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using until 1872 the bull bought at Fyvie Castle in 1868, 

 Mr Fraser bred the next two sires used in the herd, one 

 from a cow at Fyvie Castle descended from the Keillor 

 stock, and the other from the cow his father reserved on 

 leaving the farm in 1867. In 1876 was bought at the 

 Shevado sale the bull calf Andrew Lammie 2nd 1166, 

 bred by the late Mr Ding wall Fordyce. In 1879 Mr 

 Fraser bought the bull calf Macer 1659 from Mr James 

 Argo, Cairdseat. He is now the property of Mrs Hay, 

 South Ythsie. In January 1882 was purchased the bull 

 Baron Morven 2nd from the Earl of Aberdeen. The 

 number in the herd at present, including calves, is twenty. 

 Of these, twelve are registered, or eligible for entry, in the 

 ' Polled Herd Book.' Mr Fraser has for the last eight years 

 been buying and selling from 200 to 500 herd of cattle 

 annually, and it would thus be difficult to give an account 

 of all his transactions in polled cattle. Sales have been 

 made to Mr James Hay, Little Ythsie ; Dr Ligcrtwood, 

 Auchencrieve ; Mr Wilken, Waterside ; Mr Metcalfe, 

 Mains of Auchmunziel, etc. A good many prizes have 

 been gained at local shows by animals from the herd. 



Hillockhead. 



Mr Duff's herd at Hillockhead has become very famous 

 in connection with one or two of the best show and breed- 

 ing cattle of the day. His first purchase was Cupbearer 

 of Ballindalloch 451 and Erica 3rd 1249, a son and grand- 

 daughter of the celebrated Ballindalloch cow Erica 843. 

 These animals were bought from Sir George Macpherson 

 Grant, Bart., in 1868. Cupbearer gained several prizes, 

 among them the second at the Royal Northern and 

 Highland Society's shows. He was sold to Colonel Fraser 

 of Castle Fraser, and Mr Duff bought from that breeder 

 Matilda 1250, of the Mina family, and her bull calf 

 Hampton 492. Hampton was put to Erica 3rd 1249, 



