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shapely roan by Spicy Beau (139,497), was from the 

 herd of Mr George Douglas, Rhynie ; White Duchess 

 Cassandra, the other female of the same line of breed- 

 ing and a red in colour, came from the noted herd 

 owned by Mr Gordon Oswald of Aigas, whose Broad- 

 hooks have a prominent position in the Shorthorn 

 world. The Aigas heifer was by Ambassador 

 (134,614). Madge llth, a red of the old Aberdeen- 

 shire Matildas, was from Dalcapon. Sired by 

 Notlaw Nelson (127,166), and in calf to Brawith 

 Chieftain (141,177), she produced a very good red bull. 

 Rosemary 98th, a red by Mastodon (102,989), and 

 with a red heifer calf at foot by Collynie Boy (130,285), 

 and Constance, a red by Collynie Boy with roan 

 heifer calf at foot by Ardlethen Colleague (vol. 64), 

 were from the herd owned by Messrs Forbes, Muirton 

 of Barra, Aberdeenshire. Attending the Aberdeen 

 October sales, Mr Butters paid 400 gs. for the 

 beautiful heifer Doune Meg Merrilies 6th, a red by 

 Dunglass Brilliant (120,003). She was in calf to 

 the Earl of Moray's fine stock bull Eclipse of 

 Collynie (136,344). From Mr George R. Grant's 

 lot he took a pretty red calf, Auchnacree Moth 

 28th, a Champion of England Butterfly by Auch- 

 nacree Rajah (134,744), and Lady Ramsden llth, a 

 handsome roan bred by Mr Wylie Hill, and by 

 Franciscan (vol. 64). At Colonel Johnston's sale 

 Mr Butters secured at 380 gs. a fine Brawith Bud 

 heifer in Linksfield Vinolia. She was in calf to the 

 3000-gs. bull Lothian Mario (137,713). Then at the 

 Newton dispersion sale he took out at 340 gs. 



