242 EXISTING SCOTCH HERDS. 



160 guineas. Pride 18th was the second-prize two-year- 

 old heifer at Kelso and Carlisle in 1880, and gained for 

 Lord Tweedmouth the third prize as a cow at the Highland 

 Society's show at Stirling in 1881. Heir of Glory was re- 

 tained as stock sire, and is assisted by Tip Top 1828, out 

 of Pride of Aberdeen 15th. Lord Tweedmouth, it will be 

 seen, owns a rare group of Prides, and some valuable 

 specimens of other branches of the Queen tribe. The 

 herd has not as yet had an opportunity of doing much 

 either in the show-yard or sale ring, but a brilliant future 

 may safely be predicted for it. 



Haddo House. 



As already noticed, there was a fine herd at Haddo 

 House, which was dispersed in 1861. A herd was again 

 commenced by the Earl of Aberdeen in 1870 by purchases 

 at Castle Fraser and Tillyfour. At Portlethen in 1873, 

 Frances 3d 901, of the Kinnaird Fanny family, and Ida 

 6th 900, of the Portlethen Ida family, were bought for 51 

 guineas and 44 guineas respectively ; Alice 1243, of Mr 

 Brown's Victoria family, was bought at Westertown in 

 1874 for 55 guineas; and the bull Archbishop 787, of the 

 Duchess branch of the Queen tribe, cost 48 guineas as a 

 calf. Eosalind 1805, of the Grizzle family, was bought 

 from Mr M'Cornbie of Easter Skene in 1874. Ellen 1st 

 2353 was bought at Mulben, and the Erica bull Heritor 

 1277 was acquired at the Corskie sale in 1877. Purchases 

 were also made at East-town and East Kinmonth. The 

 herd was largely reduced by a draft sale in 1879, when 39 

 animals averaged 25, 5s. In the following year attention 

 was again given to breeding, and some valuable additions 

 were made by purchases on Lord Aberdeen's behalf by Mr 

 Douglass, factor. The herd now numbers about 30 breed- 

 ing animals. Among them may be named Pride of 

 Mulben 2d 2359, bought at the Aboyne dispersion for 67 



