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As she turned from her few first services, she was put 

 for a penalty to draw wood, and did all the ridging 

 up of thirty acres of turnips as well. She then proved 

 in-calf to Monarch (44) (who was bought by Mr. Rux- 

 ton at the Ardestie roup), and the heifer was called 

 after Lola Montes, who was then in the height of her 

 Bavarian conquests. Queen Mother's first prize was 

 at the Vale of Alford. She was then third at Aber- 

 deen, and even with twelve summers on her head, she 

 was good enough not only to take to the Highland 

 Society's meeting at Inverness, but to stand second 

 when she got there to her granddaughter Charlotte*", 

 and to beat Fair Maid of Perth and fifteen more 

 capital cows. 



From her the family-tree branches off in three 

 directions, through her daughters Lola Montes and 

 Bloomer by Monarch, and Windsor by Victor (46). 

 The last-named was the dam of Windsor (221) by 

 Hanton (228), who was sold to Mr. George 

 Brown of Westertown as a calf, and was passed 

 over by him to the Earl of Southesk (who 

 was first at Edinburgh with him) for j8180.f Crosses 

 for the produce of the Lola Montes and Bloomer lines 

 were found in Hanton by Pat (29), who was pur- 

 chased at two years old, with a quey, from Mr. Bowie, 

 for 110, and Angus (45) by Second Jock (2), which 

 only cost 36 at Mr. Hugh Watson's roup,and has also 

 done yeoman service to the herd. Angus was used to 



* By an oversight at page 83 Charlotte is called her daughter ; and the cow 

 herself is spoken of by her original name, " The Queen." 

 t In page 116 this price, owing to the slipping of a figure, was made "18." 



