354 THE BREED IX FOEEIGX COUNTRIES. 



4552, also of the G-eorgina family; Muscatel 4553, of the 

 Ad vie Kose family ; Blue Eibbon 4554, by Challenger, 

 of the Montbletton Mayflower family, being out of the first- 

 prize Highland Society's cow Blackbird of Corskie 2nd 

 3024 ; Eosy Dream 4545, of the Westertown Eose family ; 

 Flower o' the Forest 4568 ; Daydawn 4583 ; and a heifer 

 out of Henrietta 3912, of the Eothiemay Miss Morrison 

 family. Four females, representing Kinnochtry, Bognie, 

 Boghead, and Ballindalloeh families, were obtained from 

 Mr Stephenson, Long Benton, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; and 

 two females and two males from Major Godman, Smeaton 

 Manor. The bulls were of the Kinnochtry Princess and 

 the Easter Tulloch Mayflower families. The two-year-old 

 bull Eosebery, out of Eose Leaf 2993, of the Westertown 

 Eose family, and after the Erica sire Elchies 563, was also 

 purchased from the Ballindalloeh stock. 



Professor Lawson, Halifax, recently imported a lot of 

 polled cattle. 



Other Countries. 



An importation of polled cattle was made to New Zea- 

 land about twenty years ago ; and at the Tillyfour disper- 

 sion the Honourable Mr Holmes bought two well-bred bulls. 

 He had previously bought several animals from Mr Bowie, 

 Mains of Kelly, and Lord Southesk. The most important 

 importation, however, was made in 1882 by Mr E. W. Eobert- 

 son, Waimea House, Gore, Otago. Among the animals 

 selected by Messrs Bell & Henderson for this gentleman 

 were the following : Bella 2nd of Greystone 4739, after 

 Major 3rd 662, first -prize two -year -old at the Eoyal 

 Northern show, and second at the Highland Society in 

 1881, purchased from Mr Eeid, Greystone, with heifer calf 

 at foot, for 200 guineas ; Mabel 3rd 3235, of the Pride 

 family, with heifer calf at foot, and a yearling bull, bought 

 from Mr Grant, Methlick, for 200 guineas. The Waterside 

 and Thomastown herds were also drawn on, the former 



