196 EXISTING SCOTCH HERDS. 



remarked, been used in the herd. Among the more noted 

 female produce of Jilt may be mentioned Jewel 1413, 

 Jewess 1916, and Juno 3374. 



The Sybil tribe, although it has also bred well, has scarce- 

 ly come so prominently to the front, the cows Siren 1915 

 and Sprite 3796 being perhaps its most noteworthy female 

 members. The older families at Ballindalloch have also 

 bred extremely well. That tracing from Miss Burgess 

 1198, bred in 1861 by Mr Burgess, Slack of Ballindalloch, 

 can count among its members Bertha 980, the first-prize 

 cow of the Highland Society at Stirling in 1873 ; Bachelor 

 690, the winner of two third prizes at Highland Society's 

 shows, and one of the most successful sires of recent years ; 

 Birthday 3373, who gained the second prize at Paris, arid 

 the first prize as a two-year-old at the Highland Society's 

 show at Perth in 1879 ; and Maid of Aven 2995, the first- 

 prize cow at the Highland Society's show at Stirling in 

 1881. The Lady Fanny and Coquette families have also 

 yielded some fine stock, and the Nosegay family is famous 

 for superior milking qualities. These three families trace 

 to the original stock at Ballindalloch. The Pride cows, 

 more recently introduced to the herd, have bred admirably. 

 Kindness of Ballindalloch 1412, is one of the best cows of 

 the family she represents, and is dam of some superior 

 stock, while from Pride of Mulben 1919 has sprung a few 

 of the highest priced animals of the breed. 



Besides a large number of private sales, there have been 

 three public auctions at Ballindalloch. At the sale in 

 1872 the average for 19 head was 35, 18s. od., highest 

 price, 63 ; in 1876 the average for 21 head was 47, 15s., 

 highest price, 84; and in 1879 the average for 37 head 

 was 24, 12s., highest price, 52, 10s. The last sale com- 

 prised few members of the choicer strains in the herd, and 

 was more of the nature of a weeding-out sale than the 

 others. We understand that since the autumn of 1881 

 to May 1882 twenty-three animals were sold privately for 



