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out its small crops of difficulties, but the honours are 

 with those who laid down the policy of " Wait and 

 see." 



Practically all through, Mr Kerr's Shorthorn female 

 selections have been calves. He began in 1907 with 

 five calves from Mr Wm. Duthie. Only a Princess 

 Royal is now represented so far as that group is con- 

 cerned. She was by Bapton Favourite (76,080), out 

 of Princess Royal 65th, the dam of the highest-priced 

 yearling and two-year-old at the Uppermill dispersion 

 sale of 1905. In 1908 he acquired a Butterfly and a 

 Victoria from Sir Hugh Smiley and a Clipper from 

 Windsor. Two years later he added a Secret from 

 Mr James Durno, then of Jackstown, a Nonpareil 

 from Mr James Davidson, and a Violet from Mr 

 George Argo. From 1911 to 1914 he bought several 

 high -class females an Augusta and a Clara from Mr 

 A. J. Marshall, a Goldie from the Earl of Moray, and 

 a Lavender from Mr Duthie. The Goldie was by 

 Proud Warrior (106,653), out of a Diamond Earl 

 (98,591) cow; and the Lavender was by Collynie 

 Commodore (105,066), the sire of the famous Knight 

 of Collynie (112,229). Two years ago he bought one 

 of the most beautiful Rosewoods in Scotland from 

 Major Maclean of Drynie. His principal additions 

 since 1918 have been an Augusta from Balthayock 

 and a Clipper of the Cinderella line from Westside. 

 He is now fairly on his course with a lot of distin- 

 guished-looking cows and heifers. Thus far the 

 strengthening of the herd with the best of its own 

 heifers has been comparatively slow, as there has been 



