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her daughter, Erica Blossom, was sold at the butchers' 

 market, when more than 17 years old, for over 20. The 

 cows of this strain at Preston Bissett have not only been 

 long lived, but are stated to have all been good milkers. 



III. Etta 3225, bred at Aberlour, was sold for 

 export, but produced in this country : Esther of 

 Aberlour 4843, of which a daughter, Eroica 6124, 

 went to Auchindellan (where a high price was 

 declined for her and her calf), and a descendant went to 

 Blairmore, through which this cow is represented in 

 several herds. 



IV. Edma Erica 3759, also bred at Aberlour, of 

 which a daughter Elsies Erica 9138 passed to Kinochtry 

 at a high price, her daughter Kinochtry Erica 16311 the 

 highest-priced yearling at the Kinochtry sale, 1890, 

 going to Tedfold, where she proved an excellent milker, 

 and had a numerous offspring, several of which were sold 

 for export to South America and to home breeders at the 

 Tedfold dispersion sale in 1903. 



Edma Erica is stated to have been sold in 1884 for 

 370 guineas. 



Ella passed to Blairshinnoch, and there bred : 



V. Etruria 14336, of which there is a descendant at 

 Charleton Mains. 



And in her i6th year : 



VI. Ella 2nd of Blairshinnoch 18553, which, through 

 her daughters, is represented in several herds. 



The Erica family now stands second in point of 

 numbers and, as will be gathered from the above notes, 

 holds a leading position as regards the honours gained 

 and prices realised by its members. 



