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very large size, with a most perfect head, and splendid 

 quality. She was, however, always a little dipped in the 

 back, which prevented her from taking high honours in 

 the show-yard. She was a most valuable dairy cow, and 

 besides breeding Erica 843, had several other fine calves, 

 two of them having gone to Denmark. 



The next addition was made in 1857, by the purchase 

 of the cow Caroline of Kinnaird 562, and the heifer Thetis 

 568, from Mr Bowie, Mains of Kelly. The former was 

 rather an unfortunate cow, as her calves generally died. 

 She was, however, the dam of Columbia and Clarissa, 

 both Highland Society prize-winners. The prices were 

 between £60 and £70 for Caroline, and over £30 for 

 Thetis. In 1858, Lord Southesk bought the heifer Prin- 

 cess Philomel 269, from the late Mr Walker, Portlethen. 

 The price was 37 guineas, as it was thought doubtful if 

 she was in calf She was a very fine cow, and through 

 her daughter, Perdita 848, by Druid 225, is ancestress of 

 the celebrated Palmerstou 374. In the winter of the same 

 year. Lord Southesk bought from the late Mr Brown, 

 Westertown, the cow Irene 311, and the bull Windsor 221. 

 The price of the cow was £50, and that of the bull was 

 £150 in money and the bull-calf King Charles 236 (by 

 Druid 225, out of Kathleen 339), whose name appears in 

 many pedigrees. Windsor was a very fine bull, with 

 grand fore-end and back, and he left a great many good 

 stock, both at Westertown and Kinnaird. 



In 1859, at the sale of the late Mr Scott's (of Balwyllo) 

 cattle, the following were bought : Balwyllo Queen 445, price 

 about 50 guineas ; Topsy 447, price' over 40 guineas ; and 

 the heifer Eosebud 460, price about 70 guineas. At the 

 same sale the Honourable Charles Carnegie bought Keep- 

 sake 427 and Charlotte of Balwyllo 470 ; but as he relin- 

 quished his then intention of taking a farm, these animals 

 were added to the Kinnaird herd. Balwyllo Queen 445 

 was a very fine cow. She took prizes both at the Highland 



