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that time. Mr Stephen bought a bull from Mr M'Combie 

 of Tilly four in 1849, and he had bulls from him frequently 

 afterwards. He purchased the bull Malcolm of Bodiechell 

 269, who gained the second prize in the class of aged bulls 

 at the Highland Society's show in 1858. Malcolm was 

 an animal of excellent quality and great substance, and 

 was the sire of the ox bred by Mr Stephen which gained 

 the Challenge Cup at the Royal Northern show in 1864, 

 when three years old. Malcolm 2nd, got by Malcolm and 

 from the Missie family at Conglass, was the best bull for 

 getting first-class stock Mr Stephen ever bred. He was 

 the sire of two oxen, one of which gained the second prize, 

 when four years old, at Birmingham, and first at Smith- 

 field in 1868 ; the other ox, in 1869, gained the first prizes 

 both at Birmingham and London, being also awarded at 

 Birmingham the first prize as the best ox in the Scotch 

 classes, as well as the extra prize offered by Mr Ratcliffe. 

 These oxen fetched 80 and 75 guineas respectively, and 

 each carcass weighed 16 J cwt. Mr Stephen unfortun- 

 ately sent Malcolm 2nd to the butcher before he knew his 

 value. Heifers got by him also turned out first-class 

 animals. At Christmas in 1871 Mr Stephen again exhibited 

 at Birmingham an ox four years old, whose dam was by 

 Malcolm 2nd, and he also gained the first prize. He 

 caught foot-and-mouth disease at Birmingham, and did 

 not stand up well at London ; so Mr Stephen had to be 

 content with a second prize there. The show-yard suc- 

 cess of the Conglass cattle at Christmas closed for several 

 years ; the cows slipped calf, and the bulk of the animals 

 were disposed of to the butcher. The line of the Missie 

 family was, however, preserved, and was represented at 

 the Smithfield Club show last year. The polled ox with 

 which Mr M'Combie of Tillyfour gained the first prize at 

 Poissy in 1862, and the following year at Smithfield, was 

 bred at Conglass, and was, Mr Stephen informs us, heavier 

 than the renowned ox Black Prince. 



