276 EXISTING SCOTCH HERDS. 



is Queen Mary 15th 4795, calved in April 1879, sire 

 Victory 1364, a very good-looking cow. Major Smith 

 bought at the sale at Ballindalloch, in 1879, the cow 

 .Nosegay 3rd 2157, who produced, on 10th February 1880, 

 twin heifer calves to the prize bull Judge 1150 ; but 

 failing next yea? to have a calf, she was sent to the 

 butcher. Her two calves are now two years old, fine, 

 substantial, level heifers, doing credit to the good blood 

 they inherit from their sire and dam. In 1880 Major 

 Smith purchased at Burnside the heifer Honesty 5th 

 3761, bred by Mr Kobertson, Burnside. She is of the 

 famous Drumin Lucy tribe, and is the best milker in the 

 herd. Her first calf in 1881 was a bull by Viscount Duff, 

 and this year she has a fine heifer calf by the same sire. 

 Major Smith this year bought from Mr Eobert Bruce, 

 Great Smeaton, the capital cow Patience of Corskie 1932, 

 bred by the late Mr James Skinner, Drumin. She has at 

 foot a very strong, fine-looking bull calf by Challenger 

 1260. Patience, it will be remembered, was dam of Lord 

 Airlie's celebrated heifer Pavilion 3772. The sire bought 

 in 1882 for use in the herd was Whig 1867, bred by Sir 

 George Macpherson Grant, out of Elma 3368, and after 

 Editor 1460. Whig is thus strong in the fashionable 

 Erica blood, and has proved himself a sure getter of good 

 stock. 



Montbletton. 



An historic interest attaches to the herd at Montbletton, 

 founded by the late Mr Eobert Walker in 1831. Mr 

 Walker was son of Mr David Walker, Blair of Fintray, 

 and nephew of Mr Eobert Walker, tenant of Wester 

 Fintray and Suttie. In a former chapter we have alluded 

 to the fact that Dr Skene Keith, in his ' View of Agri- 

 culture in Aberdeen shire/ published in 1811, quotes, as 

 evidence of the early fame of Aberdeenshire cattle, some 

 exploits in feeding by Mr Walker, Wester Fintray. It is 



