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Felcourt. Mr Carter Wood established a herd at Felcourt, 

 East Grinsted, Sussex, in 1874, by the purchase of four 

 animals from Mr Strachan, Wester Fowl is. There were : 

 Beatrice 1954, by Draco 3rd 733 ; Isabella of Felcourt 

 2327, by the Highland Society's first-prize bull Palmerston 

 374; Elleana 2328, also by Palmerston; and Lady of 

 Wester Fowlis 1955, by Draco 3rd. The produce of these 

 cows have been retained and bred from, the sire used 

 having been Lord Forbes 772, bred by Mr Walker, West- 

 side. 



Goodwood. The Duke of Eichmond and Gordon keeps a 

 small herd at Goodwood, Sussex. It is mainly descended 

 from stock obtained at the Westertown dispersion in 

 1874. 



Horsted. This herd, belonging to Mr F. Barchard, 

 Horsted, Uckfield, Sussex, was begun in 1880 by purchases 

 at the joint sale held by Mr M'Combie of Easter Skene and 

 Mr Hamilton of Skene. From the former was bought 

 Isabella of Easter Skene 2585, of the Miss Watson family ; 

 Lady Langtry 3804 ; Margaret, by Paris 1473 ; and Scota, 

 by Paris ; and from the latter, Lady Love 2nd, by His 

 Excellency 1271, dam Lady Love 3387; Vine 3rd of 

 Skene, by His Excellency, dam Vine 2nd of Skene 3329 ; 

 and the bull His Worship 2nd 1889. At Lord Strathmore 

 and Lord Airlie's sale at Glarnis, in the same year, Mr 

 Barchard bought from Lord Airlie Elmira 4208, Jessica 5th 

 4206, and Guinevere 4211, all by Potentate 1199. These 

 have bred well, and as far as Mr Barchard can at present 

 judge, the climate of the south of England is not unfavour- 

 able to the polled breed. 



Eoos. The Eoos herd was founded in October 1875, 

 Mr Dickinson at that time being allowed the selection of 

 the Tillyfour herd four or five animals excepted. He 

 chose Heather Bloom 1189, of the Eothiemay Victoria 

 family, and her daughter Louisa of Tillyfour 1790, with the 

 fine two-year-old heifer Lady Scott 1802, giving 100 



