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his two sons, Mr William Munro and Mr Charles 

 J. D. Munro the latter afterwards well known as 

 a captain in a Highland regiment during the war 

 took up the tenancy of Moness and lost no time in 

 founding a select herd of Shorthorns. They started 

 with the great advantage of being thorough judges 

 of the breed and adepts in the ramifications of 

 pedigree. In the autumn of 1914 the dark roan two- 

 year-old heifer, Proud Golden Drop 2nd, was acquired 

 from Mr Stephen Mitchell. Her sire was the Saphock- 

 bred Proud Champion (109,765). Her first calf was 

 the white heifer Proud Golden Drop 5th by Keir 

 Quartermaster (120,896). She followed with the red 

 bull Goldsmith by Primrose Prince (127,380) ; the 

 dark roan bull Golden Star, a Perth fourth - prize 

 winner in 1919, sire Collynie Violet Star (135,830); 

 and the red heifer Proud Golden Drop 6th by Collynie 

 Royal Duke (141,715). Goldsmith was sold to Mr 

 James Sidey for exportation. For Golden Star Mr 

 Joseph Shepherd paid 620 gs. Both heifers from 

 this excellent Golden Drop cow have been retained 

 in the herd. 



A very fine Lavender and one of the best of 

 Blythesomes were also secured by the Messrs Munro 

 in 1914. Lavender 66th, a red heifer calf from the 

 herd of Mr David Anderson, North Loirston, Aber- 

 deen, was a highly fortunate selection, as she bred 

 three grand heifer calves in succession the dark 

 roan Perth 2nd prize, Lavender 70th by Collynie 

 Clarionet (124,840), sold to Mr H. B. Marshall of 

 Hachan for 340 gs. ; the red Lavender 71st by 



