310 EXISTING SCOTCH HERDS. 



at the Leocliel Cushnie show. This show, we may 

 remark, was organized in 1848, and the late Mr M'Combie 

 of Tillyfour manifested great interest in it. In 1872, Mr 

 Strachan sold the bull calf Black Prince of "Wester 

 Fowlis 619 to Mr M'Combie of Tillyfour for £50. He 

 was the best bull calf he ever bred, girthing 6 feet 2 

 inches when eleven months old. He gained the third 

 prize at the Highland Society's show at Stirling in 1873, 

 besides several other prizes, and is sire of the fine cow 

 Lilias of Tillyfour 1795. 



In 1871 was sold the heifer Balvenie 1700 to the Earl 

 of Fife, and she gained the third prize at Kelso in 1872. 

 Several other animals were sold at various times to Lord 

 Fife. In 1874 Mr Strachan sold the cows Isabella of 

 Felcourt 2327, Elleana 2328, and Lady of Wester 

 Fowlis 1955 to Mr Carter Wood, Felcourt, Sussex, at a long 

 price. In 1877 he purchased Waterside Dandy 2nd 2071 

 from Mr Wilken, Waterside, for £70. She gained the 

 second prize in a large class at Alford in 1876. Signet 

 2nd 3017 and her bull calf Prince Albert of Wester 

 Fowlis 1492, by Young Viscount 736, were acquired from 

 Mr Hannay, Gavenwood, and both frequently gained prizes 

 at the Alford and Leochel shows. Surplus pedigreed 

 females have been sold by private bargain. Bull calves 

 were sent to the Alford sales, and latterly to the Aberdeen 

 joint sale. Mr Strachan's highest price for these in 1881 

 was 33 guineas, and in 1882 34 guineas. In 1882 the 

 cow Matilda 2nd 3613 was sold to Her Majesty the Queen 

 at a long price. This cow was the best in the herd at that 

 time, and won first prizes at Leochel. In 1881 six heifers 

 were sold to Messrs Gudgell & Simpson, Kansas city, 

 U.S., for 30 guineas of an average, and two were sold to 

 Mr Bruce. In 1882 ten heifers were sold to Mr G. K 

 Henry, Kansas City, U.S., at an average of 30 guineas. 

 The cow Isabella 2nd 3857 was sold to Messrs Gudgell & 

 Simpson for £60. Three one-year-old heifers went to 



