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two-year-old. She was the highest priced animal at 

 Colonel Eraser's sale, costing 67 guineas, and the price 

 was justified by the excellent breeding qualities which 

 she developed. At Tillyfour in 1871 was purchased Dora 

 1282 of the Daisy branch of the Queen tribe. She also 

 proved a good investment, and besides breeding well, gained 

 the first prize of the Highland Society at Glasgow in 

 1874. Her most notable produce were the bull Dragon 

 1178 used for some time in the Tillyfour herd ; and the 

 heifers Dorinda 2575 and Dewdrop 2581. In 1872 three 

 animals were bought from the late Mr George Brown, 

 Westertown. They were the bull Pluto 602 of the Vic- 

 toria family, and the heifers Duchess 3rd 943 and Duchess 

 4th 944 of the Duchess branch of the Queen tribe. The 

 sum paid for the three was 200 guineas. At Portlethen 

 in March 1873, a pair of two-year-old heifers were acquired 

 for 150 guineas : they were Cherry Blossom 901 and 

 Flower Girl 895, the former of the Queen tribe, and the 

 latter of the Kinnaird Fanny tribe. From Westertown, the 

 same year, came Duchess 7th 1197 of the Duchess family, 

 and Rose of Aboyne 1596 of the Eose family, the price 

 of the pair having been 120 guineas. At Mr Walker's 

 sale at Portlethen in 1873 two cows were bought, and 

 at Drumin that year Gem 1595 of the Pride family and 

 Beauty of Drumin 939 of Mr Skinner's Beauty family 

 were bought for 131 guineas. At Mr Walker's disper- 

 sion at Balquharn, in 1874, was secured Madge of Port- 

 lethen 1217 of the Tillyfour Ruth family, full of Keillor 

 blood. She herself won the first prize at the International 

 show at Kilburn, and her son Monarch 1182 was a first- 

 prize Highland Society winner, and gained the cup pre- 

 sented by Her Majesty the Queen at the Tarland show. 

 Madge and five of her family carried off the prize awarded 

 to the best group of polled cattle at the Royal Northern 

 show in 1878. From Mr Ferguson, Kinnochtry, the 

 Princess cows, Princess of Aboyne 1st 2572 and Princess 



