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and showing a marked superiority to the Galloways winch 

 stood alongside of them. Of the three I exhibited, viz., 

 Wanton 4610, Princess Alice 4829, and Pride of Findhorn 

 3rd 4758, Wanton took precedence. She weighed 1040 

 Ibs., being one year and 6J months old. Having had so 

 short an experience in handling the polled cattle, I cannot 

 pronounce upon them further than to say that so far mine 

 all look well and thriving, and I do not doubt will suit the 

 climate admirably." 



The Hon. J. H. Pope, Dominion Minister of Agriculture, 

 Ontario, Canada, has made three importations through Mr 

 Wilken, Waterside. The first two consignments were 

 bought as an experiment, and consisted of fifteen heifers 

 and a bull. These having proved satisfactory, a more 

 valuable lot was selected last autumn. It included the 

 beautiful cow Charmer 3rd 3251, of the Charmer branch 

 of the Queen tribe, who had been sold at Tillyfour for 150 

 guineas, and was purchased at the Aboyne dispersion in 

 September 1881 for 100 guineas ; Pride of Montbletton 3rd 

 3418, of the Zara tribe ; Melon 3837, of the Castle Fraser 

 Mina tribe ; Princess Dagmar 6th 4827, of the Matilda 

 branch of the Queen tribe ; and Fair Flower 4726, of the 

 Ballindalloch Lady Fanny family. The others were from 

 the Ardhuncart, Tillychetly, Cairnballoch, and Waulkmill 

 herds. 



The Honourable M. H. Cochrane has founded an excel- 

 lent herd at Hillhurst, Compton, Canada. . In March 1881 

 he bought some superior animals at high prices in Forfar- 

 shire. They comprised Beauty of Glamis 3515, by the 

 Erica bull Elchies 563, from the Earl of Strathmore, for 

 120 guineas, and three yearling heifers from the same 

 breeder, after Elcho 595. From Mr Thomas Smith, 

 Powrie, there were obtained the cow Naomie of Powrie 

 3730, bred at Easter Skene, for 100 guineas ; Eosa Bon- 

 heur 2565, and calf at foot, for 100 guineas, together with 

 three two-year-old heifers. Since then Mr Wilken, Water- 



