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Mulben, Queen Mary of Mulben 1043, of the Mayflower 

 family, after Jupiter 471. She was a prize yearling at the 

 Banff and Aberdeen shows, and from her descends an 

 excellent race, the cow having had twin calves four years 

 consecutively. She is still in the herd, and although 

 thirteen years old, is breeding regularly, and retains fine 

 style and great substance. Another good sort traces from 

 Florence 3142, bought from Mr Brown, Westertown, after 

 President of Westertown 354, and representing Mr Brown's 

 Victoria family. At the Tillyfour sale in 1871, Mr 

 Paterson, Mulben, bought for Mr Mackessack the cow 

 Dido of Tillyfour 3257, with heifer calf by Cup-Bearer of 

 Ballindalloch 451 (subsequently named Flora of Earnside 

 2113). The price was 45 guineas, and the family from 

 which these animals were descended was the Daisy 

 branch of the Queen tribe. Flora, 2113, was imperfectly 

 entered in vol. iii. of the ' Herd Book.' At the Wester- 

 town dispersion in 1874, Mr Mackessack secured Lady 

 Ann 926 for 39 guineas ; Barbara 2nd 989, after Alaster 

 2nd 462, and out of Barbara of Easter Skene 808, came from 

 the Easter Skene herd. Fanny 1061, of the Eothiemay 

 Miss Morrison family, and after Damascus 495, was bought 

 at Mr Tayler's sale in 1872 for 47 guineas. At Mr Han- 

 nay's sale in 1878, Crocus 1400, of the Montbletton or 

 Balwyllo Isabella family, was acquired for 50 guineas. A 

 specimen of the Leochel Lass family at Haughton was 

 bought at a high price. The animals we have mentioned 

 comprise most of the additions made in the female line. 

 The sires used in the herd have been obtained from Burn- 

 side, Ballindalloch, Drumin, and Aboyne Castle. Among 

 them were the Jilt bull Jester 472, and the Drumin bull 

 Scotia 789, the former fourth, and the latter second at 

 Highland Society's shows. The herd usually numbers 

 about thirty head, and has taken a creditable position at 

 the Moray and Nairn county shows, notwithstanding that 

 the animals have not been forced for exhibition. 



