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we give below in order to show the general management of this 

 valuable breed. 



1. The Tilly four Herd. — As this now famous herd has often 

 been described in newspaper articles and reports, and also by the 

 owner himself at full length in a book entitled " Cattle and 

 Cattle Breeders," we merely give a list of the principal bulls 

 and cows used in the herd, from Mr M'Combie's own pen. " The 

 following Aberdeen and Angus bulls have since 1832 been used 

 extensively here, viz : — Monarch (44), Victor (46), Eob Eoy 

 Macgrej^or (207), Tarn 0' Shanter (491), Angus (45), Black Prince 

 (366), Hanton (228), Derby (377), Jim Crow the 3d (769), Major 

 of Tillvfour (509), President 4th (368), Bright (454), Gladstone 

 of Tiliyfour (458), Champion (459), The Chancellor (460), 

 Eemarkable (482), the Shah (680), &c. 



" So much for the bulls ; now as to the females. The first 

 female of note was an Aberdeen cow, from the late Mr Wilson, 

 Xetherton of Clatt. (The cow^ that the late Mr Robert Scott, 

 Balwyllo gained the first prize with at the Highland Society's 

 show in 1847, and the first prize at Windsor in 1851, was bred at 

 Tiliyfour — her dam was Mr Wilson's cow\) The next was a 

 celebrated first prize winner of the Highland Society, from Mr 

 "Walker, Montbletton — an Aberdeen cow. The third was another 

 iirst prize winner, from the late Mr Watt, Pannieston — an 

 Aberdeen cow. Then followed Duchess, from Castle Praser, 

 second prize, Royal Northern Agricultural Society's cow ; Jenny 

 Lind. from Mr Pirrie, Collethie, first prize Highland Society's 

 heifer ; Jane Ann and Princess, from ^Fr Ruxton, Farnell — 

 Princess was a second prize cow at the Angus show ; Anabella, 

 from Mr Walker, Wester Fintray, first prize winner at Royal 

 Korthern Agricultural Society's show. Then came a first prize 

 Highland Society cow and heifer from the late Colonel Dalgairns, 

 of tlie Angus breed ; the celebrated cow the Queen ]Mother (348), 

 at the Ardestie sale, from Mr Pullcrton, then a vearlincj heifer of 

 the Angus breed ; four heifers from the late Mr Scott, Balwyllo, 

 of the Angus breed ; three cows and heifers from Mr Bowie, 

 Plains of Kellv — Anj::us cattle ; four cows and heifers from 

 Keillor ; seven cows, the best of the herd, from the late .Mr Collie, 

 Ardgay — all pure Aberdeeus ; two from Easter Skene — 

 Aberdeens ; four cows and heifers from "Mr Tavler of Cllenbarrv's 

 sales — Aberdeens ; two from the, late ^Ir Brown of AVestertown's 

 sale ; two from Mr Walker of Portlethen'.-^ sales ; one from ]^Ii 

 Skinner of Druniin's sale ; one from the J>allindalloch sale ; two 

 from the sale of ^Ir liarclay, .M.P. ; one from Mr Brown of Pink- 

 wood's sale at Moravston — all Aberdt^ens. V>y private bargain 

 from ]\fr ivcid, P>aa(ls, 1 bought tlu' iii-st and second Highland 

 Society's yearling Aberdeen heifers at Inverness, and several cows 

 and heifers from Mr Scott of KastTulloch. These liave all been 



