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The late Mr Hector, Fernyflat, was long an extensive and 

 successful breeder of polled cattle. He secured the best of 

 blood, and produced stock of a very high character. He won 

 many prizes at both local and national shows. Mr Hector was 

 recognised as one of the best judges of black polled cattle of his 

 day. After his death the herd was carried on by his son-in-law, 

 Mr Arthur Glennie, who succeeded to Fernytiat. The latter 

 died in 1875, and in the following year the herd was dispersed. 

 Among others who for some time bred polled cattle in this 

 county, we may mention the late Sir Alexander Burnett, Bart, of 

 Leys ; and his son. Sir Thomas Burnett, Bart. ; and Mr P. 

 Davidson of Inchmarlo. Colonel M'Inroy, The Burn, has for a 

 long time had some good polled cattle ; while, latterly, Lord 

 Clinton has been breeding a few. 



Mr F. G. Forsyth Grant of Ecclesgreig, St Cyrus, has a small 

 but very good herd, containing some excellent Forfarshire blood 

 from Balwyllo, Mains of Kelly, and elsewhere. He was the 

 breeder of "Timour 3rd" (1287), a bull that, in the neigh- 

 bouring herd of Mr W. Smith, Stone o' Morphie, already 

 noticed, got some very fine heifers. At Johnston Lodge, Mr 

 Pearson has a valuable herd, numbering fifty head. Most of 

 the cows belong to Ballindalloch, Eothiemay, and Balwyllo 

 strains ; while the bulls used were bred at the Thorn, Port- 

 lethen, Tillyfour, and Gavenwood, the one bred by Mr Haunay 

 being now in use. One of the most important purchases was 

 the fine cow, "Heather Blossom," at the Corskie sale in 1877 at 

 111 guineas. The herd was founded in 1869, and has been 

 successfully and carefully conducted. 



Sir Thomas Gladstone, Bart., of Fasque, has a herd that displays 

 good breeding and excellent character. It numbers about thirty 

 head. At the Balwyllo sale in 1863, the cow, "Eugenie" (458) 

 and the bull " Randolph " (389), were purchased, and from these 

 the main portion of the herd is descended. The cow's grand- 

 daughter, "Eugenie" (3910), a thick massive fresh looking 

 ten-year-old cow still in the herd, has produced no fewer than, 

 eleven calves, the majority being females, also still in the herd. 

 Herself a good looking cow, her stock as a lot would be very 

 difficult to beat, being strong, thick, well formed, and richly 

 covered with flesh, and good milkers. Some of them have 

 carried everything before them in the local shows. There is 

 also some Easter Skene blood, through "Nigris," in tlie herd. Sir 

 Thomas has been lucky with his bulls. At a sale at Portlethen 

 in 1869, Mr Murray, his local factor, secured at a small figure 

 the bull calf " Adrian," and so well did that animal turn out, that 

 at Kelso in 1872 he headed a strong class of aged bulls, and was 

 considered one of tlie most complete bulls seen for years. At 



