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was followed by the first home-bred bull to be 

 placed in service, to-wit.: Gold Digger (24044). 

 As already mentioned he was out of the great 

 cow G oldie and was used for a time by the late 

 Mr. Duthie. He is said to have been a very 

 grand red bull, possessing great width and 

 depth. One branch of the Missies traces 

 through Missie 20th, by Gold Digger. He was 

 followed by the Highland Society's prize bull 

 Macduff (26773), a roan, bred by Mr. Bruce of 

 Broadland. A large family of Missies descend 

 through Missie 30th by this bull. 



Heir of Englishman (24122). This great 

 show-yard champion was bought for Upperrnill 

 in 1869 at four years of age. He was bred by 

 G. 11. Barclay of Keavil, Perthshire, who was 

 also the breeder of the famous Baron Booth of 

 Lancaster 7535, so celebrated in America. The 

 Heir was got by Englishman (19701) out of the 

 handsome cow Seraphina 13th, belonging to 

 Lord Sudeley's renowned family of that name. 

 He was a roan, showing pronounced Short- 

 horn character, great substance, length, qual- 

 ity and style, and was a leading prize-winner 

 at all the National shows of his day, including 

 both the Royal and the Highland. Amos 

 Cruickshank is said to have been one of his 

 greatest admirers, and remarked to Mr. Marr 

 that the bull's head and eye alone were worth 

 the price paid for him. Mr. Marr was offered 



