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CHAPTER VI. 



NOTES ON SOME EAULY POLLED CATTLE. 



Inaccurate entries in vol. i. of ' Polled Herd Book ' — Statement ty the 

 late Mr Fullerton, Mains of Ardestie, on breeding of cow Black Meg 

 766, and bull Panmure 51 — Communication from Dr Simpson, Mary- 

 kirk, regarding sire of Panmure 51 — Mr Collier, Hatton, on tte breed- 

 ing of Panmure 51 — Errors in entries of Keillor cattle — Confusion as 

 to bulls Old Jock 1 and Grey-breasted Jock 2 — Account of the Keillor 

 Jocks — The Keillor cows Favourite and Beauty — Supplementary infor- 

 mation respecting the jiedigrees of the bulls Monarch 44 and the 

 Tillyfour Victors. 



Having traced the progress and improvement of the 

 polled breed, we might now proceed to notice the leading 

 herds. In order, however, to render the account of them in- 

 telligible, it is necessary to interpose some remarks regard- 

 ing a few of the early celebrated polled cattle whose pedigrees 

 have been inaccurately or imperfectly recorded in vol. i. of 

 the 'Herd Book.' In stating the unquestionable fact that the 

 ' Herd Book' entries of several of the animals that were most 

 employed to effect the early improvement of the breed are 

 in a state of confusion, we have not the slightest intention 

 of reflecting on the way in which Mr Eavenscroft per- 

 formed the duties of editor of vol. i. There is evidence 

 that he discharged his work with care, and that he put 

 himself to a good deal of trouble in endeavouring to secure 

 accuracy. We believe the errors have been caused in great 

 measure by the untoward circumstances that attended the 



