CONTENTS. XUl 



CHAPTER XVII. 



THE LEADING FAMILIES. 



The Queen tribe — The Prides of Aberdeen — The Ericas — Princesses — 

 Baronesses — Emilys — Favourites — Miss Watsons — Jilts — Kuths 

 — Kinnaird Fannys — Drumin and Mains of Kelly Lucys — Baads 

 Sybils and Kates — Other Ballindalloch families — Portlethen 

 families — Montbletton families — Mains of Kelly families — Easter 

 Skene families — Drumin families — Castle Fraser families — 

 Eothiemay families — Westertown families — Easter TuUoch 

 families — Mulben families — Advie Roses — The Zara family — The 

 Fyvie Flowers, . . . . . . .356 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



SYSTEM OP MANAGEMENT. 



Little variety in system of management — Practice of various breeders 

 — Mr Bowie, Mains of Kelly ; Mr William FuUerton ; Mr Fer- 

 guson, Kinnochtry ; Mr Whyte, Spott ; Mr Smith of Benholm ; 

 Mr Anderson, Wellhouse ; Mr Eeid, Greystone; Mr M'Combie 

 of Easter Skene ; Mr Auld, Bridgend ; Sir George Macpherson 

 Grant, Bart, of Ballindalloch ; Mr Hannay of Gavenwood ; Mr 

 Tayler of Glenbarry — Experiments in crossing by Mr Wilken, 

 Waterside of Forbes — Summary of system of management — 

 Methods of breeding — Desirability of establishing a few line- 

 bred families — Natural characteristics of breed should be main- 

 tained, ........ 376 



CHAPTER XIX. 



THE BREED IN THE SHOW-TAKD. 



Achievements of the breed in the Show-yard — The Highland 

 Society's Shows — Unique group of Tillyfour first-prize cows in 

 1864 — Features of poUed classes at Glasgow Show in 1867 ; 

 Aberdeen, 1868 ; Edinburgh, 1869 ; Dumfries, 1870 ; Perth, 

 1871; Kelso, 1872; Stirling, 1873; Inverness, 1874; Glasgow, 

 1875; Aberdeen, 1876; Edinburgh, 1877; Dumfries, 1878; 

 Perth, 1879; Kelso, 1880; Stirling, 1881.— The Fat Stock 



