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members of the Broadhooks line, one of them being 

 a beautiful roan by Violet Hoyal (90,424) ; three 

 Costly Pearls, two Laurettas, the Mayflower of 

 Heatherwick breeding, a daughter of the Uppermill 

 Marigold, three Myrtles, two Kinellar Rosebuds, one 

 of them being a superb white heifer by Monkshood 

 (138,049). 



Some of the best bulls used by Mr Douglas may be 

 referred to. Prince Nonpareil (92,898) of the Maude 

 family, bred by the late Mr John Marr, Uppermill, 

 was acquired at the October sale 1905. He was 

 followed in 1907 by the Garbity Golden Prince 

 (95,334), a dark roan Goldie by Pride of Avon 

 (86,878). In October of that year the white Violet 

 Royal (90,424), bred by Mr Duthie, came from 

 Uppermill. After being used three seasons, this 

 grandly bred bull was passed on to Colonel Munro. 

 More recent bulls have been Broad Arrow (114,481), 

 a dark roan Broadhooks bred by Mr William Craigie ; 

 Bessbrook (124,300), a Bessie from Bruceland ; Monks- 

 hood (138,049), a home-bred Myrtle red roan by 

 Bessbrook out of a Violet Royal cow ; and Gainford 

 Mandate, a roan Clara bred by Mr George Harrison, 

 and by Collynie Mandarin (119,552). He is now 

 using the short-legged white Diamond Crest, bred 

 by Mr Wm. A. Dron, and of the old Keir Mysie 

 family, sire King of Diamonds (137,37*7), dam by 

 Macebearer (126,693), grandam by Captain of the 

 Mint (94,565). 



During his earlier years as a Shorthorn breeder Mr 

 Douglas sold his stock bulls for the Argentine, mostly 



