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with her calf, and the bull calf Baron Formartine, were 

 sold to Messrs Bell & Henderson, New Zealand, for 210 ; 

 and the Pride heifer Mabel 6th 4295 went to Mr Wilken, 

 Waterside, of Forbes, at 105, for exportation to America. 

 The herd numbers 30 cows and heifers, with 20 calves, 

 and the stock sire. 



Minmore. 



The foundation of this herd was laid by Major Smith in 

 1876 by the purchase for 51 guineas, at the Ballindalloch 

 sale, of the well-bred cow Nonsense 2158, of the Keepsake 

 family, bred by Sir George Macpherson Grant. Nonsense 

 was a cow of superior quality, good shapes, and substance, 

 and was frequently a prize-taker at local shows. At 

 Minmore her first calf was in 1878, the heifer Verbena 

 4793 ; and her next calf was also a heifer, viz. Alicia 

 4794, both by the bull Victory 1364. They are both in 

 the herd, and are now fine, strong cows of excellent 

 quality. Verbena's calf of last year was a heifer by 

 Viscount Duff 1365, and she also is very promising; 

 while her calf of this year is a bull that looks exceedingly 

 well. Alicia has a fine cow calf at foot by Canute 1601. 

 Another and the last calf from Nonsense was Marigold 

 4798, sire Scobieleoff 1526, calved in March 1880, and she 

 promises to turn out as well as the rest of the family. 

 Nonsense then, not being in calf, was sold for fat show 

 purposes, and gained some prizes. Major Smith next 

 acquired the heifer Queen. Mary 7th 4791, calved 1875, 

 bred by the late Mr Paterson, Mulben, and she has proved 

 an uncommonly good cow, a first-rate milker, and a 

 regular breeder. Her first calf was Queen Mary 14th 

 4792, calved March 23, 1878, after the Ballindalloch bred 

 bull Barrister 804. This cow is one of the best animals 

 in the herd, being an excellent milker, and of good shapes 

 and quality. She has a nice heifer calf at foot by 

 Viscount Duff 1365. Another of Queen Mary's calves 



