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The Lovely tribe descends from the two cows Lovely 6th and 

 Lovely 8th, each sired by Bosquet (14 183). These two descend 

 from the cow Marion, by Anthony (1640), of English breeding, 

 brought to Scotland by Hay of Shethin. Scotland's Pride (25 100)^ 

 one of the great sires at Sittyton, was a son of Lovely 8th. 



The Mimulus tribe takes its name from a red cow, Mimulus, 

 by Champion of England (17526). She traced back through 

 several generations, it is supposed to stock of Robertson of 

 Ladykirk. Mimulus was sold to John Dryden of Canada, but 

 she left a son. Royal Duke of Gloster (29864) at Sittyton, that 

 proved one of the great sires of the breed. Mimulus was also 

 the dam of Barmpton Hero (58813), calved in the Dryden herd 

 and one of the noted American-bred sires. This family did not 

 have a large representation in the herd at Sittyton and finally 

 disappeared entirely. 



The Nonpareil tribe descends from a cow named Nonpareil in 

 the herd of Mr. Cartwright of Lincolnshire, England. In 1844 

 Mr. Cruickshank purchased a cow called Nonpareil 3d, by Young 

 Frederick (383.6), and she became the Sittyton foundress of this 

 tribe, producing some excellent progeny. This tribe seemed to 

 run to bulls, and finally about 1864 it became nearly extinct. 

 Later an effort was made to reestablish it in the herd, but with- 

 out much success. 



The Orange Blossom, or Fancy, tribe had its start in a cow named 

 Fancy, by Billy (3 151), bought in 1874 from John Hutcheson of 

 Monyruy. A daughter of Fancy named Edith Fairfax, by Sir 

 Thomas Fairfax (5 196), was an unusual producer, and from one of 

 her daughters, Queen of Scotland, by Matadore (i 1800), came the 

 original Orange Blossom. She was the dam of William of Orange 

 (50694), perhaps the best-known sire in the herd of William Marr 

 at Uppermill. The bull Gay Monarch (9241 1), owned by Rob- 

 bins & Sons of Indiana, a successful show bull and sire, was by 

 William of Orange. 



The Secret tribe at Sittyton secured its foothold there through 

 the purchase in 1855 of the cow Sympathy, by Duke of Athol 

 (10150). She dropped a heifer named Sunrise. From these two 

 cows the Cruickshank Secrets descend. This was an excellent and 



prolific family. One of the best of the Secret cows is said to have 

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