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not a little to improve the quality of tlie herd. It was 

 with Marquis 212 and Eaglan 208, by Yourig Andrew 9, 

 that Portlethen stood second and third to Mr M'Combie's 

 Hanton at Paris ; and he valued the blood of Eaglan so 

 highly in consequence of his dam Young Miss Alexander 

 (who died from inflammation of the brain through the 

 scratch of a thorn) having only left one other calf behind, 

 that he declined the imperial offer of 230, and priced him 

 at 400." 



In the period that has elapsed since the establishment 

 of the herd, many strains that were cultivated at Portlethen 

 have become extinct. Mr. Walker has informed us of the 

 disappearance of the Nackets and Brown Mouth sorts. 

 It is gratifying to find, however, that at least a dozen 

 families associated with the Portlethen herd are still 

 represented. The oldest of these trace from Old Maggie 

 681, Miss Scott 679, and Miss Alexander 678. The 

 descendants of Old Maggie are known as the Mayflowers, 

 latterly at Easter Tulloch. The strain had the crosses of 

 the Portlethen bulls Porty 50, Stanley 14, and Duke of 

 Wellington 219, the cow Bamba 1200 having been acquired 

 by Mr Scott, Easter Tulloch. Young Andrew 9, referred 

 to by Mr Walker as one of the crack bulls at Portlethen, 

 was of this family ; and its most distinguished represen- 

 tative in modern times was Witch of Endor 3528, one of 

 the Tillyfour Paris group. The Miss Scott family is still 

 reared at Portlethen, the early sires in the pedigree being 

 the prize bull Banks of Dee 12, bred by Sir Thomas 

 Burnett, and Young Andrew 9. From Miss Alexander 

 678 descends the well-known Lucy family at Drumin and 

 Mains of Kelly, Lucy of Portlethen 287, got by Fyvie 13, 

 a son of Old Jock 1, having been purchased by Mr Bowie. 

 The famous bull Eaglan 208 was out of Young Miss 

 Alexander 16, the dam of Lucy of Portlethen 287. The 

 other families connected with the Portlethen herd trace 

 from animals bought by the late Mr Walker. Flora of 



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