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ported the roan Golden Drop 6th, sired by Sir 

 Christopher out of Bloom 4th by Prince of 

 Worcester. 



Thompson's other importations. In addi- 

 tion to the valuable cattle above mentioned, 

 Mr. Thompson's importations from 1870 to 1874 

 included the Cruickshank-bred cow Village 

 Bud, a roan by Scotland's Pride, and her daugh- 

 ter Village Blossom, by Ben Wyvis (30528). Vil- 

 lage Blossom passed into the possession of the 

 Messrs. Watt of Salem, in whose hands she pro- 

 duced the most celebrated show bull of recent 

 years in North America Young Abbottsburn 

 110679. Another cow of the Thompson impor- 

 tations that left a valuable progeny was the 

 red-and- white Raspberry, bred by C. Bruce of 

 Huntley, Scotland, got by the noted Kinellar 

 sire Prince of Worcester (20597). John Collard 

 of Iowa paid $1,015 for her in Canada in 1874. 

 There was also obtained at Sittyton Katharine 

 by Allan, and Finesse, daughter of Finella by 

 Champion of England; from James Currie came 

 Cowslip, Minnie Halkerston and a pair of Crim- 

 son Flowers, along with several good bulls from 

 the herds of Campbell, Marr and the Duke of 

 Buccleuch. 



In 1871 Mr. H. Thompson imported the roan 

 heifer Lady Cecil from the herd of the Duke of 

 Buccleuch, the roan heifer Stamford 8th from 

 Uppermill, and the red yearling Butterfly bull 



