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averaged about £100 a head. Mr Eedfield exhibited 

 stock in 1881 at the Chicago Fair, the Illinois State Fair, 

 and the St Louis Fair, where he had much success, winning 

 in all about £200 in prizes. The cow Princess 8th 3298, 

 and the bull Manrico 1900, were particularly successful. 

 Mr Eedfield gained the first premiums for young herds at 

 Chicago and St Louis with Princess 12th, Mountain Mist, 

 Maid of the Mist, Favourite 12th, and Princess A. Mr. 

 Eedfield states that " the prospects are that the climate of 

 America will suit the polled Aberdeen or Angus cattle 

 perfectly. I hear favourable reports on this point from 

 all parts and extremes of the States and territories. I 

 believe they have constitutions of iron, so to speak, and 

 will stand very hard usage. The rough winter voyage on 

 deck of the steamer which my last lot, little more than 

 calves, endured without injury, was a severe test." 



Mr A. B. Matthews, Kansas City, formed a herd within 

 the last two years by purchases in Canada and Michigan. 

 These were chiefly Galloways ; but some Aberdeen or 

 Angus were also obtained, among them being Deeside 

 Lass, a daughter of Leochel Lass 6th 2096, bred at 

 Haughton. In the spring of this year, Mr Matthews 

 visited the North of Scotland, and selected an excellent 

 lot of 55 head, comprising 33 females and 22 males. 

 Among them were Bella 3rd of Greystone 4740, after 

 Major 3rd 662, from Mr Eeid, Greystone, and full sister to 

 Bella 2nd, sold to go to New Zealand for 200 guineas ; 

 Miss Fyfe 3rd 4841, after the champion bull Prince 

 Albert of Baads 1336, from Mr Anderson, Daugh, Tar- 

 land ; Waterside Juliet, bred at Easter Skene, after Paris 

 1473, the first-prize bull at the Paris Exhibition in 1878, 

 and out of Juliet of Easter Skene 3808 ; a two-year-old 

 heifer Eay, after Fyvie 737, and out of Eompie 2298, bred 

 by Mr Smith, Burnshangie. From Mr Emslie, Keir, Bel- 

 helvie, were bought Cherry Princess 4930, of the Kin- 

 nochtry Emily family ; and Keir, descended from Lady 



