AMOS CRUICKSHANK OF SITTYTON. 615 



has to its credit in recent years in England the 

 production of Mr. Deane Willis 7 Royal prize- 

 winning bull Count Lavender (60545). 



First Sittyton bulls. The first Sittyton sires 

 came from Barclay of Ury. While the founda- 

 tions were being laid cows and heifers were in 

 many cases sent to be bred to bulls on neigh- 

 boring farms. Notably that of James Walker 

 of Wester Fintray, afterward w T ell known in 

 the Aberdeen-Angus trade. Walker liked a 

 good Short-horn, and among the Wester Fin- 

 tray bulls patronized by Mr. Cruickshank were 

 General Picton (3876) and Sovereign (7539). 

 The first Barclay bull purchased was the white 

 Inkhorn (6091), whose name was derived from 

 the farm from whence he came. Barclay, like 

 Robertson and Rennie in the South, had been 

 somewhat indifferent in reference to herd book 

 registration. Inkhorn traced on his dam's side 

 to the best English foundations, as set forth in 

 the herd book, but his sire is not given. The 

 bull calves Chancellor (5850) and Premier 

 (6308), both bred by Capt. Barclay and both by 

 Mahomed (6170), were next purchased. Pre- 

 mier, out of the cow Mary Anne by Sillery, 

 was retained, and Chancellor sold to Mr. Bruce 

 of Heatherwick. The latter, however, turned 

 out to be the better bull. Then came Con- 

 queror (6884), bought as an aged bull. He was 

 also of Ury blood and by Mahomed. 



