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some roan, also won a number of prizes, but none 

 of her line is now in the herd. Mr Stewart's next 

 purchase of consequence was Lady Bountiful, a good 

 roan heifer of the Waterloo family, from the late Mr 

 George Inglis of Newmore. Sired by Master Archer 

 (73,007), this heifer developed into a very good-looking 

 cow, and she bred remarkably well. A bull-calf out 

 of her took second at Perth, and sold there at 

 what was then considered the great price of 500 gs. 

 Another of her bulls went at 350 gs. From Pitcur a 

 fine representative of the Matadore family was ac- 

 quired, and of succeeding purchases the most important 

 were a Missie from Mr W. S. Marr, Uppermill ; a Non- 

 pareil, a Pauline, a Rosewood, and a Clipper from 

 Newton ; a Princess Royal and a Secret from 

 Colly nie ; a Clipper from Aldbro ; a Clipper and an 

 Augusta from Heatherwick ; a Queen of Rothes from 

 Beaufort Castle ; a Marigold and a Rosebud from 

 Duchlage ; a Grace from Sanquhar, and a Goldie from 

 Damside. Clipper Princess by Aldbro Scottish Prince 

 (97,805) is dam of Clipper Star (124,786), for which 

 Mr Wm. Duthie paid 1050 gs. at the Perth spring 

 sale of 1915, and Clipper Star was sire of the very 

 pretty Secret heifer calf for which Mr Stewart paid 

 300 gs. at the Collynie sale of 1916. 



In selecting stock bulls Mr Stewart's question 

 always was, "Which is the best in individual merit 

 and breeding ? " Having satisfied himself that certain 

 animals were the fittest for his purpose, the matter 

 of price never came into consideration. " If your 

 females are improving by breeding and careful 



