The breeding of Beauty 2nd will be seen from the annexed:

BEAUTY OF
TILLYFOUR 2nd 1180.

Miss Watson 987 was purchased by Mr M'Combie of Easter Skene, and several fine animals are descended from her. Jilt 973 was acquired by Sir George Macpherson Grant, and became the foundress of an excellent family, the most distinguished members having been Juryman 404, Judge 1150, and Justice 1462. Ruth 1169, before leaving Tilly four, bred Madge of Portlethen 1217, the progenitrix of the Marquis of Huntly's well-known Madge family, and Ruth 2nd 1783, bought by Mr Barclay, Strocherie. In 1874 Ruth 1169 was sold to Mr Anderson, Wellhouse, Alford, and has produced some excellent stock there. It is a notable circumstance that these animals have all lived to extraordinary ages. Jilt 973 and Miss Watson continued breeding until they were sixteen years old; Ruth is still alive and breeding regularly, although eighteen years old; and Madge was sold for 100 guineas when over ten years old.

Kinnaird Fannys.

This family is valuable not only on account of the individual merit of its members, but also because by it is preserved one of the oldest and finest Kinnaird tribes. It is perhaps the case that it represents the earliest polled strain of which records exist. The first animal of the family registered in the 'Herd Book' was Old Lady Ann 743, and there is evidence that she was calved about 1820, four years prior to the birth of Old Grannie 1. The family is represented by two branches, thus:

Old Lady Ann 743.

Old Bell 98.

Smutella 329.

Fanny of Kinnaird 330.

Flora of Portlethen 244, Formosa 186.

Flora of Portlethen 244 was sold to Mr Walker, Portlethen; and Formosa 186 was sold to Mr Scott of Easter Tulloch. The following shows the composition of the Fanny pedigree :

Old Lady Ann 743, we may here remark, is also represented by the Lavender family at Melville, Lavender of Kinnaird 1007 having been her great-grand-daughter, and also by the Rebecca family at Easter Tulloch.

Drumin and Mains of Kelly Lucys.

The Lucy family, although now best known in connection with the Drumin and Mains of Kelly herds, is descended from one of the oldest tribes at Portlethen. They are of the same strain as the bull Raglan 208, for whom Mr Walker, Portlethen, refused an offer of £230 from the Emperor Napoleon in 1856. The following exhibits the composition of the pedigree :

The wonderful show-yard success of those two families is commented on in the notice of Mr Reid's herd at Baads. The striking fact about the breeding of Mr Reid's cattle is that Sybil 1st of Tillyfour 3524, and Halt 3525 (out of Kate 1947, the dam of Prince Albert of Baads 1336), were respectively after a son and out of a daughter of President 4th 368. Isla 1965, another famous Baads cow, was a full sister of Sybil 1st 3524. We need not here repeat the statements made in the account of the Baads herd as to the prizes won by these cattle, or the high prices members of the Sybil and Kate families have realized in the public sale rings. In both respects they have established for themselves a position in the front rank of polled stock. There will, of course, be some regret that the recorded pedigree is so brief; but it must be remembered that several excellent and fashionable families of other breeds have sprung into repute with quite as

short a registry. An inspection of the animals belonging to the two Baads families-their remarkable family likeness, their true polled character, and their uniform excellence, -must have the effect of liberalizing opinion and supplying a rebuke to those who may be inclined to maintain that meritorious specimens of the breed can be produced from only two or three lines.

Other Ballindalloch Families.

The most distinguished families associated with the Ballindalloch herd are the Ericas and Jilts, to which reference has previously been made. Sir George Macpherson Grant has, however, succeeded in rearing many animals of other strains that have attained no little celebrity. The cow Sybil 974, bred by Mr Shaw, Bogfern, and purchased from Colonel Fraser of Castle Fraser, had earned renown before she went to Ballindalloch. She produced there some good stock, although none of them have yet equalled the old matron's fame. The Coquette family represents the old Ballindalloch stock, the dam of Coquette 1417 having been bred by the late Sir John Macpherson Grant. Crossed with the celebrated sires at Ballindalloch, it has produced good animals. Ballindalloch is also preserved the Balwyllo Keepsake family, tracing from a somewhat famous cow, Keepsake 427, by President 205, bred at Balwyllo. The Lady Fanny family had its origin in Grannie 131, bred by Mr. Grant, Carnousie, the first of the sort that went to Ballindalloch being Young Mary 527, bred in 1852 by Mr Grant of Carron. This animal produced Lady Fanny 971, by King Charles 236. The Miss Burgess family, which has supplied two first-prize cows at Highland Society's shows-Bertha 980, and Maid of Aven 2995-springs from Miss Burgess 1198, by King Charles 236, this animal's dam having been bred by Mr Burgess, Slack of

At

Ballindalloch. The Nosegay family is another old Ballindalloch variety tracing from Nettle by Craigo 260. It is specially noted for its milking properties.

Portlethen Families.

In addition to the Lucys and Fannys, several other families have been successfully reared by Mr Walker, Portlethen. The Ida family traces from Ida 651, by Fortitude 28, of the Kinnaird Fanny family, Ida's dam having been Inchmarlo Maggie 301, bred by Mr Patrick Davidson of Inchmarlo. The Julia family had its origin in Jean 264, bred by Mr William Ruxton, Farnell, and after the Keillor bull Adam 39. The Lively family springs from Lively 256, bred by Mr Fullerton, Ardovie, and after Earl o' Buchan 57. The Mayflower family, now chiefly at Easter Tulloch, is descended from one of the oldest Portlethen strains, the first registered member of which was Old Maggie 681. Bamba 1200, fourth in descent from Old Maggie, went to Easter Tulloch, and bred, among other good animals, Mayflower of Easter Tulloch 3519. The Miss Scott family is another of the old Portlethen sorts, tracing from Miss Scott 679. The Nightingale family was founded by Nightingale 262, bred by Sir A. Burnett, out of Mary of Wester Fintray 21, and after Strathmore 5, bred at Keillor. The Pansy or Panmure family came from a cow Panmure 278, by Old Jock 1, bred by Mr Watson, Keillor. A branch of the Balwyllo Victoria family has also been preserved at Portlethen through Alice Maud 724, a great-grand-daughter of Mr Scott's Victoria 45.

Montbletton Families.

The best-known family at Montbletton is the Mayflower. Lady Craigo 99 was bought from Captain