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at Orchardmains, in the Peebles district. It was 

 founded in 1889 with Red Rose of Langton 2nd, 

 bought at the dispersion of the Hon. R. Baillie- 

 Hamilton's stock. Red Rose proved an excellent 

 breeder at Orchardmains. Sir Walter made other 

 purchases from the Duke of Buccleuch, Mr Muir, 

 Dryhope, and Mr Ingram, Middleton of Troup, Banff- 

 shire. At the sale of the herd, which took place on 

 7th May 1902, a good many of the cows catalogued 

 were by Edgar (67,002) and his sire Bell-the-Cat 

 (60,354), a full brother to Cock of the North (57,072), 

 the Highland Society champion of 1891. Others 

 were by the Craigwillie Magistrate (74,971). The 

 best bull latterly in use was the Balnakyle March On 

 (79,357). He was by Fortune (70,467), out of 

 Marchioness 15th by Merlin (54,715). The principal 

 buyers at the Orchardmains sale were the Duke of 

 Buccleuch, Sir John Gilmour, Bart., and Messrs David 

 Hume, Joseph Lee, James Fenwick, A. M. Law (who 

 got away cheaply with a Red Rose), and J. T. M'Laren, 

 then at Polmaise. Mr Hume took Orphan, a roan 

 heifer calf by March On, at 44 gs. ; Mr Fenwick 

 secured for Mr Maxtone Graham Lady Maud with red 

 bull calf by March On at 48 gs. ; Sir John Gilmour 

 paid 50 gs. for Fannie, a roan cow with roan bull calf 

 at foot by Banker ; Blooming Heather with red heifer 

 calf by March On fell at 40 gs. to Mr Elliot, Holly- 

 bush ; Mr Fenwick next took the roan Lily 7th and 

 her like-coloured bull calf by March On at 52 gs. ; 

 Captain Graham Stirling had about the best of the 

 younger cows in Lady Gertrude with roan bull calf 



