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Bruce, has in his possession an oil-painting of the cows 

 Jenny Lind 27, and Old Jenny Lind 34, the former the 

 first-prize yearling at the Highland Society's show in 

 1847. These animals were bred by Mr J. Pirie, Collithie, 

 and were very much admired by the late Mr M'Combie, 

 who purchased Jenny Lind at a high price, and she be- 

 came one of the matrons of the Tillyfour herd. Mr Bruce 

 started a herd of polled cattle in 1875, when he purchased 

 eight heifers, bred by Mr Morrison, Knockiemill, Turriff. 

 We need not enumerate them, as seven of them were sold 

 shortly afterwards. The animal retained was Fairy Queen 

 3063, after Elector 2nd 734, and descended from the old 

 stock at Mains of Hatton. This cow has proved remark- 

 ably useful. The other purchases were as follows : Pearl 

 3103, bred by Mr Scott of Easter Tulloch, after Prince of 

 Wales 2nd 3941 ; Sybil 2nd 1141, bred by Mr Shaw, Bog- 

 fern, and descended from Jane of Bogfern 540, bred at 

 Keillor; Charlotte of Bogfern 1257, bred by Mr Shaw; 

 Lucy of Morlich 2086, bred by Mr Cran, Morlich; Eliza- 

 beth 2083, bred by Mr Cran, of the Windsor branch pf the 

 Queen tribe ; Queen Mary 4th 921, bred by Mr Paterson, 

 of the Mulben Mayflower family; Ida 8th 2594, bred at 

 Drumin, of the Portlethen Ida family; and Julia of 

 Shevado 3029, bred by Mr Dingwall Fordyce, of the 

 Portlethen Julia family. These cows were all purchased 

 in 1876. In 1877, Fashion 982, of the Ballindalloch Lady 

 Fanny family, was bought from Mr Bruce, Burnside, 

 Fochabers, and Princess Dagrnar 2nd 3021, of the Matilda 

 branch of the Queen tribe, from Mr Hannay, Gavenwood. 

 The sires used have been : Harry 3rd 661, bred at Bog- 

 fern, and descended from the Keillor herd ; Hero of Mul- 

 ben 861, bred by Mr Paterson, of the Mulben Mayflower 

 family ; Khedive of Ballindalloch 1153, bred by Sir 

 George Macpherson Grant, of the Pride family, and after the 

 Erica bull Elchies 563 ; Keillor 2nd, after Keillor 1370, and 

 out of Kate 3rd of Easter Tulloch 3562 ; and Lord Dim- 



