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2nd (65,237), the sire of the Highland Society first- 

 prize yearling heifer Nessie. Twenty years later he 

 had an exceptionally good stock bull in the Pirries- 

 mill-bred Knight of Strathbogie (81,405), which was 

 discovered as a three-year-old on a south Perthshire 

 farm, shifted to Mains of Murthly, and kept there 

 for two seasons. Sold to an Irish breeder, he was 

 exported to the Argentine when nearly six years 

 old, and in the far-away country he changed owner- 

 ship finally at 500. In 1899 Colonel Munro had a 

 successful draft disposal at the Vale farm. 



The lease of the picturesque but somewhat shingly 

 riverside holding terminated in 1905, and on 29th 

 August of that year the Colonel sold his herd. The 

 sale, which was held at Moness, resulted in an aver- 

 age of 33, 4s. 6d. for 79 head, which included mem- 

 bers of the Miss Ramsden, Broadhooks, Carnation, 

 Mysie, Jenny Lind, and Balnakyle Maggie and Lady 

 families. Mr Calder of Ardargie was one of the lead- 

 ing buyers, and among others who made purchases 

 were Sir James Sivewright, Mr Wm. Duthie, Mr 

 A. M. Gordon, and Mr Tong. 



With six years of Mains of Murthly lease still to 

 run, and with Moness as an annexe, the Colonel 

 resolved to start a new herd on the most fashionable 

 lines, but by 1914 he made up his mind to retire from 

 farming. Moness was again his sale centre. The 

 dispersion took place on 23rd April, and although 

 most of the breeding stock had been born elsewhere, 

 and were in comparatively thin condition, an excel- 

 lent sale resulted, the average for 40 head being 



