192 EXISTING SCOTCH HERDS. 



been made in Kindness of Ballindalloch 1412, bought 

 at Drumin in 1873, and that grand cow Pride of Mulben 

 1919, purchased at Mulben in 1876 at 91 guineas, the 

 highest price that had been paid up to that time for a 

 female of the breed at a public sale. Other additions have 

 been made as follows, the whole having either been prize- 

 takers themselves or the dams of prize stock : Rose 3rd 

 925, purchased at Westertown in 1874; Maid of Orleans 

 2nd 1177, bought at Tillyfour in 1874; Nymph 972, who 

 came from Tillyfour in 1864; Madge 2nd 4180, bought at 

 Aboyne in 1879; Kate Duff 1837, bought at Eothiemay 

 in 1881 for 155 guineas ; and Blackbird 3rd 3766, bought 

 at Gavenwood, &c. 



The closest attention has without intermission been be- 

 stowed on the selection of sires, in the belief that as to 

 a great extent " like begets like," the stock sire should be 

 of the very best breeding, combined with the best shapes 

 that can be obtained, and in no case without good form in 

 every point. Craigo 260, got by a Balwyllo bull, and out 

 of a cow bred at Keillor, was followed by King Charles 

 236, bred at Southesk, and got by the celebrated Druid 

 225, dam Kathleen 339. The next sire introduced was an 

 animal of exceptional excellence. This was Trojan 402, 

 purchased at Tillyfour in 1865 for 50 guineas. Out of 

 the Paris cow Charlotte 203, he was after Black Prince of 

 Tillyfour 366. An analysis of his pedigree shows no 

 fewer than twelve terminations in Panmure 51. A half- 

 brother of Pride of Aberdeen 581, being out of the same 

 dam, he had by his sire Black Prince of Tillyfour 366 (out 

 of Maid of Orleans 580 and after Rob Roy Macgregor 

 267) more of the Queen and Panmure blood than even his 

 celebrated sister. In fact there have been few, if any, 

 better bred specimens of the Queen tribe. Trojan was 

 also individually of very superior character. He won the 

 first prize as a yearling at the Newcastle show of the 

 Royal Agricultural Society of England, the second prize 



