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the Balwyllo Victoria family, for 38 guineas, and Favourite 

 2nd 858, of the Kinnaird Fanny family, for 41 guineas. 

 Eosa 1079, bred by Mr Fullerton, Ardestie, was also in 

 the herd. The sires have come from Mulben, Easter 

 Tulloch, Stone o' Morphie, and Cortachy. The principal 

 strain is that tracing from Alberta 1510, who turned out 

 an excellent breeder. 



Heads of Auchinderran. Mr John M'Connachie keeps 

 a few pure-bred cattle at Heads of Auchinderran, Keith. 

 They number about sixteen head, and are descended from 

 Queen of Auchinderran 3639, bred by Mr Paterson, Mulben, 

 of the Mayflower family, and Sweet Home 2228, bred at 

 Inchcorsie. The bulls used have been Guardsman 1402, 

 bred at Eothiemay, of the Miss Morrison family ; Buchan 

 Laddie 1384, bred at Strichen Mains; Franklin 1901, bred at 

 Heads; and Knighthood 1767, bred by Mr Hannay, Gaven- 

 wood, after the Pride bull Challenger 1260, and out of 

 Kate of Glenbarry 1187, of the Georgina family. All 

 these bulls have won prizes at the shows of the Central 

 Banffshire Farmer Club. 



Inchcorsie. Mr Alexander Smith, who has for many 

 years successfully managed the herd of Mr Tayler of 

 Glenbarry, himself owns a few well-bred cows and heifers 

 at Inchcorsie, Eothiemay. He has had the use of Mr 

 Tayler's bulls. In all he has thirteen females of very 

 good pedigree and shapes. Three are of the Fyvie Flower 

 tribe, two of the Eothiemay Georgina tribe, two of the 

 Ballindalloch Lady Fanny tribe, and five descendants of 

 the old Corskie tribe, which belonged to the late Mr G. G. 

 Eobinson ; some of them having six crosses of Highland 

 Society prize bulls on their pedigree. 



Keilyford. This herd, belonging to Mr W. D. Gray, is 

 wholly descended on the female line from Miss Miller 

 3908, bought from Colonel Gordon of Fyvie. There are in 

 the herd eleven of her progeny. Sires have been intro- 

 duced from Waterside of Forbes, Morlich, Metlilick, and 



