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north and east, and it has an upper outlook when 

 trees are bare towards the county and the town of 

 " The Kock." 



POLMAISE. 



Major A. B. Murray's fine herd at Polmaise reflects 

 high credit on the past and present estate agents 

 Mr J. T. M'Laren and Mr Alexander Robertson. A 

 few Shorthorns, chiefly of Bates and Booth blood, were 

 kept at Polmaise many years prior to 1899, but no 

 representatives of those cattle are now in the herd. 

 At Colonel Munro's Mains of Murthly sale in August 

 1899, Mr M'Laren made a very fortunate purchase 

 in the roan Shethin-bred Lovely 46th by Prognosti- 

 cator (66,092). She proved an excellent breeder, and 

 left a large number of calves, several of which were 

 of unusual merit. To Record of Sanquhar she pro- 

 duced Polmaise Handsome Prince (96,423), which 

 won fourth prize in the younger class at Perth in 

 1906, when he passed into the possession of Sir John 

 Gilmour at 170 gs. He was retained at Montrave 

 until he was over eight years old. Several of the 

 highest - priced animals at the Montrave dispersion 

 sale in October 1917 were by him. Polmaise Lovely 

 Baroness, by the very pretty show bull Baron Butt 

 (48,309), was a valuable daughter of Lovely 46th. 

 She was a prominent winner at the county shows, 

 and she bred several bulls which were sold at good 

 prices. Those included Polmaise Ossian, which was 

 exported by the late Mr Donald Maclennan, and 

 Polmaise Proud Baron, the Perth fourth-prize winner 



