602 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



tie in price to wealthy patrons. Tempting 

 offers induced him to part with the best of 

 these three Wilkinson cows Roman 9th. The 

 Lancasters also got away from him, so that 

 after a few years he had nothing left from his 

 judicious Lenton purchase. 



The Brawith Buds. This celebrated Cruick- 

 shank family comes from the cow Pure Gold, 

 descended from the famous Brawith Bud al- 

 ready mentioned in connection with the opera- 

 tions of Mr. Grant Duff of Eden. Pure Gold 

 cost Messrs. Cruickshank 90 guineas at five 

 years old at the Eden sale of 1854. Old Bra- 

 with Bud had cost 160 guineas in 1841 and pro- 

 duced calves until eighteen years of age, dur- 

 ing all that period maintaining perfect health.. 

 Amos Cruickshank considered her one of the 

 most remarkable cows he had ever seen. Pure 

 Gold was often exhibited, and carried home to 

 Sittyton many first prizes from Aberdeen. Like 

 her maternal ancestress she lived to a good old 

 age, in fact was the senior matron of the herd 

 for many years. 



Pure Gold's daughter Golden Days, a great 

 milker and grand breeder, sustained the repu- 

 tation of her family for longevity. She gave 

 to the herd the three fine bulls Golden Rule, by 

 Champion of England; the prize bull Pride of 

 the Isles, by Scotland's Pride, and Lord of the 

 Isles, by same sire. Pride of the Isles was chief 



