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CHAPTEE IX. 



EXTINCT HEEDS — CONCLUDED. 



(1) The Balwyllo herd : Its characteristics — The Princess, Isabella, Vic- 

 toria, Keepsake, Annie Laurie, Emily, and other families — (2) The 

 Mulben herd: Origin and progress— Sires used by Mr Paterson. — 

 (3) The Castle Fraser herd : Position in show-yard — Breeding of bulls 

 used— Sale in 1870.— (4) The Aboyne Castle herd: The Marquis of 

 Huntly's services to the breed, and their recognition — Sketch of ani- 

 mals composing the herd— Madge of Portlethen 1217. — (5) The Duff 

 House herd : Notes regarding chief animals — Their wonderful success 

 in exhibition. — (6) The Balquharn herd : Mr Adamson's aim in breed- 

 ing — Dispersion in 1881 the best public sale of polled cattle that has 

 ever been held. — (7) Other herds: Fyvie Castle, Tullochallum, Bruck- 

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



Balwyllo. 



Among the early Forfarshire herds, that at Balwyllo occu- 

 pied a high place, and its blood still circulates in many 

 famous stocks. We are indebted to the Honourable Charles 

 Carnegie for the following account of the herd : The 

 late Mr Eobert Scott of Balwyllo, who died somewhere 

 about 1846 (I am not sure of the precise date), had a herd 

 of polled cattle that was well known in my boyhood. 

 After his death the herd was carried on by his son, also 

 Eobert Scott, who took a great interest in it, and was very 

 successful in the show-yard. After his early death his 

 mother continued to manage the farm of which, in 1863, 

 she herself took the lease. At this date the whole of 

 the stock was brought to the hammer, but Mrs Scott 



