CHAPTER XX. 



OTHER NORTH COUNTRY HERDS. 



The constructive work carried out to such 

 extraordinary success at Sittyton was destined 

 to exert an influence over the breed on both 

 sides the Atlantic as far-reaching as it was 

 beneficent. There were none to dispute the 

 supremacy of Sittyton in the North. It was 

 the source from whence nearly all the breeders 

 of Aberdeenshire and adjacent counties drew 

 their best material as weil as their inspiration. 

 While Amos Cruickshank must therefore be 

 called the real leader of the line of Short-horn 

 progression in Scotland, passing notice should 

 be taken of the work of some of his contem- 

 poraries. 



To review the operations in detail of all 

 those who contributed largely to the upbuild- 

 ing of the Short-horn interest in the North 

 would require more space than can here be 

 given. Indeed, we cannot undertake to list in 

 full their names. Coates' Herd Book must be 

 consulted by those who wish to delve deeply 

 into the subject. We should, however, give a 

 place in this record to the names of Gen. Sim- 



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