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winning prominence at an early stage. At the Perth 

 Show of the Highland Society in 1861, Mr Balfour 

 led in the yearling bull class with Great Seal 

 (19,905). A bull of fame in after years stood second 

 in Forth (17,866), from Keir. Forth won the follow- 

 ing year at Battersea, and Great Seal was placed 

 third. At Kelso, in 1863, Mr Balfour led in the 

 yearling heifer class with Lady Windsor. The late 

 Mr Charles Smith, the Whittingehame agent, who 

 laid the foundations of Mr Balfour's herd, and took 

 general charge, until he was succeeded nearly twenty 

 years ago by his son, Mr E. Hedley Smith, had been 

 tenant of Hillhead Farm, Fort George, prior to 18,52. 

 He had a herd of Shorthorns which was sold off in 

 1860. The first Goldie cow was bred by him. She 

 was bought by Mr Wm. S. Marr, Uppermill, and 

 her dam Rubyhill was acquired at the same time by 

 Mr Sylvester Campbell, Kinellar. 



Mr Charles Smith's leanings were mainly towards 

 the Booth type of Shorthorns, and his earlier purchases 

 of females were from Shelbrook Park, Doncaster, and 

 Broomley. Great Seal, which was bred at Hillhead, 

 had for sire the Windsor Lord Privy Seal (16,444). 

 Prince Loth (22,602), a son of Great Seal, was used 

 at Whittingehame in 1864, along with the Alloa Red 

 Friar (24,913). Northern Light (24,669), bred by the 

 Duke of Montrose, was introduced in 1866. His 

 principal successors were Merry Baron (34,838), bred 

 by Lord Kinnaird ; Sir George (40,704), bred by Mr 

 Hugh Aylmer ; Crofton Prince (55,524), bred by the 

 Duke of Northumberland ; the Leader (66,428), from 



