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THE Tulliallan herd, which was dispersed on 1st September, had a 

 general average of 363, 5s. Id. for 68 head. Bull calves were re- 

 tained for the spring sales. The class averages were: 32 cows, 

 386, 7s. 4d.; 6 two-year-old heifers, 458, 10s.; 10 one-year-old 

 heifers, 374, 17s.; 18 heifer calves, 236, 5s.; 2 stock bulls, 

 792, 15s. For the two-year-old Norseman of Harviestoun (150,829), 

 Mr R. Wylie Hill paid 1350 gs., the top price of the sale. 

 Prominent buyers of female animals were the agent of the Prince 

 of Wales, Mr James Piper, Mr J. J. Moubray, Mr Win. Niven, Mr 

 Jas. Gardiner, M.P., Captain Fletcher, and Mr James Butters. 



Boquhan dispersion sale was held on 16th October. It resulted 

 in a general average of 346, 13s. 3d. for 89 animals. Separate 

 averages were : 35 cows, 356, 3s. 2d. ; 6 two-year-old heifers, 

 488, 5s.; 10 one-year-old heifers, 470, 8s.; 11 bull calves, 

 117, 3s. 4d.; 22 heifer calves, 264, 15s. 9d.; 5 bulls, 725, 

 19s. 5d. Here again the agent for the Prince of Wales was a 

 buyer. He paid 3000 gs., the highest price of the sale, for the 

 noted dark-roan stock bull Colly nie Master Lavender (141,710), 

 and 1250 gs. for the beautiful Queen of Rothes cow, Boquhan 

 Violet. Unfortunately both animals were destroyed by fire while 

 on railway transit to the south. Mr Wm. Duthie paid 1550 gs., the 

 leading price in the female section, for Boquhan Rosebud 3rd. Mr 

 James Piper took a very fine Princess Royal heifer at 1100 gs., and 

 a good many Scottish Central breeders were prominent buyers. 



At Mr Wm. Duthie's sale, the dark roan Estelle calf Collynie 

 Masterpiece, by Max of Cluny (112,487), was taken out for Mrs 

 Stewart of Millhills at 2600 gs.; the Keir agent paid 1900 gs. for 

 the red Secret Collynie Standard by Masterstroke (126,820); Mr 

 W. T. Malcolm took the red Clipper Collynie Captain by Master- 

 stroke at 820 gs. ; and Mr James Gardiner, M.P., paid 640 gs. for 

 the red Bessie Collynie Vice - President by Cudham President 

 (147,292). On the same day at Uppermill Mr W. A. Dron secured 

 the dark roan Beauty calf Scotch Baronet by Collynie Baronet 



