754 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



the time, having but one for sale that was 

 deemed worthy of importation. This, the red 

 calf Harvester, by Baron Violet, was bought 

 along with the choice heifers Simplicity, Gwen- 

 doline, Athene, Golden Feather, Sorrel, Golden 

 Crest and Violet Mist. The chief stock bull 

 at Sittytori at this time was Cumberland, con- 

 cerning which bull Mr. Miller says: "Cumber- 

 land was then in his prime, a massive roan, 

 with great quality and thickness of flesh, very 

 strong back and loin, good strong head and 

 long quarters, but did not carry himself with 

 as much style as one would like. The more 

 you looked at him the more you thought of 

 him, but when one saw his mother, Custard, a 

 grand roan, it was not hard to divine where he 

 got his breeding qualities." Cumberland's son, 

 Feudal Chief (51251), out of a Lavender dam. 

 was then being used freely in the herd. Mr. 

 Cruickshank seemed to place much confidence 

 in him, but Mr. Miller was not altogether 

 pleased with the bull. He adds: "Commodore 

 (54118), a grand roan by Baron Violet (47444) 

 out of Custard, the dam of Cumberland, was 

 the best bull I saw at Sittyton. He was not so 

 massive as Cumberland, but finer. I tried every 

 way I could to buy him for Mr. Adams, but Mr. 

 Cruickshank would not price him." The herds 

 at Collynie and Uppermill were visited, and as 

 young stock by Field Marshal and William of 



