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esteemed in the North-East, the herd has several 

 representatives descended from the red cow Merry 

 Goldie, one of the 1912 purchases. To sum up, the 

 herd now consists of the following families : 

 Augusta, Broadhooks, Bra with Bud, Butterfly, Beauty 

 (Kilblean), Clipper, Goldie, Julia or Dairymaid, 

 Lavender, Lustre, Marigold, Mayflower, Nonpareil, 

 Queen of Rothes, Miss Ramsden, Princess Royal, 

 Wimple, Waterloo, and Violet. 



Possession of a really good and impressive stock 

 bull means much for a herd, especially at the 

 earlier stages. The Beaufort-bred red Millicent Chief 

 (96,096) proved himself a valuable sire at Dalmeny 

 just as at Polmaise. He was by Master Millicent 

 (84,084), out of the Dairymaid cow Maydew by 

 Lancer (83,846). Millicent Chief had a beautiful 

 head and a strong well-covered back, and if he 

 lacked something in hind-quarters, his stock were all 

 right there. The white Nonpareil bull Lex of Cluny 

 (109,170), which was used for several seasons and 

 then exported to the States, strengthened the herd 

 very much in the female line. Sired by the neat 

 and fleshy Edgar 2nd of Cluny (91,611), and out of 

 Nonpareil Blossom 3rd by Radnor of Cluny (64,620), 

 Lex was a wonderfully thick-fleshed smooth bull. 

 For close ribbing and turn of hook bones he had very 

 few equals. The principal stock bull at the present 

 time, the red roan Colly nie Grand Duke (124,844) by 

 Lothian Augustus (116,354), from Lady Dorothy 55th, 

 a noble cow by Royal Leader (103,727), has made 

 a great reputation. At last year's Perth sale in 



