CONTENTS. Xlll 



CHAPTER XVII. 



THE LEADING FAMILIES. 



The Queen tribe The Prides of Aberdeen The Ericas Princesses 

 Baronesses Emilys Favourites Miss Watsons Jilts Ruths 

 Kinnaird Fannys Drumin and Mains of Kelly Lucys Baads 

 Sybils and Kates Other Ballindalloch families Portletheri 

 families Montbletton families Mains of Kelly families Easter 

 Skene families Drumin families Castle Fraser families 

 Rothiemay families Westertown families Easter Tulloch 

 families Mulben families Advie Roses The Zara family The 

 Fyvie Flowers, ....... 356 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT. 



Little variety in system of management Practice of various breeders 

 Mr Bowie, Mains of Kelly ; Mr William Fullerton ; Mr Fer- 

 guson, Kinnochtry ; Mr Whyte, Spott ; Mr Smith of Benholm ; 

 Mr Anderson, Wellhouse ; Mr Reid, Greystone; Mr M'Combie 

 of Easter Skene ; Mr Auld, Bridgend ; Sir George Macpherson 

 Grant, Bart, of Ballindalloch ; Mr Hannay of Gavenwood ; Mr 

 Tayler of Glenbarry Experiments in crossing by Mr Wilken, 

 Waterside of Forbes Summary of system of management 

 Methods of breeding Desirability of establishing a few line- 

 bred families Natural characteristics of breed should be main- 

 tained, ........ 376 



CHAPTER XIX. 



THE BREED IN THE SHOW-YARD. 



Achievements of the breed in the Show-yard The Highland 

 Society's Shows Unique group of Tilly four first-prize cows in 

 1864 Features of polled classes at Glasgow Show in 1867 ; 

 Aberdeen, 1868; Edinburgh, 1869; Dumfries, 1870; Perth, 

 1871; Kelso, 1872; Stirling, 1873; Inverness, 1874; Glasgow, 

 1875; Aberdeen, 1876; Edinburgh, 1877; Dumfries, 1878; 

 Perth, 1879 ; Kelso, 1880 ; Stirling, 1881. The Fat Stock 



