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Abbess 5th 4956, and Faithful 3rd 4957 ; and in January 

 1882 he purchased Brunette 3rd, out of Brunette 2278, and 

 Miss Carnegie, out of Miss Carnegie 4th 4090. Eosebery 

 out of Eose of Boghead 1437 was sold to go to AVales ; 

 Abbot 2nd out of Abbess 3rd 3616 was sold to Mr S. Beat- 

 tie, to go to America ; Victoria Seraphina out of Victoria 

 8th 3615, Milkmaid 4766, Milkmaid 3rd, and Miss Mary 

 out of Mary 2033, were sold to Mr Wilken, Waterside— 

 the two first to go to America. Milkmaid 3rd went to 

 New Zealand ; Isabella of Morlich and Emerald were 

 sold to Messrs Galbraith Brothers, Janesville, Wiscon- 

 sin, America ; and Viceroy 3rd was sold to Mr Thomson, 

 America. 



The herd has taken a fair position in the show-yard, 

 although no animals are forced for exhibition. They have 

 been shown mostly at the Inverurie, Insch, and Turriff 

 shows, the bull Serapis having, besides prizes at the High- 

 land Society's shows, won numerous local honours. 



Benholm Castle. 



Mr William Smith's herd was commenced at Stone o' 

 Morphie, Montrose, in 1876. Mr Smith bought, at Lord 

 Airlie's sale at Cortachy that year, the cow Bessie 1442, at 

 £52, 10s. She was then in calf to Belus 749. The calf 

 Avas a bull. Bessie has had other four bull-calves, and 

 all the five have been prize-takers. Having missed calf in 

 1880, Bessie was sold fat. The same year Mr Smith pur- 

 chased Eose of Guynd 2nd 2599, at £38, 17s., from Mr 

 Bowie, Mains of Kelly. She was in calf to Gainsborough 

 3rd 598; and the calf was Gay Lass 3511, sold to 

 the Earl of Airlie, when one year old, for £60. Mr Smith 

 also sold the dam, with heifer-calf one month old, to Lord 

 Airlie, at £50. The calf was Griselda 3877, sold at Lord 

 Airlie's sale for £73, 10s. — the highest price realised at the 

 sale. The same year there was bought from Mr Scott, Easter 



