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belonged to the Princess Royal family. An- 

 other valuable bull obtained from Shethin and 

 placed in service in 1859 was the beautiful roan 

 Lord of Lome (18258), sired by the famous 

 Cherry Duke 2d (14265), and tracing on the 

 dam's side through the Lovely line afterward 

 so famous at Sittyton. Lord of Lome was one 

 of the most potent influences in the develop- 

 ment of the original herd. Uppermill early 

 gave its adherence to Sittyton, the first of the 

 Cruickshank bulls to go there being Lord Sur- 

 rey (20230) and Lord Lyons (22173). The 

 former was bought in 1861 and the latter in 

 1864. They were both reds and both proved 

 satisfactory sires. Resort was next had to 

 Kinellar. Young Pacha (20457) and Prince 

 Louis (27158), both red, were obtained from 

 Mr. Campbell. The former left some good 

 cows and heifers and Prince Louis proved a 

 tower of strength. He was a bull of great sub- 

 stance, very thick in his flesh and stood near to 

 the ground. In the course of a recent letter to 

 the author the younger Mr. Marr says: "I be- 

 lieve the thickness of the Uppermill cattle is 

 to this day partly due to Prince Louis." It is 

 interesting in this connection to note that his 

 dam, the Cruickshank-bred Nonpareil 24th, was 

 a daughter of Lord Sackville (13349), whose 

 extraordinary value as a sire was not suffi- 

 ciently recognized at Sittyton. Prince Louis 



