110 EXTINCT HERDS. 



Young Jock 4, was purchased by Mr M'Combie of Tilly- 

 four at the Keillor dispersion sale in 1860 for 64. In 

 Mr M'Combie's possession, she, as already noted, bred in 

 1863 Jilt 973, and in 1865 Euth of Tillyfour 1169, both 

 after Black Prince of Tillyfour 366. We need say nothing 

 here about the descendants of these animals, further than 

 to remark that with the Kinnochtry Favourites, the Ball- 

 indalloch Jilts, the Wellhouse Euths, and the Aboyne 

 Madges, Mr Watson's grand strain of Favourite blood is 

 in no danger of extinction. The Favourite tribe is further 

 represented by the offspring of Miss Watson 987, pur- 

 chased at Keillor in 1860 by Mr M'Cornbie of Tillyfour. 



The Keillor blood is also maintained in the female line 

 by the Ballindalloch Ericas. Emily 332, bred at Keillor, 

 and out of one of Mr Watson's cows called Beauty, was 

 bought by the Earl of Southesk at the Auchtertyre sale in 

 1853 for 39 guineas, Octavia and Emily having been the 

 two highest-priced animals at the sale. Emily's daughter, 

 Erica 843, by Cup-Bearer 59, was acquired from Lord South- 

 esk by Sir George Macpherson Grant, Bart, of Ballin- 

 dalloch, M.P., and with her he founded his well-known 

 Erica tribe. 



A very superior cow called Dora 333, bred by Mr Wat- 

 son, was bought by the Earl of Southesk. She founded 

 a valuable tribe, now extinct in the female line, but still 

 potent in the male line, through the bulls Druid 225, 

 Damascus 495, Don Fernando 514, Delaware 457, and 

 Draco 338, used at Kinnaird, Eothiemay, Tillyfour, Easter 

 Skene, and Ardhuncart respectively. 



Mr Harry Shaw, Bogfern, obtained two heifers from 

 Mr Watson. From one of them, Jane of Bogfern 540, 

 by Grey-breasted Jock 2, there are some descendants, the 

 most noted perhaps being Lord Fife's fine cow Corrie- 

 mulzie 1701. 



From another Keillor cow, named Panmure 278, the 

 Portlethen Pansy family springs. 



