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Charlotte of Fyvie 1893, with heifer calf at foot, and her 

 daughter Mary Grace 4066, of the Fyvie Flower family, at 

 the sale at Fyvie Castle ; and shortly before these sales 

 he added another Erica to his herd in the shape of the 

 yearling heifer Essence 4547, by Laird of Fyvie 934, out 

 of Erica 9th 3822, purchased from Mr Hannay, Gaven- 

 wood. This heifer gained the second prize at the High- 

 land Society's show at Stirling in 1881. A few other 

 females were added ; and at a long price the bull Saracen 

 1689, out of Sybil 2nd 3526, was acquired from Sir William 

 Forbes, Bart, of Craigievar and Fintray. 



The new herd has thus been formed from the very best 

 available material. The farm on which the cattle now are 

 has not the fine soil of the Haughs of Kinnaird ; but with 

 the addition of the grass parks near the Castle, and the 

 advantage of the outrun of the deer parks, there is every 

 reason to hope that Lord Southesk's new herd may be a 

 worthy representative of the old one, the destruction of 

 which, by the cruel rinderpest, was characterized by the 

 late Mr M'Combie as a " national misfortune." 



Kincraig. 



This herd, belonging to Mr Macgregor, has been in 

 existence for about thirteen years. It was commenced by 

 the purchase of young cows and heifers from Mulben, 

 Westertown, Bothiernay, Ballindalloch, Bognie, Earnside, 

 Burnside, and Johnston. The first bull used in the herd 

 was from Drumin. Thereafter bulls were got from Wester- 

 town, Eothiemay, Earnside, etc. In 1877 Mr Macgregor, 

 finding his herd becoming too large, resolved to reduce it, 

 and over 40 animals were sold ; but as too many had even 

 then been retained, the herd was again considerably 

 lessened in 1879. It is now composed of 20 cows and 

 heifers with their calves. The animals are chiefly of 

 Bognie, Ballindalloch, Westertown, and Johnston blood, 



