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bought for 76 guineas; Pride of Aberdeen llth 3255, out 

 of Pride Mulben 3d 3249, and Princess of Auchlossan 

 1140, were secured at the same sale. 



From Mr Wilken, Waterside of Forbes, there were pur- 

 chased Brucklay Princess 2310 for 50 guineas, and Water- 

 side Stella 3210. Three animals were purchased privately 

 from Mr Skinner, Drumin, viz. Melody 3338, of the Beauty 

 family ; Eosebud 3d 3339, of the Kose family ; Heather Bell 

 3d 3340, of the Eose family. The bull Ethelred 1440, after 

 Judge 1150 and out of the Erica cow Ethel 1415, was 

 acquired from Mr Eobertson, Aberlour Home Farm, and 

 was retained in the herd as stock sire. At the Earl of 

 Aberdeen's sale in 1879 the following purchases were 

 made : Kate of Haddo House 2261, Eosalind of Haddo 

 2262, Alice of Haddo 2d 3675, Mayflower of Haddo 3680, 

 Ishbel 2d 3995, Lawn of Guisachan 4399, Eosamond of 

 Guisachan 4400, Grace of Guisachan 4401, and Freak 4402. 

 At the Aboyne sale in 1879 were bought Dewdrop 2581, 

 out of the first-prize Highland Society's cow Dora of 

 Aboyne 1282, of the Daisy branch of the Queen tribe, for 

 95 guineas ; Doris 3280, of the Westertown Duchess branch 

 of the Queen, tribe, for 63 guineas; Pansy 3275, of the 

 Kinnochtry Princess tribe, for 46 guineas ; Foxglove 4615, 

 of the Kinnaird Fanny tribe, and Delilah 3283, of the 

 Duchess tribe, for 81 guineas. Some very valuable animals 

 were bought at the Tillyfour dispersion. They were the 

 bull Heir of Glory 1746, out of the 270 guineas Pride cow ; 

 Pride of Aberdeen 9th 3253, for 135 guineas; Witch of 

 Endor 3528, of the Easter Tulloch Mayflower tribe, and a 

 member of the Paris group, for 155 guineas ; Pride of Aber- 

 deen 15th 3273, for 105 guineas; Pride of the Seine 4513, 

 of the Baads Sybil tribe, for 73 guineas ; and Jersey Lily 

 4514, out of Witch of Endor, for 49 guineas. At the Bal- 

 quharn sale in 1881 that beautiful cow Pride of Mulben 

 3d 3249 was bought for 225 guineas; and Pride of Aber- 

 deen 18th 4321, out of the Pride cow Eegina 1179, for 



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