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and besides gaining the first prize in the aged class at the 

 Highland Society's show, carried off the challenge cup at 

 the Eoyal Northern at Aberdeen. His half-brothers Fox 

 Maule 2nd 370 arid Fox Maule 3rd 372 were, although not 

 so famous in the show-yard, more useful in the herd. The 

 bulls Sir James 369 and Derby 377, bred at Tillyfour, and 

 out of the Keillor cow Beauty of Tillyfour 2nd 1180, were 

 also used; and Palmerston 374, a first-prize Highland 

 Society bull, bred in the herd, got a great many superior 

 stock. 



We have already indicated that a large share of show- 

 yard honours have fallen to the herd. Mr Walker first 

 appeared as an exhibitor at the Highland Society's meeting 

 in 1834, when he won a second prize for cows. At the 

 Highland Society's show at Aberdeen in 1858 much atten- 

 tion was attracted by the fine lot of ten cows exhibited 

 from the Portlethen herd, Mr Walker receiving a silver 

 medal for this unique display. 



Periodical sales have been held for many years, and 

 specimens of the herd were thus distributed over the 

 country. The private registers of the stock have been most 

 carefully and accurately kept, the late Mr Walker having 

 perceived the value of pedigree long before many polled 

 breeders gave much attention to preserving records of the 

 breeding of their herds. 



Portmore. 



Mr Mackenzie of Portmore, Eddleston, started a herd of 

 polled cattle with the object of exemplifying to his tenants 

 and neighbours, that for the more elevated districts of the 

 south of Scotland they are more profitable to farmers than 

 Shorthorns, both in the pure breed and also for crossing. 

 As yet Mr Mackenzie's is the only herd of polled cattle in 

 the south of Scotland. Mr Mackenzie commenced by 

 purchasing in the end of 1880 two cows, bred by Mr 



