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and head very seldom equalled. Some competent judges award 

 her the palm as being the best cow ever the Ballindalloch herd 

 contained. Enchantress, a seven-year-old cow, and a noted 

 prize-winner, is also still in the herd, as well as Eva, one of the 

 loveliest representatives of the race that can be imagined. 



Jilt, obtained from the stalls of Tilly four in 1867, w^as the 

 founder of another favourite tribe. Though several summers 

 have somewhat dashed her bloom, she is still a cow of great size 

 and many good points. She is dam of the bulls Juryman and 

 Judge, which have often been crowned with victory. Two well- 

 made cows, Jewel and Jewess, are also of her progeny, so that 

 she has brought forth a race or family of J's difficult to compete 

 with. 



The Nosegays are the most ancient family in the herd. The 

 oldest representative was, we believe, sold last autumn, when 

 lifteen vears of age. 



The next strain which claims attention was founded by Sibyl 

 (974), whose portrait adorns the " Herd-Book" — and a capital 

 portrait it is. She was bred at Bogfern, and, after gaining prizes 

 at Aberdeen and Edinburgh, she came to the top as the first prize 

 cow at the Highland Society's show held at Dumfries in 1870. 

 It was at this show that the Ballindalloch herd acquired the high 

 position in which it now stands. At Perth in the year following,, 

 the cattle from this fold were equally successful, and they still 

 maintain the pre-eminent place they then acquired. 



The Burgess tribe or family was descended from a cow bred 

 bv the tenant of Phonas, when he was at the Slack of Ballin- 

 dalloch. Several of the descendants have taken hic^h honours at 

 the Highland Society's and other shows. Pour of this family of 

 B's were sold last autumn — Brunette, Bouquet, Blacklegs and 

 Bridesmaid. 



There are some smaller tribes in the herd, but the crcme de la- 

 cremc are undoubtedly included in the E's, the J's, and the B's. 



The following bulls have been used : — Craigo, out of a Keillor 

 cow ; King Charles, bred at Southesk ; and Trojan from 

 Tillyfour, which did more good in the herd than any other bull. 

 To him lies the credit of imparting to tlie females the special 

 characteristics which made them so popular with the public. 



A-^ictor, a Montbletton bull, had a short reign ; then came 

 Juryman, a first prize winner everywhere, as he had fine style^ 

 was straight and level, and good in the shoulder and hindquarters. 

 Scotsman, a Tillyfour bull, succeeded ; and the bulls in present 

 service are Ballimore, bred at Westerton ; Elchies ; and Judge^ 

 the latter a yearling out of Jilt and got by Scotsman. 



The herd, although well cared for, are free from pampering and 

 over-feeding ; thus they combine hardihood with good breeding, 

 and always turn out well when dispersed to other folds. 



