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by Banker, price 41 gs. ; Sir John Gilmour had the 

 best of the yearling heifers in Lady Dorothy 3rd, 

 roan, at 35 gs., and Bell Heather, roan, at 37 gs. 

 For 57 head the average was 27, 7s. The stock 

 were very well shown by Mr James Murray, the 

 manager, who was then engaged by the Duke of 

 Buccleuch. 



Between 1879 and 1889 the late Hon. R. 

 Baillie-Hamilton had a fine herd of Bates cattle at 

 Langton, near Duns. The herd was coming to its 

 best when a dispersion sale was rendered necessary 

 on account of the owner's failing health. The sale 

 was held at Melrose on the Wednesday of the High- 

 land Society Show week, Mr John Thornton being 

 the auctioneer. Mr John H. Laurie, Mr Baillie- 

 Hamilton's skilful manager, afterwards so well known 

 in Border Leicester circles, states that the foundation 

 purchases were from Sir W. C. Trevelyan's herd. Of 

 that lot Oxford Cherry 2nd and Emma 10th were 

 remarkably fine animals. Bed Rose of Illinois, from 

 Dunmore, was not only a beautiful cow, she was a 

 grand breeder. The descendants of her second calf, 

 Rose of Langton 2nd, were conspicuous in the 

 Orchardmains herd in after years. The substantial 

 Waterloo cow, Duchess of Wellington 6th, was 

 bought at Mr Oliver's Sholebrooke Lodge sale. Her 

 best bull calf was acquired by a Belgian breeder. 

 At the Duke of Devonshire's sale in 1883 a couple of 

 Oxford cows were secured, and at the same time two 

 Wild Eyes cows were bought from Mr Starkie. The 

 principal bulls used were Lord Cockburn (38,594), 



