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CHAPTER XI. 



EXISTING SCOTCH heuds — cmUinued. 



Cairdseat — Clinterty— CoLMTHiB — Mr Pirie's early herd — Mr 

 Bruce's herd — Conglass— Celebrated breeders in the Garioch 

 forty years ago — Mr Stephen's champions at fat stock shows — 

 CoRTACHT — Lord Airlie's purchases at Mr M'Combie'B sale in 

 1874— The magnificent heifer Pavilion 3772— Three animals 

 acquired at Tillyfour in 1878 at an average of £93 — The Ballin- 

 dalloch bulls Juryman 404 and Elcho 595 used — Lord Airlie's 

 efforts to develop the milking qualities of the breed — Drum- 

 FERGTJE — Established thirty-five years ago, but records lost — 

 Drumin — Mr Skinner's Lucys and Beautys — Marshal 399 gave 

 the herd its characteristic of size — Mr Skinner's success in the 

 show-yard — Earnside — East Town — The herd commenced prior 

 to 1822 — Longevity of the Patricia family — Easter Skene — Mr 

 M'Combie lays its foundation forty -two years ago — Another 

 testimony to the impressiveness of Panmure 51 — Show-yard 

 victories with his descendants — Over 300 prizes won by the herd 

 — Easter Ttjlloch — The largest herd in existence — Superiority 

 of the blood contained in it — Fasque — A noteworthy breeding 

 cow, Eugenie 3910 — Fintray — Gavenwood — Mr Hannay's 

 efforts towards the improvement of the breed — The Highland 

 Society first-prize winners. Young Viscount 736, Innes 1934, and 

 Blackbird of Corskie 2nd 3024 — Large and successful sales — 

 Glamis — An excellent herd of six years' standing, . . 208 



CHAPTER XII. 



existing scotch herds — contintied. 



Glencorrie — Gretstone — High prices for animals to New Zealand 

 and America — Guisachan — A fashionable herd in the far north 

 — Splendid collection of Queens — Charmer 2nd 1797, Dewdrop 

 2581, Heir of Glory 1746, Witch of Endor 3528, Pride of Mul- 

 ben 3rd 3249, Pride of Aberdeen 18th 4321— HADro House— 

 Hatton Castle — Mr Gordon Duflf's good fortune with the 

 Queens and Sybils — Haughton — The Leochel Lass family — 

 Hill or Skilmafillt-Hillockhead— Erica 3d 1249 and 

 Young Viscount 736 — Johnston — Destruction of the herd by 

 pleuro-pneumonia — Kinnaird — The Earl of Southesk, after 

 trying the "White Faces," returns to his first love — Ericas, 



