656 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



The foundation dam, Duchess of St. Albans, 

 had a double cross of the Princess bull St. Al- 

 bans (2584). The present proprietor at Upper- 

 mill says: "My father used to tell me that 

 Maude was a very tine cow and a grand 

 milker/' Crossed with such bulls as Heir of 

 "Englishman (24122) and Cherub 4th (33359), 

 both of Lord Sudeley's Seraphina sort, the 

 Maudes developed into one of the strongest of 

 Mr. Marr's tribes. 



The Missies. This celebrated Scottish fam- 

 ily originated in the hands of Capt. Barclay of 

 Ury. The primal cow of this name was bred 

 by Mr. A. Morison from Countess of Ury blood ; 

 and was obtained by Mr. Marr about 1854. She 

 was considered an extraordinary animal, pos- 

 sessing great substance and wealth of flesh. 

 The earlier Missies were sired by such bulls as 

 Augustus (15598), Lord of Lome (18258), Young 

 Pacha (20457), and Macduff (26773); and in 

 later years the sort was brought to a high de- 

 gree of perfection by the use of Seraphina and 

 Sittyton bulls. The tribe not only proved pro- 

 lific, but steadily improved in merit until ac- 

 knowledged on both sides the Atlantic as one 

 of the best of all Scotch Short-horn families. 

 Indeed, it is doubtful if any other one sort has 

 done more for the good of the breed in the 

 North of Scotland, or has produced more noted 

 prize-winners. During the "seventies" the late 



