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From Mrs Morison of Mountblairy, in December 1881, 

 were bought Flora of Mountblainy 4878, by Eoyal Hope 

 1207, of the Ballindalloch Sybil family; and Frisk 4417, 

 similarly bred. At Mr Bow's sale at Newton of Mount- 

 blairy, in May 1881, the following additions were made : — 

 Eosie of Newton 2307, by Andrew Lammie 3rd 1193, of the 

 Fyvie Flower family ; Milkmaid 3454, by Dr Livingstone 

 582, of the same strain ; and Verbena of Mountcoffer. At 

 the Aberdeen joint sale in 1881 Miss Eosa 3691, bred by 

 Colonel Ferguson of Pitfour, after Duke of Perth 357, and 

 from the Westertown Eose family, was bought ; Coquette 

 4th 3497, of the Ballindalloch Coquette family, was 

 bought at the Mountcoffer sale in 1881. Bella 3rd 4123, 

 by Major 3rd 662, was bought from Mr Leggat, Midtown ; 

 Lady Fancy, out of Annie 2nd of Morlich 4257, of the 

 Windsor branch of the Queen family, from Mr Leggat, 

 Pitfancy ; Halcyon 5012, of the Zara family, from Mr 

 Cowie, Easter Montbletton ; Beauty of Dyce, out of Beauty 

 of Kinnochtry 1884, of Kinnochtry blood, from Mr 

 Williamson, Standing Stones ; and Waterside Eose 2405, 

 from Mr Gibson, Bogside of Eden. Several of these cows 

 have gained prizes at local shows. The stock sire is 

 Editor 1460, bred at Ballindalloch, after the Paris bull 

 Judge 1150, and out of Edith 2973, of the Erica family. 

 He was used for some time in the herd at Ballindalloch. 

 As a yearling he was second at Elgin, and commended at 

 Dumfries ; as a two-year-old second at the Eoyal Northern 

 at Aberdeen, and highly commended at the Highland 

 Society's show at Perth. He has also been first in the 

 aged class at Elgin, Dufftown, Banff, and Turriff. Most of 

 the cows mentioned have produced calves, and the herd 

 numbers over forty head. This year Mr Strachan has 

 sold seven buU calves at an average of £31, three of 

 which have gone to America ; and four heifer calves for 

 £175, also to America. 



