ERICA. 9 



almost perfect in form, and as deep, square, and level, 

 and, though lacking length of neck a trifle, a head and 

 shoulders above his compeers in the class. 



An interesting account of this bull is given in an 

 article by Mr. George Hendry on " Famous Aberdeen- 

 Angus Sires," which is included in Vol. X. of the H.A.S. 

 Transactions 1898, in which special reference is made to 

 his success as a sire at Ballindalloch, and it is stated 

 that " both as a show bull and a stock bull he was 

 entitled to be considered the greatest Aberdeen-Angus 

 sire which the century had produced." 



II Erica 4th passed to Duff House, and bred there 

 the bull St. Clair 1160, a ist H.A.S. prizewinner as a 

 yearling and two-year-old in 1875-6, and is represented 

 through her daughter Erica 6th 3023, a prizewinner, 

 which went to Hillockhead, and thence with her daughter 

 Easter 4540 and other offspring to Bradley Hall, where 

 from Easter was bred Elissa 7934. 



Elissa passed to the Balliol College or Benton herd, 

 and there, through her daughters Exact 11768 and 

 Elissann 13082, founded a strain of cattle which have been 

 distinguished in the sale and show ring, of which may 

 be particularly mentioned the cow Elite of Benton 

 24772, 3rd at the H.A.S. Show 1899 an d ist at the 

 R.A.S.E. Show 1900, and the fine cow Effulgent of 

 Danesfield 23527 which gained so many champion and 

 other prizes in recent years for the Danesfield herd, and 

 was ist and Champion at the R.A.S.E. Shows 1903 and 

 1904, and 2nd at the H.A.S. Show 1904; also Exactly 

 So 14134, dam of the high priced bulls Earl Benton 9099 

 and Esmond of Benton 14368, and grand-dam of the 

 bull Edward VII. 19022, a successful sire in the 

 Milverton (Ireland) herd and now in the Langshott herd. 



