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brought an average of 96/. 8s. Id., and three " Sibyls" 116Z. 4s. 
each. 
IV. — The General System of Management. 
It would have been interesting as well as useful to have 
presented a brief sketch of each of the leading herds. The 
limits of this paper, however, will not permit of that being 
given. It must suffice to simply enumerate the principal herds. 
The chief herds in England are those owned by Major Godman, 
of Great Smeaton, Yorkshire, Mr. Loder, M.P., Whittlebury, 
and Mr. W. B. Greenfield, of Beechwood Park, Dunstaple, 
all established in 1880 with very good blood. In Ireland there 
are two or three small herds ; and I shall be surprised if 
the breed does not, before many years have passed, become as 
popular in the Emerald Isle as it is in its native land. Almost 
the only herd in the south of Scotland is that which Mr. T. 
L. Melville Cartwright, of Ladybank, Fifeshire, has carried on 
with much success for many years. In the Howe of Strathmore 
there are many large and valuable herds ; and among the more 
important of these I may mention those belonging to Mr. T. 
Ferguson, Kinnochtry ; Lord Strathmore, Glamis Cattle ; Lord 
Airlie, Cortachy Castle ; Lord Southesk, Kinnaird Castle ; Mr. 
Whyte, Spott ; Mr. Bowie, Mains of Kelly ; Mr. Thomas Smith, 
Powrie ; Mr. Ferguson, Balunie ; and Mr. William Smith, Stone 
O'Morphie. Then in Kincardineshire excellent herds are main- 
tained by Sir Thomas Gladstone, Bart., of Fasque ; Col. Mclnroy, 
The Burn ; Mr. Scott, of Easter Tulloch ; Mr. Pearson, of John- 
stone Lodge ; Mr. F. G. F. Grant, of Ecclesgreig ; and Mr. R. B. 
Walker, Portlethen Mains. The great bulk of the race is to 
be found in Aberdeenshire, where the herds are both numerous 
and of very high general merit. Those specially deserving of 
mention are owned by the Marquis of Huntly, Aboyne Castle ; 
Mr. William McCombie, of Easter Skene ; Mr. R. C. Auld, 
Bridgend ; Mr. Anderson, Wellhouse ; Mr. Reid, Baads ; Mr. 
James Reid, Greystone ; Lord Aberdeen, Haddo House ; Mr. 
Hamilton, of Skene ; Mr. Stephen, Conglass ; Mr. Argo, Caird- 
seat ; Mr. Craighead, Thomaston ; Mr. Walker, Arduncart ; 
Mr. Walker, Westside of Brux ; Mr. James Farquharson, East- 
town, Tarland ; Mr. George Barclay, Yonderton ; Mr. James 
Strachan, Wester Fowlis ; Mr. C. McCombie, Tillychetly ; Col. 
Ferguson, of Pitfour ; Mr. Bean, Balquharn Mains ; Mr. James 
Manson, Oakhill ; Colonel Gordon, of Fyvie ; Mr. James 
Fowlie, Brucehill ; and Mr. R. F. O. Farquharson, of Haughton. 
In Banffshire there are several celebrated herds, chief among 
which are those owned by Sir George Macpherson Grant, Bart., 
of Ballindalloch, M.P, ; Mr. Hannay, of Gavenwood ; Mr. 
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