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although he has only been exhibiting on a limited scale, since 

 then he has been a very successful exhibitor. In 1880 Mr 

 Mann purchased from Ballindalloch the fine (Pride) bull 

 " Kaiser " (1253), by Elchies (563), and out of Kindness of Ballin- 

 dalloch. This bull gave rise to an excellent stock of cattle, and 

 carried the commended ticket at the Highland Society's show at 

 Stirling in 1881. The present stock bull is also of the Pride 

 tribe, and was bred by his owner after St Maurice (1319), and 

 out of Madam Lofters (2231), bought at Ptothiemay in 1878. He 

 has distinguished himself in showyards, and imparted very 

 superior progeny. He is well-shaped, having a broad straight 

 back, good shoulders, deep well-sprung rib, and fine general out- 

 line. Mr Mann made a happy hit at the Tillyfour sale in 1878 

 in procuring " Mrs Scott," a pure stamp of a Buchan cow, which 

 will doubtless be the dam of a rare family. She has already 

 produced three capital heifer calves, viz., " Madame Sher- 

 rington," " Isabella Fraser," and " Songster." The former is 

 particularly good, but is a trifle small. At the Balquharn dis- 

 persion sale last spring, Mr Mann secured " Pride of Aberdeen 

 27th," by Drayor (1170), out of Pride of Aberdeen 10th (3250), 

 and shortly after she came into his possession she gave birth to 

 a heifer calf after Heir of Paris (1917). Mr Mann also purchased 

 a cow of the Duchess tribe named "Dandelion" (2569) at Lord 

 Huntly's sale at Aboyne. She yielded him a fine heifer calf 

 by Warrior (1291). His last purchase was the Erica cow 

 " Emma " (1733), and her bull calf at foot, from Ballindalloch, 

 which is after the very celebrated bull Justice (1462), and 

 evidently inherits many of his good points. This year Mr Mann 

 sold eleven bull calves at £30 each for exportation to America. 

 Earnside. — Mr M'Kessack, farmer, Earnside, Alves, has been 

 a careful and successful breeder and rearer of black polled cattle 

 for many years. Thirteen cows, 5 two-year-old heifers, 5 year- 

 ling heifers, 2 two-year-old bulls, 1 one-year old bull, and 4 

 bull calves, constitute the present herd, and these animals bring 

 out largely the good points of the breed, which are indispensable 

 for showyard exhibitions, and which bring animals to the front 

 in local competitions. The success of the herd in the showyards 

 of the past has been very satisfactory to the owner. Mr 

 M'Kessack is a judicious feeder, never endangering the breeding 

 properties of his stock by feeding up for exhibition. Even for 

 animals intended for exhibition, nothing beyond the ordinary 

 diet of turnips and straw is given them until within a few weeks 

 of the show. His heifers are really an excellent lot, and are 

 mostly all in calf to a nice two-year-old bull recently purchased 

 from Mr Duff, Hillockhead. Mr M'Kessack breeds all his pure- 

 bred stock wuth exception of a few animals, and he has a better 

 bull of his own breeding than the Hillockhead one, his dam 



