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CHAPTER XXI. 



THE BREED IN THE SALE RING. 



Lord Panmure's sale in 1841 Mr Fullerton's sale in 1844 Keillor sale in 

 1848 Mr M'Combie's first sale in 1850 The Auchtertyre sale in 

 1853 Crathes sale in 1856 Mr Bowie's sale in 1857 Inchmarlo 

 sale in 1857 Mr M'Combie's sale in 1857 Keillor dispersion in 

 1860 Mr M'Combie's sale in 1860 Kinnaird sale in 1861 Balwyllo 

 sale in 1863 Kinnaird sale in 1865 Tillyfour sale in 1867 Port- 

 lethen sale in 1869 Castle Fraser sale in 1870 Tillyfour sale in 

 1871 Kecent public sales Average for Prices High prices for 

 Ericas High prices for Baads Sybils Prices for exported animals 

 Prices at 82 public sales. 



MUCH interesting and useful information regarding the 

 history of the breed is derived from a study of the 

 catalogues and price lists of important sales of polled 

 cattle. Of many of the early sales we are without 

 record. The first of which we have any notice is that 

 of Lord Panmure, held at Brechin Castle in October 

 1841, when Mr Fullerton purchased the celebrated bull 

 Panmure 51 for 17, 17s. The next sale we know of 

 was Mr Fullerton's, at Ardovie in 1844, when a number 

 of important transactions took place. Mr M'Combie of 

 Tillyfour bought at this sale the heifers Queen Mother 

 348 for 12, 10s., and Jean Ann 206. Mr Bo\yie, 

 Mains of Kelly, here purchased Earl Spencer 24, and 

 Mr Ruxton, Farnell, Monarch 44, both famous bulls. Mr 

 Watson had a sale at Keillor in 1848, but of it we have 

 been unable to procure a complete record. Mr M'Cornbie 



