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at present (according to a private catalogue) contains eighty- 

 one females, representing sixteen different families. The great 

 attraction in the herd has long been, and still is, the Erica 

 family, of which there are twenty-eight cows and heifers, headed 

 by the famous Highland Society prize cow " Eisa " (977), and 

 " Eva " (984), the former now in her sixteenth year, and the 

 latter in her twelfth. The next family are the Jilts from Tilly- 

 four, of which there are five females, including " Juno " (3374), 

 the third prize cow at Glasgow this year (1882). Then follow in the 

 catalogue ten cows and heifers of the Pride branch of the Queen 

 tribe, headed by those magnificent cows " Pride of Mulben " 

 (1919), and "Kindness" (1412), ten and eleven years respec- 

 tively, and breeding remarkably well. The next family are the 

 Lady Fannys, which number twelve cows and heifers. The 

 Miss Burgess family, if not very long pedigreed, are true breeders, 

 and thick, well-furnished cattle. They are represented by three 

 cows and heifers; the Nosegays, of good old material, by the 

 same number ; the Westertown Piose family by four ; the 

 Eothiemay Georgina family by three ; the Tillyfour Nymph 

 family by two ; the Bogfern Sybil family by one — " Sprite," the 

 second prize cow at Glasgow this year. The other families, 

 represented mostly by individual animals, are the Coquette, the 

 Heather Blossom, the Madge, the Blackbirds, the Marias, the 

 Strathmore, Beauty, &c. The bulls at present in service are the 

 225 guinea Erica prize bull "Young Viscount" (376), the first 

 prize Highland Society's Jilt bull " Justice," the cup winner at 

 Aberdeen and Inverness this year. Sir George refused the very 

 tempting offer of £1000 by Lord Dunmore at the recent Inver- 

 ness show for this famous animal. The two-year-old Jilt bull 

 " Julius " (1 819), winner of the fourth prize at Glasgow this year; 

 the Bride bull "Petrarch" (1258); and the Erica bull " Sir Evelyn," 

 which won the second prize this year at Glasgow, besides a 

 number of first prizes in the north. 



Mains of Advie. — In Strathspey there are several very fine 

 herds of Aberdeenshire cattle. A herd of this breed was founded 

 at ]\Iains of Advie some twenty years ago by the late Mr Charles 

 Grant, farmer. Mr Grant's original purchase was " Old Pose of 

 Advie" (3104). after Craigo ("200), and out of a pure Aber- 

 deenshire cow. " Old Rose " in the same year she came to 

 Advie produced a lieifer calf by the Southesk-bred bull King 

 Charles {2'M\). This calf was named " Kose of Advie " (3105), 

 was the dam of "Dandy of Advie" (3106), after the Queen bull 

 Trojan (402), bred at Tillyfour after PJack Prince. "Dandy," 

 now fifteen years old, turned out one of the finest cows of the 

 breed. Besides being a grand specimen of the massive, short- 

 legged, wealthy-llesh(Ml, beautifully-haired cows, she is an 

 excellent breeder. The class of cattle reared bv Mr Grant since 



