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law, Mr. Campbell of Kinellar. Mr. Isaac's 

 original importation consisted of the two red 

 yearling heifers Isabella and Margaret 3d, both 

 sired by Diphthong 3d (21547), and the bull calf 

 Prince Charlie (27123). This shipment was fol- 

 lowed three years later by a larger one from the 

 same source, which was destined to have a 

 marked influence upon the American trade. It 

 consisted of seven heifers and the two yearling 

 bulls Statesman 15539, a red roan of the Non- 

 pareil sort, and Wellington 15692. Among 

 the heifers were Golden Drop 2d (carrying 

 Golden Drop 3d by Sir Christopher), Miss Rams- 

 den 3d (carrying Miss Ramsden 4th), and Bloom 

 3d, in calf to Sir Christopher (22895). This was 

 the first of the celebrated Golden Drop family 

 brought to America, and the subsequent career 

 of that excellent Kinellar tribe in the West 

 contributed largely to building the Scotch 

 Short-horn fame on this side the Atlantic. 

 In 1872 Mr. Isaac supplemented his previous 

 importations from Kinellar by the purchase of 

 a half-dozen females of Mr. Campbell's breed- 

 ing, together with the roan bull Inker mann 

 26863. In 1874 George Isaac's son John, of 

 Bowmanton, commenced his long series of im- 

 portations of Kinellar-bred cattle* 



In 1870 Mr. John S. Armstrong of Guelph 

 began with cattle drawn from the herd of the 

 late Mr. Marr of Uppermill. The initial im- 



