312 EXISTING SCOTCH HERDS. 



steered, and when twenty-two months old brought £32. 

 Her next bull calf was very successful at the Formartine 

 show, and was a good stock getter. Fern 2nd 4136, by 

 Colonel Gordon 3rd 1602, has had several calves, one 

 of them having been sold to Sir Thomas Gladstone for 32 

 guineas. Bess of Burnside 3776 was bought at the Tilly- 

 four sale in 1880. 



Auchindellan. — Mr John Stewart, manager to Sir 

 George Macpherson Grant of Ballindalloch, Bart., M.P., 

 began a herd at Auchindellan, Clatt, little more than a 

 year ago. The herd now numbers thirty head, being made 

 up of an Erica — a one-year-old out of Esther of Aberlour 

 4843, by Souter Johnny 1615 ; Nosegay 12th 4582 ; 

 three of the Ballindalloch Miss Burgess family ; Young 

 Nora 3317, of the Drumin Lucy family, and five of her 

 descendants ; Maid of Orleans 2nd 1177, Gaiety 4th, out 

 of Mr Skinner's Lucy cow Gaiety 2219 ; Lizzie of Fyvie 

 2nd 4683 and her heifer calf, by the Erica sire Etonian 

 1658. The latest addition to the herd was the Pride cow 

 Lilias of Tillyfour 1795, the dam of the famous bulls 

 Challenger, Black "Watch, and Proud Viscount. The bulls 

 in use are Kaiser 1253 and Viscouut Loftus — two good 

 specimens of the Pride family. 



Auchlin. — On entering the farm of Auchlin, King 

 Edward, Mr James Smith took over at valuation the 

 polled stock belonging to his predecessor, Mr John 

 Morrison. They were mostly descended from the old 

 Mains of Hatton herd. A number of them were disposed 

 of to Mr Hannay, Gavenwood. To the remainder Mr 

 Smith used the bull Black Standard 1541, after St. Clair 

 1160, and out of Blackbird of Corskie 1704, of the Mont- 

 bletton Mayflower family. Several animals have been 

 sold for exportation. 



Auchmaliddy. — Mr James Fowlie, Auchmaliddy, New 

 Deer, commenced farming in 1870, and bought a bull and 

 cow from his father at Upper Eoyndlie, who never bred 



