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by Collynie Chief (114,765), and his great-grand- 

 mother was the Bellona cow which bred the world- 

 famous champion and stock bull, Choice Goods. 



BALMANNO. 



Brilliant successes with Hackneys and Welsh ponies 

 have not been quite enough for Mr Wm. S. Miller of 

 Balmanno Castle, Bridge of Earn. He has set out 

 on his spacious home-farm as a breeder of Shorthorns, 

 and it may be predicted with confidence that his aim 

 will be the front rank. The pleasant slopes above the 

 stiff low-lying reaches of Lower Strathearn should suit 

 his purpose admirably. Meanwhile, he is subjecting 

 the old feeding steading to a complete overhauling in 

 order to make it a proper winter home for a breeding 

 herd. Under existing conditions such renovations and 

 extensions consume a considerable portion of time. 



Since 1916 Mr Miller has bought a few first-class 

 female animals of the very finest breeding. These 

 are of the Secret, Pure Gold or Brawith Bud, Non- 

 pareil, Broadhooks, and old Game Pye families. The 

 Secret, calved in 1915, and the Brawith Bud, a year 

 younger, are reds, bred by the Right Hon. Frederick 

 Wrench, and are by the famous Linksfield Red Baron 

 (112,982), one of the best breeding bulls sent from 

 Scotland to Ireland in recent years. The dams of both 

 cows were by Albert Zenith (101,234), bred at the 

 Agricultural College. In the case of the Secret, the 

 grandmother was by the Collynie Violet's Fame 

 (78,078), the next cross being that of Silver Plate 



