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40 cows. Captain Fletcher has shown great enter- 

 prise in his foundation selections, and a bright future 

 is predicted for his cattle, which are now under the 

 expert guidance of the new agent, Mr J. T. M'Laren, 

 junr. 



SOFTLAW EAST MAINS. 



For at least fifty years Mr James Scott, Softlaw 

 East Mains, has bred Shorthorns, but it is only 

 during the last thirty years that he has attended to 

 registration. In the meantime he has two or three 

 members of the Lochside Marvel family, one being a 

 sweet red cow, Softlaw Marvel 12th, by Mr A. M. 

 Douglas's Royal Guard (113,165), a Brawith Bud 

 bull by Violet Royal (90,424). Softlaw Violet 2nd, 

 a beautiful young roan cow by Tarty Favourite (vol. 

 64), traces back through Spotsmains and Orchardmains 

 to the Gems bred by Mr Nicol Milne at Dryhope. 

 The most famous animal ever bred by Mr Scott was 

 the red and white Softlaw Rose by Prince Charm- 

 ing (50,197), out of Fairnington Rose by Mountain 

 Prince (61,343), grandam Cumledge Rose by Hot- 

 spur (28,876). Mountain Prince was owned by Mr 

 J. Munro, Fairnington, Roxburgh, and the bulls Red 

 Knight (24,916), Snowflake (18,888), Duke of Buck- 

 ingham (14,429), and Ravensworth (7400) in the cow's 

 pedigree are entered as the property of Mr J. Wilson, 

 Cumledge, near Chirnside. Softlaw Rose was a cow 

 of beautiful shorthorn character, of generous scale, 

 very level in her flesh, and a good milker. In Mr 

 Scott's possession she bred three calves. At the 



