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may be noticed as follows : Raniston 352, the foundress 

 of the Drumin Beauty and the Mulben Caroline families ; 

 Young Jenny Lind 207, the foundress of the Mains of 

 Kelly Jennets ; Kate 12, foundress of the Kinnaird Kath- 

 leens; Young Charlotte 103, foundress of the Montbletton 

 Charlottes; Bess 1181, foundress of the Tndego Graces; 

 Bracelet 1010, by Black Prince of Tillyfour 366, foundress 

 of the Melville Bracelets ; Mayflower of Montbletton 614, 

 foundress of the Montbletton Mayflowers ; Mr Collie's 

 prize cow Mayflower 314; Normahal 726, and Zara 1228, 

 from whom sprung the Ardgay Zaras; Nightingale 262, 

 foundress of the Portlethen Nightingales ; Heiress of Bal- 

 wyllo 461, from whom descends the Balwyllo Isabellas 

 now at Montbletton; Lady Clara 4, and Mariana 622, 

 from whom sprung the Easter Skene Lady Claras ; Young 

 Lady Ann 307, foundress of the Westertown Lady Anns ; 

 Matchless 390, representing the very old herd of Mr 

 Williamson, St John's Wells, from whom Mr Brown, 

 Westertown, bred the dam of President of Westertown 

 354, &c. Some years before his death, Mr M'Combie 

 added to his herd from Mulben and Aboyne a good many 

 descendants of Pride of Aberdeen. He also bought mem- 

 bers of the Sybil and Halt families from Baads, and these 

 became very distinguished in his hands. Purchases were 

 further made at Eothiemay, Easter Tulloch, Melville, and 

 elsewhere. 



It affords us pleasure to be able to give a few remarks 

 descriptive of some of the most famous of the Tillyfour 

 cattle. These we have been favoured with by Mr William 

 Joss, now residing at Blairshinnoch, near Banff, and who 

 had charge of the Tillyfour herd in its palmy days, from 

 1857 to 1868. Mr Joss's remarks are so interesting, and 

 his sketch is so graphic, that we take the liberty of pre- 

 senting his statement in his own words : " I am somewhat 

 at a loss what to write about the polled cattle, as, after a 

 lapse of twenty-four years, it is no wonder although their 



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