212 EXISTING SCOTCH HERDS. 



dreary 1495, bred at Tilly four, of the Kinnaird Eebecca 

 family. The herd numbers about thirty females, repre- 

 senting the families we have mentioned. In 1877, a heifer, 

 Rosebud, was sold to Mr Henry Haynes, Drayton Basset, 

 Tamworth : in 1878, Queen of Fernyflatt 2nd 2424, and 

 Alicia 3980, were sold to Mr Anderson, Boghead of Cob- 

 airdy ; in 1878, four cows and four heifers were sold to 

 Mr Brown, Linkwood ; in 1880, Ida 9th 3670, Julia of 

 Collithie 3671, and Vine 4507, were sold to Mr Mackenzie 

 of Portmore, at 33 each ; in 1881, Lulu 4526, Pauline 

 3672, Princess Daginar 5th 4526, and Fair Lady 4525, 

 were sold to Mr Wilken, Waterside, at about 40 each, for 

 exportation to the Hon. J. H. Pope, Canada; in 1881, Mr 

 Wilken bought Pearl of Springbank, dam Pearl 3013, for 

 Mr J. F. Foote, New Jersey, and Fair Flower 4726 for 

 Hon. J. H. Pope; Princess Dagmar 6th 4827, sold to Mr 

 Wilken a short time previously, also going to Hon. J. H. 

 Pope. As to the longevity of the breed, Mr Bruce men- 

 tions that two years ago an old cow died at Collithie that 

 in her seventeenth year produced twin calves for the fifth 

 time in succession. The cow was kept solely for rearing 

 calves, and they always did well, with the exception of 

 those of the last year, when she was thoroughly exhausted. 

 Latterly, however, the calves were more difficult to bring 

 up and worse to feed. 



Conglass. 



Mr Stephen, Conglass, informs us that the Aberdeen- 

 shire breed of cattle has been on that farm beyond his 

 recollection. Upwards of forty years ago his father had 

 several of them, yellow as well as black, and some with 

 horns, but he always bred from a polled bull, and the 

 horns gradually disappeared. The late Mr James Walker, 

 Wester Fintray ; Mr Morrison, Balhaggardy ; Mr James 

 Collie, Middleton of Fintray; and Mr Stephen's father, 

 were the principal prize-winners at the local shows at 



