SOME LEADING FAMILIES OF THE BREED. 



ERICA. 



The name of this family is derived from the cow 

 Erica 853, which was bred at Kinnaird in 1857, her dam 

 being Emily 332, a daughter of a cow bred at Keillor 

 called * Beauty,' said to be probably Beauty of Keillor 

 690. 



Erica, described "as not a very large cow but standing 

 on very short legs and having a lovely feminine head and 

 splendid quality," was a prize winner and passed to 

 Ballindalloch* in 1861, where she produced the bulls 

 Cupbearer of Ballindalloch 658, and at the H.A.S. and 

 R.N. Shows| I 87o, as a two year old, and used at 

 Hillockhead Exciseman 473 used in the herd and 

 Elcho 595 which went to Advie but was repurchased for 

 Ballindalloch, where he was the sire of some well-known 

 animals, and was subsequently used at Cortachy and 

 Glamis, but returned again to Ballindalloch, where he 

 died and the following daughters : Erica 2nd 1284 by 

 Chieftain 318, Eisa 977 and Enchantress 981 both by 

 Trojan 402, and Ella 1205 by Kildonan 405. 



The descendants from these cows are classified as 

 ' Chieftain-Ericas,' l Trojan-Ericas,' and * Kildonan- 

 Ericas ' respectively. 



CHIEFTAIN-ERICAS. 



Erica 2nd 1285 is represented throagh her daughters 

 Erica 3rd 1249 and Erica 4th 1697 both by Trojan 402. 



I Erica 3rd went to Hillockhead as a calf and pro- 

 duced there Miss McPherson 1252 which passed eventu- 

 ally at a high price to Cortachy ; at the buoyant sale 



* For the names of the owners of existing herds referred to see Appendix, 

 t H.A.S. Highland & Agricultural Society. R.N. Royal Northern Agricultural Society. 



