820 EXISTING SCOTCH HERDS. 



of a group she gained the prize for best family group at the 

 Eoyal Northern show. Bulls have been introduced from 

 Clova, Easter Tulloch, etc. 



Midtown. — Mr Leggat has laid the foundation of a herd 

 here by purchases at Mr Bruce's sale at Keig in 1880, and 

 at Gavenwood in 1881. 



MilUiill. — For many years Mr George Bruce kept good 

 polled cattle at Wealthiton, Keig. The herd increased 

 until it numbered about thirty head in 1877. In October 

 1878 a fire occurred at the farm, and twenty-six valuable 

 breeding cattle were destroyed. These comprised first- 

 prize heifers at the Udny, Alford, and Garioch shows, and 

 eight bull calves. Mr Bruce's greatest success in the 

 showyard was gained in 1878, when he received the first 

 prize and gold medal for cows at the Paris Exhibition, 

 with Bella Mary 1503, of the Castle Eraser Blanche family. 

 On leaving Wealthiton, Keig, in 1880, Mr. Bruce sold the 

 few remaining polled cattle he had, four cows averaging 

 £33, and five yearlings £23. He has now eight or ten 

 pure polls, which are kept on the farm of Millhill, Tully- 

 nessle. 



Mill of Wester Coull. — Mr John Anderson has at this 

 farm a few good polled cattle. Eemales have been acquired 

 from the Confunderland, Earnside, Bovaglie, and Bogfern 

 stocks. A cow named Frogneb 2468, bred by Mr Shaw, 

 Bogfern, traces to the Keillor herd, and she has bred 

 extremely well The sire recently in use has been 

 Aggressor 1241, bred by Mr Hannay, Gavenwood, after 

 the celebrated Young Viscount 736, and out of Duchess 

 8th 1912, of the Duchess branch of the Queen tribe. 



Milton of Kemnay. — Mr H. D. M'Combie maintains here 

 the descendants of the Cairnballoch stock. Eemales have 

 also been added from Wester Fowlis and Tillyfour, the 

 Queen cow Cream 1269 having been introduced from the 

 latter herd. The bulls have been got at Tillyfour, Morlich, 

 Tillychetly, Wester Eowlis, etc. 



