164 EXTINCT HERDS. 



nice cow, Celardine, by Diodorus (son of Windsor 221 and 

 Dora 333) out of a daughter of Princess Philomel 269. 

 This heifer was bought by the Duke of Buccleuch for 

 32 guineas. 



Mulben. 



The late Mr Alexander Paterson became tenant of the 

 farm of Mulben, near Keith, in 1839, and shortly after- 

 wards began to collect a herd of polled cattle. The herd 

 was maintained until his death in 1875. His first pur- 

 chase was at Mr Thurb urn's sale at Drum, Keith, in 1842. 

 He then bought a calf out of a cow bred in Buchan. This 

 calf was the dam of Madge 161, the foundress of the 

 Mulben Mayflower or Queen Mary family. Other ac- 

 quisitions were made from time to time, but we shall 

 notice only those that have left living descendants. At 

 Mr Bowie's sale at West Scryne in April 1857, the cow 

 Lady Ann, entered in the 'Herd Book' as Eaniston 

 352, was bought for 37. Kaniston. was bred by 

 Mr M'Combie of Tillyfour, and was descended from 

 the old herd of the Earl of Aberdeen at Haddo 

 House. From her sprang the Caroline family at Mulben. 

 In September 1857, at the dispersion of Mr Patrick 

 Davidson's herd at Inchmarlo, there was secured the cow 

 Jean of Inchmarlo 522. She was after a bull bred at 

 Portlethen, and had gained the first prize as one of a 

 pair at Aberdeen. The price was 34, 15s.; and Mr 

 Paterson also bought her dam Calder, after a bull bred at 

 Tillyfour. From Jean of Inchmarlo 522 the Ellen family 

 at Mulben were descended. From the Castle Eraser dis- 

 persion in 1870 came Fred's 2nd Darling 1045, of the 

 Ballindalloch Sybil family, for 37 guineas. At the 

 Tillyfour sale in 1871 a very fortunate purchase was 

 made in the heifer calf of Pride of Aberdeen 5th 1174, 

 after Jim Crow 4th 352, for 29 guineas. The animal, 

 of the Pride of Aberdeen family, was named Pride 



