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Monyruy. Mr Beaton last year on entering the farm of 

 Monyruy, Longside, where Mr Hutchison had many years 

 previously kept some polled cattle, started a herd. His 

 principal purchases were made at the Balquharn and 

 Fyvie dispersions. 



MowMairy. Mrs Morison continues at Mountblairy 

 the herd established there by the late Mr. Morison. The 

 materials are practically the same as were at Bognie, 

 Under notice of extinct herds, a few particulars will be 

 found regarding them. The strains represented at Mount- 

 blairy are the Susys, descended from the Tillyfour herd ; 

 the Sybils, tracing from Fred's Darling 1055, bought at 

 Castle Eraser in 1870 ; the Southesks, from Southesk, bred 

 at Mountblairy ; and the Hawkhalls, long at Bognie. At 

 Mountblairy, as at Bognie, the blood of the Kinnaird 

 bull Odin 153 has been strongly infused into the herd. 

 The bull recently used was Fitz Erica 1451, from Gaven- 

 wood, after Gainsborough 596, and out of Erica 7th 3019, 

 and he was followed by the Erica bull, Egbert 1443. 



Nether Kildrummy. This herd has lately taken .a very 

 good position at the Kildrummy shows, where good 

 musters of polled cattle appear. The herd is small, and 

 the bulk of it descends from the cows Missie 2484, by 

 Eeform 408, bred by Mr Taylor, Southbank, and Mary of 

 Ardhuncart 2013, by Draco 338, bred at Ardhuncart. 

 The Ardhuncart bulls have been used in the herd. The 

 sire lately in service was Socrates 1907, bred at Auchor- 

 achan, after Viscount Duff 1365, and out of the Sybil cow 

 Silvia 3073. 



Novar. Mr G. A Walker, Novar, commenced a herd a 

 year or two ago, by purchases from Mr Walker, Ardhuncart, 

 and Mr. Eobertson, Burnside. 



Oakliill. Mr Mansoii's herd at Oakhill comprises speci- 

 mens of the old Haddo House, Westside, Castle Eraser, and 

 Clova stocks. At the Corskie sale in 1877 two very nice 

 heifers were bought, viz. Millstream 3389, for 33 guineas, 



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