568 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



where he hired Duke of Richmond (7996), sired 

 .by 2d Cleveland Lad (3408) out of Duchess 50th. 

 This bull was followed by two others of Bates 

 blood Young 4th Duke (9037) and llth Duke 

 of York (11399); both bred by G. D. Trotter, 

 near Darlington. While it thus appears that 

 the majority of the Eden bulls were of Bates 

 origin, there was another sire, introduced from 

 the herd of Wilson of Brawith, that proved 

 perhaps a better stock-getter than any of them 

 save Holkar. This was . Robin-o'-Day (4973), 

 sired by Mr. Wiley's Carcase (3285). 



Brawith Bud. The best cow ever intro- 

 duced into the herd and one of the most val- 

 uable ever taken into Scotland was the red- 

 and-white Brawith Bud the highest-priced 

 animal at the Brawith sale of 1841, the oppos- 

 ing bidders being John Booth of Killerby and 

 Mr. Maynard two of England's best judges. 

 Grant Duff was one of the first breeders to 

 publish a private catalogue with foot-notes, 

 and in one of these is found the following: 

 "Although Brawith Bud was as well recollected 

 in this district (Banff) as any cow that ever was 

 imported yet, as this is intended as a record, it 

 may be as well to repeat that she was bred with 

 great care and highly prized by the late Peter 

 Consett of Brawith and left by him in special 

 legacy to his near relative, Benjamin Wilson, 

 who never intended to sell her. She cost Mr, 



