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Skinner, Drumin, the cow Sweetheart 1689, and from 

 Ballmdalloch the Erica bull Elcho 595. In 1879 there 

 was purchased from Mr Grant, Advie Mains, the cow 

 Blanche of Advie 3588, and Evelyn of Advie, now Echo 

 of Glamis 4119 ; at the Ballmdalloch sale Julia 4250, and 

 at Melville sale Mina 5th 3844, and at the Aboyne 'sale 

 Duchess 4th 944. In 1880 there was bought at the Tilly- 

 four sale the calf Fairy 8th 4802, the pride bull Knight of 

 the Legion 1494, and Bismarck 2nd 1860. At Mr Adam- 

 son's sale in 1881 Edith 4th 3320, Pride of Aberdeen 25th 

 4331, and Sybil 4th 4326 were added, and from Mr Eeid, 

 Baads, there was secured Isla 2nd 3999 ; from the Aboyne 

 sale Medusa 2577 ; from Sir W. G-. Gordon Gumming, 

 Pride of the Findhorn 3243, and Barbelle 4299 ; from Mr 

 Smith, Stone o' Morphie. The sires used have been the 

 Keepsake bull Neptune 1152, the Georgina bull Sir Wil- 

 frid 1157, the Erica bull Elcho 595, the Pride bull Knight 

 of the Legion 1494, and the Eothiemay Miss Morrison 

 bull Bismarck 2nd 1860. 



The herd now consists of the following cows : Beauty 

 1st of Glamis 3314, Blanche of Advie 3588, Echo of 

 Glamis 4119, Sweetheart 1689, Violet 1399, Barbelle 4299, 

 Sweetheart of Glamis 4266, Edith 4th 3320, Isla 2nd 

 3999, Medusa 2577, Pride of the Findhorn 2243; two-year- 

 old heifers Sweetheart 1st of Glamis 4806, Fairy 8th 4802, 

 Pride of Aberdeen 25th 4331, Corskie 6th, Mayfly Beauty 

 3rd 4801, Blackbird of Glamis 4805, Victoria of Glamis 

 4804, and Sybil 4th 4326. There are also eight one-year- 

 old heifers mostly got by Elcho and a number of heifer 

 calves. The families represented thus comprise Prides, 

 Montbletton Mayflowers, Drumin Lucys, Baads Sybils, 

 Mulben Ellens, Kinnaird Fannys, Advie Eoses, Aboyne 

 Madges, etc. 



A joint sale with Lord Airlie was held at Glamis in 

 1880, when 22 head averaged 35, 18s. In April 1881 

 Beauty of Glamis 3515 was sold for 120, three one-year- 



