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years quite healthy and vigorous. Afterwards came Lord 

 Macduff 678, calved in 1872, and Young Palmerstou 982, 

 calved in 1873, from Lord Fife. They did not give Mr 

 Ferguson satisfaction, and, as already stated, he has disposed 

 of most of their offspring. 



In 1874, Shah 680, of the Pride tribe, joined the 

 herd. He left some excellent stock, and Mr Ferguson 

 has seven or eight five-year-old cows by him that are 

 of very high merit. Shah gained the first prize at 

 the show of the Eoyal Northern Agricultural Society in 

 1873, first prize and silver cup as the best bull in they ard 

 at the Stormont Union Agricultural Society's show in 1877, 

 first prize in the class of aged bulls at. the Highland 

 Society's show at Dumfries in 1878, and the gold medal 

 in the class of extra stock at the Highland Society's show 

 at Perth in 1879. After him was used Prince of the 

 Realm 1695, got by Shah, and the sixteenth calf produced 

 by Princess of Kinnochtry 914. He is a fine server and as 

 good a getter as Mr Ferguson ever had. Prince of the 

 Eealm was the first prize yearling at the Stormont Union 

 Society's show at Meiklour in 1879, the first-prize two- 

 year-old at the Highland Society's show at Kelso in 1880, 

 the second-prize aged bull at the Highland Society's show 

 at Stirling in 1881, and the same year he won the first 

 prize in his class and silver cup as best bull in the yard at 

 the Stormont Union Society's show at Alyth. Mr Fer- 

 guson also used Baron Balgersho 1696, previous to selling 

 him to Mr J. J. Eodgers, Angus Farm, Illinois, U.S.A., in 

 1881. The bulls chiefly used at Kinnochtey during the past 

 season were Prince of the Eealm and his son Baron 

 Wharncliffe, the latter out of Mary of Kinnochtry 1770, of 

 the Baroness tribe. 



After the foregoing minute account of the materials on 

 which the Kinnochtry herd is based, we need scarcely point 

 out that its striking feature is the large representation of 

 Keillor blood which it contains. When Mr Ferguson 



