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Easter Skene ; and another heifer, Bella 1477, of the 

 Blanche family, was added at the Castle Eraser dispersion. 

 The next addition was Mysie by Bright 454, from Tilly- 

 four. At the Eothiemay sale in 1872, Diana 1185, and 

 Deveron Banks 1492, were bought. Periwinkle 902, 

 descended from Mr Hugh Watson's cow Panmure 248, 

 was acquired at the Portlethen sale in 1874, and Buxom 

 Polly 2240, of the Easter Skene Queen of Scots family, 

 came from the Garthdee sale in 1875. In that year the 

 herd received a temporary check through foot and mouth 

 disease. Several of the above-mentioned cows slipped or 

 had dead calves, and three had to be fed for the butcher 

 in consequence of their udders spoiling. Eosemary 936, 

 of the Eose family, was bought at the Westertown sale. 

 Martha 4th 2254, of Mr Bowie's breeding, was obtained at 

 the joint sale at Aberdeen in 1876. Isla of Corskie 2999, 

 of Drumin descent, was bought at the Corskie sale. Tifty 

 of Fyvie 1527, of the Eyvie Flower family, was purchased 

 in 1879. The next purchase was Cumberland Lass 3970, 

 of the Eothiemay Victoria family, at the Tillyfour disper- 

 sion. Some of the strains noted have dropped out, only 

 the best having been kept and bred from. Among those 

 now in the herd, the Virtues, tracing from Mally 2299, 

 bought at Easter Skene in 1869, are perhaps the nicest, 

 although not the heaviest in the herd. They have always 

 come to the front at the local shows, and have been in the 

 prize lists at Aberdeen. The Dianas from Eothiemay 

 have been found a profitable rent-paying race, being large 

 fleshy animals, and mostly good milkers. From this sort 

 the prize cow Dulcet 4057 sprang. As a heifer and cow 

 she always stood first at the Buchan shows. When three 

 years old she was second at the Highland Society's show 

 at Kelso, and was first in the polled Derby at Keith. At 

 first the Mysies from Tillyfour were rather small, but 

 being crossed with the well-known bull Logie the Laird 

 3rd 862, they are coming out much larger in frame, while 



