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Show winner of 1858. The heifers and calves met a fair 

 sale. Mr Amos Cruickshank took Aroma 2nd, a roan, 

 by The Baron (13,833), at 45 gs., and the red heifer 

 calf Mysie llth, by Indispensable (16,295), at 35 gs. 

 Mr Wm. Dron took the red two-year-old Mysie 7th, 

 by Indispensable, at 23 \ gs. Mysie 12th, a roan 

 yearling by Indispensable, was acquired by Mr Stir- 

 ling of Kippendavie at 24 \ gs. Mysie 3rd, the dam 

 of that heifer, had previously been sold to Sir Wm. 

 Stirling - Maxwell, from whom Mr Gardiner had 

 acquired the family. 



Mr John H. Dickson, gentleman-farmer, lover of 

 a well-bred Shorthorn, and sportsman, to whom a 

 tramp over a grouse moor behind good working pointer 

 dogs had special attractions, built up a fine herd 

 during his lease of Cambushinnje, on the Cromlix 

 estate. His principal families of cattle were the 

 Groats and the Mysies from Keir, and what came 

 to be known as the Matadores, from the Keir- 

 bred Mary, by Magenta (20,253). Being on the 

 friendliest of terms with Sir Wm. Stirling-Maxwell, 

 Mr Dickson was very greatly indebted to Keir for 

 the use of bulls. Mr Dickson, who was as well known 

 to many as of Saughton Mains, died in 1877, and his 

 herd was sold off on 4th October of that year. Times 

 were quiet for those who did not fall in with the 

 Booth and Bates factions. For 84 head the sum 

 realised was only 1718, 6s. 6d. The averages were 

 -32 cows, 23, 17s. 5d. ; 25 heifers, 19, 4s. 2d. ; 

 17 bull calves, 20, 18s. 2d. ; 9 heifer calves, 10, 3s. 

 Among the buyers were Mr Currie, Halkerston ; Mr 



