286 EXISTING SCOTCH HERDS. 



winner of the second prize at the Royal Northern show in 

 1874 ; and Bathy 1525, tracing through Miss Watson to 

 the Keillor cow Favourite 2. Bathy was acquired at the 

 Fyvie Castle dispersion in May 1881. 



The earlier sires used were Duke of Cornwall 643, 

 and John Bright 642, winner of the first prize at the 

 Eoyal Northern show in 1874, and second at the Highland 

 Society's show the same year. The sires lately used have 

 been Jester 472, bred by Sir George Macpherson Grant, 

 out of Jilt 973, and winner of the fourth prize at the 

 Highland Society's show in 1874, also first at the Banff 

 and Turriff shows ; and Gamrie Mhor 1240, of the "Windsor 

 branch of the Queen tribe, bred by Mr Cran, Morlich, 

 winner ^of numerous first prizes, and four Highland 

 Society's medals at local shows. The present stock bull 

 is Logie the Laird 3rd 862, winner of the first prizes at 

 the Hoyal Northern and Highland Society's shows in 

 1877, and of the challenge cup, as best breeding aaimal in 

 the polled sections at Aberdeen. The herd numbers 

 thirty-seven animals, as follows : nine descended from 

 Polly, bought in 1865; seven Pitgair Mayflowers; four 

 descended from the cow Mary, bought in 1865 ; seven 

 Lucys; two Fyvie Gems; and two Miss Watsons. Captain 

 Beedie sold in November 1879, by public auction, eleven 

 females ; five cows averaged 25, 10s, 2 two-year-olds 26, 

 and 4 yearlings 17. Previous to that and since, he has 

 sold privately six animals, viz., Lass, out of Dandy 1075^ 

 and Maiden, out of Maiden 2nd, to Mr Wilken for expor- 

 tation ; Mayflower 12th ; May Morn, out of May 2557 ; 

 with two bulls to Mr. Findlay, Peterhead, for clients in the 

 United States. For the last three years the average for 

 bull calves has been 1880, 25; 1881, 28, 9s.; and 

 1882, 33, 5s. No animals have been fed for show 

 purposes or exhibited, except at the local shows, where 

 many prizes have been gained for males and females. The 

 cows are kept in a natural breeding state, and have bred 



