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Duke (7593) was another of his sons, which, 

 along with The Pacha, did most of the work 

 in the herd during the remainder of its exist- 

 ence. 



The final dispersion occurred Sept. 22, 1847, 

 with Wetherell as auctioneer. There were 

 about ninety of the Ury cattle at that date, 

 but prices were not so good as at the previous 

 sale. Probably the quality was not equal to 

 the original Lady Sarah lot. Forty-two cows 

 averaged 34 14s. each, the highest being Rosa- 

 mond, by Sultan (5349), which went to Long- 

 more of Rettie at 73 guineas, and Molly, by The 

 Pacha, bought by Hay of Shethin for 71 guin- 

 eas. Campbell of Kinellar here laid the foun- 

 dation for his afterward celebrated herd by the 

 purchase of two heifers by The Pacha. The 

 Messrs. Cruickshank of Sittyton were also buy- 

 ers. The ninety-one animals fetched an aver- 

 age of 31 Is. each. 



Ury was undoubtedly the corner stone of the 

 Scottish Short-horn structure. The bulls from 

 the Barclay herd were used originally to cross 

 upon the native black cows, and the improve- 

 ment wrought was so apparent that probably 

 a majority of the herds of the district received 

 an infusion of Ury blood. The result was a 

 demand for Short-horn bulls that finally turned 

 the attention of such men as Grant Duff of 

 Eden, Hay of Shethin, the Cruickshanks of 



