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to Messrs Nelson & Sons for export to the Argentine, 

 and in 1900, 14 cows and heifers were sent to a well- 

 known breeder in the great South American republic. 

 In 1917 six females were sold to Messrs Carpenter 

 & Ross, U.S.A., and almost every year a few have 

 been disposed of to Mr James Sidey and other 

 exporters. Still there has been little departure 

 from the sound principle of retaining the best for 

 the herd. 



Comparatively few heifers have been exhibited at 

 the summer shows outside the county, and the Perth 

 Spring Shows have been the standard fixtures for dis- 

 play of bulls. In 1874 the Lily bull Cupbearer won 

 first at Perth, and sold at 63 gs. to Sir Simon Lock- 

 hart, and in 1889 and 1897 bulls of the same family 

 won first and second respectively, the latter going to 

 Mr Donald Maclennan at 86 gs. In 1900 the Daffodil 

 bull Royal Chief led at Perth, and Mr Maclennan 

 took him at 200 gs. Two years later a Daffodil and 

 a Lily bull won first and second, and with a third 

 they took the group prize. The single winner fell to 

 Mr Maclennan at 135 gs. Coming down to 1912, a 

 handsome bull of the Lily family was sold in the Perth 

 ring at 150 gs., and in Buenos Aires he drew 1835. 

 Between 1904 and 1914 Daffodil bulls won first and 

 fourth, and a Miss Ramsden bull led in two-year-olds. 

 The last noted was the much-admired Brutus, the 

 leader of the seniors in 1914, and for him Mr Mac- 

 lennan paid 710 gs. A great bull was seen in 1915. 

 That was the Daffodil, Redgorton Cruiser, which won 



