OTHER NORTH COUNTRY HERDS. 649 



thick-fleshed, neat-boned, blocky, short-legged, 

 squarely-built sort; and such cattle as Rose of 

 Athelstane, Maid of Athelstane, Lady of Athel- 

 stane, Queen of Athelstane, Pride of Athelstane 

 and Crown Prince of Athelstane constituted a 

 collection that has rarely been excelled in any 

 herd on either side the water. 



In 1864 the late Hon. David Christie of Can- 

 ada bought and imported a number of the best 

 cattle of the Douglas herd and they exerted a 

 great influence for good on this side the At- 

 lantic. We believe that this sale to Mr. Chris- 

 tie practically closed the operations of Mr. 

 Douglas as a breeder of Short-horns. Further 

 reference to the importation just mentioned 

 will be made in a subsequent chapter. 



Campbell of Kinellar. Although not one 

 of the earliest the herd of the late Sylvester 

 Campbell was one of the best in Aberdeenshire. 

 Founded in the year 1847 by the purchase of a 

 pair of heifer calves at Barclay of Ury's sale, 

 one costing 20 guineas and the other 9, the 

 Campbell herd affords a striking illustration of 

 what an intelligent farmer can accomplish 

 from a modest beginning. Situated about nine 

 miles northwest of the city of Aberdeen, located 

 in a district noted for its fine farms and known 

 locally as "the How;e of the Garioch," the farm 

 of Kinellar, of which Mr. Campbell was tenant, 

 lies in the valley of the River Don. Jamieson 



