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CHAPTER X. 



EXISTING SCOTCH HEEDS. 



The Royal Herd at Abergeldie Mains — Her Majesty the Queen and 

 the breed — Aberlour Mains— Alttee — Ardhuncart — Auohora- 

 CHAN — 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 — Improvement 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 Viscount 736, the 

 champion bull of his day — Families cultivated at Ballindalloch — The 

 Ericas, the Jilts, the Sybils, the Nosegays, the Coquettes, the Lady 

 Fannys, and the Prides — Public and private sales — Ballintomb — 

 Ballunie— Balquhain Mains — Benholm Castle — Blairshinnooh 

 — Bridgend— Mr Auld's experience in connection with the Tillyfour 

 herd — Famous animals 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 — Buenshangie. 



We shall now furnish, with as much completeness as the 

 limits of our space will permit, a description of the exist- 

 ing herds of polled cattle in Scotland. In order to make 

 reference as easy as possible, we have, in alluding to the 

 herds, adopted the alphabetical arrangement. 



