CONTENTS. IX 



Paterson — The Castle Fraser herd — Position in show-yard 

 —Breeding of bulls used— Sale in 1870 — The Abotne Castle 

 HERD — The Marquis of Huntly's services to the breed, and their 

 recognition — Sketch of animals composing the herd — Madge of 

 Portlethen 1217 — The Duff House herd — Notes regarding 

 chief animals — Their wonderful success in exhibition — The 

 Balquharn heed— Mr Adamson's aim in breeding — Dispersion 

 in 1881 the best public sale of polled cattle that has ever been 

 held— Other heeds— Fyvie Castle, TuUochaUum, Brucklay, 

 Fernyflatt, Bognie, Indego, Garline, &c., . . . 156 



CHAPTER X. 



EXISTING SCOTCH HERDS. 



The Royal Herd at Abergeldib Mains — Her Majesty the Queen 

 and the breed — Aberlour Mains — Alttre — Ardhuncaet — 

 Auchorachan — Baads— A remarkable show-yard herd — The 

 Sybils and Halts — Prince Albert of Baads 1336 the first-prize 

 Highland Society bull in 1879 and 1880 — Ballindalloch — 

 The premier herd of the time — Its antiquity — "The talk of the 

 country" since Mr M'Combie's earliest recollections — Sir John 

 Macpherson Grant's purchases at Tillyfour in 1850 — Improve- 

 ment of the herd under Sir George Macpherson Grant — Forty- 

 two first prizes, and twenty-four special prizes, cups, and medals, 

 gained in 1879 and 1880 — Sir George's principal purchases — The 

 sires used — Trojan 402, a son of the Paris cow Charlotte 203, 

 and half-brother of Pride of Aberdeen 581 — His influence on the 

 herd — Juryman 404, Judge 1150, and Justice 1462 — Young Vis- 

 count 736, the champion bull of his day — FamOies cultivated at 

 Ballindalloch — The Ericas, the JUts, the Sybils, the Nosegays, 

 the Coquettes, the Lady Fannys, and the Prides — Public and 

 private sales — Ballintomb— Ballunie — Balquhain Mains — 

 Benholm Castle — Blairshinnoch — Bridgend — Mr Auld's 

 experience in connection with the Tillyfour herd — Famous ani- 

 mals at Bridgend bred by Mr M'Combie — Pride of Aberdeen 9th 

 3253 the highest-price cow of the breed— Knight of the Shire 

 1699 — Mr Auld's aim to collect as many branches of Mr M'Com- 

 bie's Queen tribe as are obtainable— Burnshangie, . . 180 



