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got by Shah 680, and died after calving in 1880. Emily 

 6th 3299, of the Kinnochtry Emily branch of the Keillor 

 Old Grannie tribe, was bought from Mr Thomas Ferguson. 

 The bulls used were the celebrated Pride sire Shah 680, 

 and the Princess sire Prince of the Eealm 1695 at Kin- 

 nochtry. In 1880, Lictor 1698, bred at Aboyne, after 

 Warrior 1291 and out of Letty 2373, of the Castle Eraser 

 Lively family, was used. 



Balquhain Mains. 



Mr George Bean, on entering the farm of Balquhain 

 Mains in 1874, began to collect a herd of polled cattle. 

 He bought a cow and two two-year-old heifers at the sale 

 at Dandaleith in May of that year, aud a two-year-old 

 heifer from Mr Bean, Netherthird — viz., Priscilla, a grand- 

 daughter of Lord Southesk's cow Perdita 848. In August 

 1875 Mr Bean purchased Newton 1387, second-prize bull 

 at the Strathbogie Farmers' Club show in 1875, and in 

 October of that year he bought the bull Tollo 1547 from 

 Mr Morrison, Tollo. From Mr Scott, Easter TuUoch, the 

 cow Crathes 4th was bought in 1876, and the same year 

 were added Lovinia 2nd 1924, from Mulben and Breeze 

 1841, from Mr Bean, Newton. In 1877, Eosavilla by 

 Maccallum-More 722, bred by Mr Paterson, Mulben, was 

 secured. The chief animals added since have been : Eose 

 of Boghead 1437, from Mr M'Knight, Boghead; Ella of 

 Tillyfour 1800, from Mr TurnbuU, Smithston ; Victoria 8th 

 3615, of the Victoria branch of the Queen tribe, from Mr 

 Farquharson, East-town ; Meg o' the Mill 1480, from Mr 

 Hannay, Gavenwood ; Nightingale 4th 3617, of Easter 

 Tulloch blood, from Mr Strachan, Inverebrie ; Mary of 

 Westside 2033 and Faithful 879, the latter of the Kinnaird 

 Fanny tribe, at the Aberdeen Joint Sale in 1877 ; Abbess 

 3rd 3616, of Easter Tulloch blood, from Mr Turnbull, Smith- 

 ston; Catherine 2nd 2210, of Drumin blood, from Mr 



