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rise to the Sittyton Nonpareils that acquired 

 much celebrity throughout the Northern Coun- 

 ties. Several of the family were disposed of at 

 from 100 to 200 guineas each. Nonpareil 16th 

 of this line was a first-prize heifer at Aberdeen 

 in 1855. The demand for females of this sort 

 was extensive. Many were parted with and 

 some of the Nonpareils proved persistent bull 

 breeders; hence it came about that much to 

 the regret of the Messrs. Cruickshank the orig- 

 inal line disappeared from the herd about the 

 year 1864. A few years later the cow Non- 

 pareil 12th was bought at Mr. Cartwright's dis- 

 persion sale, but as a breeder she did not prove 

 as successful as the first purchase. 



Sittyton Butterflys. Upon the occasion of 

 the dispersion of Capt. Barclay's herd at Ury 

 in 1847 Messrs. Cruickshank improved the op- 

 portunity for making additions to their stock. 

 The first bulls used at Sittyton were of Ury ex- 

 traction, and a number of females of Barclay 

 breeding were now secured. Among these 

 were Clara, by Mahomed, and Strawberry, by 

 2d Duke of Northumberland. Although it is 

 stated that Strawberry was not so good an in- 

 dividual as Clara she produced at Sittyton the 

 famous bull Pro Bono Publico, that was sold 

 to Lord Clancarty and after a noted career as 

 a prize-taker in Ireland was shown with suc- 

 cess at the Paris Exposition of 1856. Strawber- 



