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can get. It has probably the finest range of byres in 

 the county, and general accommodation at the stead- 

 ing is excellent. Most of the land is stronger than the 

 dryfield section of Cambus. 



The late Mr John Alexander, who had been tenant 

 of Mains of Cambus for thirty-eight years, began to 

 found a Shorthorn herd there nearly twelve years 

 ago. His first purchases were made at the dis- 

 persion of the well-bred cattle owned by the repre- 

 sentatives of the late Mr Francis Simmers, White- 

 side, Aberdeenshire. The selections then made were 

 a couple of Beautys and one Bright. These throve 

 quite well at the Forth side, but their descendants 

 were gradually sold off. An Averne heifer by the 

 Jackstown Victor Royal (97,538), out of a very good 

 cow by Lord Lynedoch (74,900), was purchased next 

 at the Ballechin dispersion in 1909. Beauty 3rd, a 

 Butterfly by the noted red bull Candahar, so suc- 

 cessfully used by the late Sir Hugh Smiley, was 

 acquired later at Mr J. T. Nickell's sale, Day House, 

 Shrewsbury. She became dam of the fine bull 

 Butterfly Victor (111,206), which was exported to 

 Buenos Aires in 1913, and sold there for 1837. 

 More recently, a Princess Royal and a Lavender 

 were bought from Mr J. Ernest Kerr of Harvie- 

 stoun. Other purchases were made from Doune 

 Lodge, Saphock, Newton, Dunglass, West Fingask, 

 Old Manse, and Ballechin. 



The herd now contains 6 Princess Royals, 4 Avernes, 

 3 Lavenders, 4 Fancy s, 3 Claras, 2 Butterfly s, 2 

 Orange Blossoms, and single representatives of the 



