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was followed by Mr Atkinson's well-known show bull 

 Havelock (19,928). Then came Prince of Warlaby 

 (20,593), out of Twinness. Booth's Clansman (25,657), 

 which was used five seasons ; two of his sons, and 

 such sires as Torr's Grand Herald (26,301); Lady 

 Pigot's Job (31,438), and British Grenadier (33,217), 

 followed. The herd had won numerous prizes, although 

 handicapped by a high - lying situation. After Mr 

 Tweedie's death the herd was conducted for a few 

 years by his son, Mr James Tweedie. Prices at the 

 sale were low. Mr James Currie, Halkerston, had 

 the show cow, Eose of Tralee, at 57 gs., and Mr 

 James How, Broughton, acquired the four-year-old 

 British Grenadier at 68 gs. The average for 40 

 animals was 27, 3s. 4d. 



On the exposed Lothians farm of Halkerston, Mr 

 James Currie founded, in 1856, a herd which came into 

 high reputation. Mr Currie's abilities were recog- 

 nised by such masters as the late Duke of Montrose, 

 Viscount Strathallan, Mr Jas. Douglas, and Mr Donald 

 Fisher. He placed main reliance on the old Gainford 

 Raine blood, and liked to go into Northumberland for 

 bulls, but he also selected from the Duke of Buccleuch, 

 Sir Wm. Stirling-Maxwell, and Mr Thomas Marshall. 

 The herd was sold on 21st April 1880. The leading- 

 price was 57 gs., paid by Mr Buchanan, Whitehouse, 

 Stirling, for the Booth!- like four -year -old Rose of 

 Tralee, which had cost the same figure at the Deuchrie 

 dispersion a year previously. She had taken fourth 

 place at the Perth Highland of 1879. Cows were in 

 very fair demand, 23 of them averaging 35, 12s. 2d., 



