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was Ermin 3532, bred at Burnside. The Kinnochtry 

 Favourites, the Eothiemay Georginas and Miss Morrisons, 

 and the Ardgay Zaras, were also represented in the herd. 

 Some of the Tillyfour sires were used, as also the Erica 

 bull Cluny 1283, but the chief sire was bred in the herd. 

 This was Knight of the Shire 1699, out of the Pride cow 

 Pride of Mulben 3rd 3249, and after the Queen bull 

 Dragon 1178. To Mr Adamson Knight of the Shire won 

 the first prizes as a yearling at the Royal English Society's 

 show at Carlisle, and at the Highland Society's show 

 at Kelso in 1880. He was also the first prize two- 

 year-old at Stirling in 1881. Other famous animals bred 

 in the herd were Pride of Aberdeen 18th 4321, out of 

 Regina 1179 and after Dragon 1179 ; Pride of Aberdeen 

 24th 4327, out of Pride of Mulben 3rd 3249 and after 

 Cluny 1283 ; Sybil 4th 4326, out of Sybil 2nd 3526 and 

 after Cluny 1283. At the dispersion of Mr Adamson's 

 herd in April 1881 Lord Tweedmouth purchased Pride of 

 Mulben 3rd 3249, for 225 guineas ; Lord Southesk, Sybil 

 2nd 3526, for 180 guineas; Mr Auld, Bridgend, and 

 Mr Anderson, Wellhouse, Knight of the Shire 1699, for 

 165 guineas ; Lord Tweedmouth, Pride of Aberdeen 18th 

 4321, for 160 guineas ; Her Majesty the Queen, Pride of 

 Aberdeen 24th 4327, for 125 guineas ; Lord Strathmore, 

 Sybil 4th 4326, for 110 guineas ; and Mr Grant, Auchora- 

 chan, Regina 1179, for 105 guineas. 



Other Herds. 



Fyvie Castle. The foundation of the herd at Fyvie 

 Castle was laid by the late Colonel Gordon in 1848 by the 

 purchase of a cow from Mr G. G. Robinson, Corskie, 

 Banff (who bred polled cattle prior to 1830), and two 

 heifers from Mr Watson, Keillor. These are now extinct 

 in the female line ; but a son of one of the Keillor heifers, 

 named Fyvie 13, sold to Mr Walker, Portlethen, still keeps 



