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though they might not give so much just after calving. 

 All the members of the tribe at Kinnaird were also very 

 docile. This family is now represented by three strains : 

 one through Flora of Portlethen 244, one through Formosa 

 186 (inadvertently entered in vol. i. of ' Herd Book ' 

 among bulls) — both descendants of Fanny of Kinnaird 330 

 — and one through Lavender 1007, a grand-daughter of 

 Lady Anne 97. 



The Sarah 140 tribe is extinct, except in the male line, 

 the bulls Kinnaird 224 and Mariner 148 of that tribe 

 having, however, left a good many noteworthy animals. 



The Beauty 96 tribe is probably extinct, as the Erica 

 family is descended from another Beauty, as must also be 

 the son of Beauty 96, given in some pedigrees. Beauty 

 96 had only one calf, and that a heifer, Mona 325. 



Sir James Carnegie died in 1849, and was succeeded by 

 his son Sir James, now Earl of Southesk. ISTo addition 

 was made to the herd till 1851, in which year were pur- 

 chased the bull Baluamoon 36 from the late David 

 Carnegie Arbuthnott, and the heifers Charlotte (not 

 entered in ' Herd Book ') and Dora 333 from Mr Euxton, 

 Farnell. These heifers were both bred by Mr Watson, 

 Keillor, and the latter was the foundress of what was 

 generally considered the best family in the Kinnaird herd. 

 So little, however, were fancy stock prized in those days, 

 that Dora was (being supposed a doubtful breeder) bought 

 for £19, 5s. She gained many prizes, and Lord Southesk 

 was offered 100 guineas for her at the great show at Paris, 

 where she took the second prize. In 1852 was bought 

 from the Crathes herd Kate 12, together with her heifer 

 calf, Kathleen 339, by Strathmore 5. Kate 12 was bred 

 by the late Mr M'Combie of Tillyfour. A more import- 

 ant purchase, however, took place at the Highland Society's 

 show at Perth that same year — namely, that of the bull 

 Cup-Bearer 59, from Mr Bowie, Mains of Kelly. Cup- 

 Bearer was then two years old, and had won the first 



