220 EXISTING SCOTCH HERDS. 



local and county shows, while several national honours 

 have been won. At Aberdeen, in 1868, Mr Skinner was 

 first for two-year-old heifers ; at Edinburgh, in 1869, third 

 with Beauty 959 ; at Dumfries, in 1870, first and third 

 for yearling heifers with Heather Bell 962 and Catherine 

 961, and third for cows with Beauty 959 ; at Inverness, 

 in 1874, third for two-year-old heifers with Sweetheart 

 1689 ; at Aberdeen, in 1876, first for heifer calves with 

 Gaiety 2219; at Edinburgh, in 1877, first for yearling 

 heifers with Sunshine 2nd 3333, who was also first as a 

 two-year-old at Dumfries in 1878, second as a cow at 

 Perth in 1879, third at Carlisle and fourth at Kelso in 

 1880, and fourth at Dumfries in 1881. The Lucys and 

 Beautys are the favourite families in the herd. Some fine 

 stock are also descended from the Heather Bell family, 

 notably the group of Patiences -at Gavenwood. Pavilion 

 3772, a member of this family, was one of the most per- 

 fect heifers of the breed ever seen. 



Mr Skinner has held two public sales. The sale in 

 1873 was the best of the kind held up to that date. Cows 

 averaged £43, 13s., two-year-old heifers £44, 10s., yearling 

 heifers £34, 13s., heifer calves £26, 17s., bull calves £27. 

 At the sale in 1876, cows averaged £49, 10s. 6d., two-year- 

 old heifers £45, 10s., one-year-old heifers £35, 19s. 3d., 

 bull calves £36, 2s. 4d., heifer calves £24, 3s. Mr Skinner 

 had a very fair share of the American trade last spring. 

 The herd was never in better condition than at present, 

 and comprises about 50 head, old and young. 



Earnside. 



This herd, belonging to Mr James Mackessack, was 

 founded about twenty-six years ago by purchases from 

 Mr Eobertson, Burnside, Ballindalloch. These early 

 animals were not registered, but they are still, represent- 

 ed. Mr Mackessack, in 1871, bought from Mr Paterson, 



