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£1874, an average of over £81. Twelve of these were 

 bulls, and they averaged over £50. 



In order to fully appreciate the excellence of the Ballin- 

 dalloch herd, one has to see the animals gathered together 

 at their picturesque home, the Warlaby of the polled breed. 

 It is a treat that no admirer of cattle will ever forget to 

 inspect this large herd and trace the family character 

 running through every group. Polled breeders are proud 

 of Ballindalloch, and hope that the herd there may long 

 occupy the pre-eminent position to which the exertions of 

 Sir George Macphersou Grant and his ancestors have 

 brought it. When we obtained our information regarding 

 the herd in May 1882, it was composed of over one hundred 

 animals, with several cows still to calve. There were 32 

 Ericas, 24 females and 8 males ; 14 Prides, 10 females 

 and 4 males ; 9 Jilts, 6 females and 3 males ; 1 Sybil ; 2 

 Miss Burgesses ; 16 Lady Fannys ; 3 Nosegays ; 5 Wester- 

 town Eoses ; 2 Montbletton Mayflowers ; 5 Eothiemay 

 Georginas; with members of other families. 



Ballintomb. 



Captain Mann, Ballintomb, Grantown, owns a large herd 

 which was commenced in 1875 by the purchase of the 

 cows Corskie 31st B. 1278, bred at Bognie, and Bell of 

 Biallid 2099, bred at Burnside, with her heifer calf Baby 

 2316, and the bull Brux 947, bred by Mr Walker, West- 

 side of Brux, Aberdeenshire. There have been added 

 since — Queen Mary 8th 3457, and Queen Mary 13th 3458 

 of the Mulben Mayflower family ; Tabby 3077 from Tul- 

 lochallum, with two crosses by Queen sires ; Ada 3591, 

 also from TuUochallum, but of Easter TuUoch blood ; 

 Madame Loftus 2231, grand-daughter of the Pride cow 

 Regina 1179, bought at the Piothiemay sale in 1878 for 59 

 guineas ; Daphne 2992, of the Eothiemay Miss Morrison 

 famii}', bought at Ballindalloch in 1879 ; Coquette 9th 



