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threshing-mill is driven by an oil-engine, but there 

 is water-power for breaking, bruising, chaffing, and 

 cutting. The late Mr Shields was a noted breeder 

 and feeder of commercial cattle, and he won many 

 distinctions at the Scottish National, Ipswich, Bir- 

 mingham, and Smithfield Shows. The old gentleman, 

 who had made a start with a few Shorthorns in 

 1913-14, died in the latter year, and as his son, 

 Mr James Shields, joined up early in 1915 for the 

 Great War, the pedigreed animals were disposed of. 

 At the end of 1917 Mr Shields was invalided 

 from France, and was allowed to resign his com- 

 mission. After settling down to farm life, he 

 attended the Cullisse and Mounteagle dispersion 

 sales and secured a finely-bred Lady Dorothy cow, 

 Mounteagle Dewdrop 3rd, by Brora (124,553), and 

 in calf to Golden Bugler (142,637), and with the 

 cow he took two heifer calves of the same family, 

 sired by Proud Messenger (138,641). The Aberdeen 

 October sale of 1919 gave him an excellent oppor- 

 tunity. There he acquired four beautiful heifers of 

 the Augusta, Kinellar Rosebud, Charlotte Corday, 

 and Eliza families. Augusta Belle, a blood-red by 

 Redgorton Expert (144,810), was from Captain Mac- 

 gillivray's herd ; Moss Rosebud 4th, a roan, was 

 from the herd of Mr Wm. Ingram, Middleton of 

 Troup, and had for sire the fine Lethenty bull, 

 Broadhooks Favourite (135,441), which was exported 

 to New Zealand at a high price; Merry Maid llth, 

 the Charlotte Corday, was a red of Mr Thomas Kirk's 

 breeding, and by the noted Sanquhar Knight Marshal 



