ferguson's herd, which is thus, more than any 

 other herd, composed of Keillor stock. Mr Ferguson has won 

 many victories in the showyard. At the Highland Show at 

 Dumfries in 1878 his stock bull the " Shah," bred at Tillyfour, 

 was first in the old bull class, and a Baroness heifer first in 



