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and with these he founded his herd. They were, as already 

 mentioned, descended from the stock obtained by Mr 

 Ferguson from his father. In 1855 Mr Ferguson took 

 the best portion of his herd from Ashmore to Kinnochtry, 

 and during a few years subsequent to that date it was 

 perhaps larger than it has been before or since. From the 

 years 1855 to 1860, a great many pure-bred heifers and 

 cows were sent from Ashmore to the fat market, higher 

 average prices being then got for bulls than for females. 

 By the time the lease of Ashmore expired in 1864, that 

 farm was mostly stocked with ordinary keeping cattle. 

 Previous to 1866, sixteen or seventeen cows and heifers, 

 with some bulls, were sold to Mr Scott, Easter Tulloch. 



During the last twenty years, a good many bulls have 

 been sold to Ireland at prices ranging from 30 to 60 

 guineas. Amongst those in Ireland who have been sup- 

 plied with bulls from Kinnochtry, were Mr. Owen, Bles- 

 sington, County Wicklow ; Mr. Farrell, Moynalty, Kells, 

 County Meath ; Sir Charles Knox Gore, Bart., Beleek, 

 County Mayo; Mr S. E. Collis of Tieraclea, Tarbert, 

 County Kerry. In 1875 two yearling Princess heifers 

 were sold to the Marquis of Huntly, and the following 

 year a yearling heifer of the Princess family, and one of 

 the Favourite family, were sold to Sir W. G. Gordon 

 Gumming, Bart, of Altyre. During the last twelve or 

 fourteen years, no females of the Princess, Baroness, or 

 Favourite families have been sold at a lower price than 

 60 guineas, the animals of these families disposed of 

 being mostly yearlings. Since 1876 no females of these 

 tribes have been sold in Scotland, excepting a Favourite 

 heifer calf to Lord Airlie. At the Highland Society's 

 show at Perth in 1879, three yearling heifers and a 

 a yearling bull were sold to Mr F. B. Eedfield, Batavia, 

 New York, U.S. The heifers were Princess 8th 3298, 3rd 

 Baroness 3294, and Favourite 9th 3295, while the bull was 

 Field Marshal 1778 of the Baroness family. In the 



