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anything but polled stock. The cow was named Eosy of 

 Upper Boyndlie, but she is not entered in the ' Herd 

 Book,' although she was purely bred, and descended from 

 the Fyvie Castle herd. Most of her calves have been 

 registered. Mr Fowlie has sold five bulls and a heifer 

 i'rom her, and has kept two bulls and a heifer. The first 

 registered bull used was The Laird 1296, bred at Fyvie 

 Castle, and bought for £50. He gained Colonel Ferguson's 

 cup at the Buchan Agricultural Society's show in 1876. 

 The next sire was General 1297, by The Laird, and out of 

 Rosy of Upper Boyndlie. He also gained the cup at the 

 Buchan show as a yearling in 1877, and -w^as sold to Mr 

 Morrison, Phingask, Fraserburgh. He afterwards passed 

 into the hands of Mr Mackessack, Earnside, to whom he 

 gained a number of prizes in Moray and Nairn shires. 

 The next buUs used were Eeformer 1275, bred at Fyvie ; 

 Hector 1713, bred by Mr Fowlie ; and Prince Albert 4th 

 1673, bred at Baads. The last named, now in service, is 

 leaving very good stock. Mr Fowlie sold two heifers last 

 year to Mr Findlay, Peterhead, for exportation to America. 



Aytffwn. — Mr Carnegie, Aytoun, Newburgh-on-Tay, 

 started a herd by purchases at the MelviUe sale, the animals 

 selected being of the Mina, Bracelet and Westertown Eose 

 families. 



Balfiuig. — Mr Alexander Adam's herd here comprises 

 representatives of the Auchlossan, Brucklay and Lumgair 

 stocks, to which the Mains of Kelly bull Victor of Kelly 

 3rd 854 has been used. The herd took a very creditable 

 position at the show of the Vale of Alford Agricultural 

 Society in 1881. 



Balgreen. — Polled cattle have long been reared at Bal- 

 green, King Edward, by Mr Mitchell and his father. Few 

 additions have been made to the herd. Among these, 

 however, may be noted two cows from Castle Eraser — 

 Georgina 2447, and her daughter Delta 2448 ; the cow 

 Barbara 2nd 989, from Easter Skene in 1871 ; Daudy 2nd 



