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The first
Stock Bull to be purchased was EVIDENCE OF WYCH
CROSS whose parentage were both Double
Royal Show & Royal Highland Show Champions. He was a son of
NEWHOUSE JEWLIAN ERIC and out of ERISIUM OF
WYCH CROSS. He left many correct cattle including
EDWIN ENDER OF IDVIES, 2400gns sold for
export to Argentina
and ENCHANTER OF IDVIES, 2600gns sold to
CANDACRAIG
He was
followed by EMPEROR OF TANGIER
who left a tremendous impact on the herd. A son
of NEWHOUSE JEWROR ERIC
and out of EXTRA
OF THORN he sired many prize winners
including:
JINNY ERICA OF IDVIES Female Champion Perth
Bull Sales 1967 sold for export to Italy.
JINETTE ERICA OF IDVIES
sold for export to
Argentina,
ETHIC OF IDVIES
sold for export to
New Zealand.
In the
interim period bulls were purchased from leading herds including
ENDOWMENT OF BUCHAAM,
Reserve
Senior Champion 1969 (Sire of ETHMARCH OF IDVIES
sold for export to New Zealand), ELVIS OF BALAVIL,
NEWHOUSE PROGRESSOR, GENEX OF CAVAN, EMVISOR OF HAYMOUNT, PHOENIX OF EAST
NEVAY, EUSTACE OF HURDCOTT.
In more
recent times EMIL OF STRATHBURN
was purchased for 4000gns, a son of DOUBLE A
WILLIE BOY he stood 2nd in his class.
This proved to be a good investment as daughters have bred extremely well to
different bulls selling a top price of 4800gns to Ireland. Most
daughters of the STRATHBURN BULL were
retained.
At the
Perth Spring Bull Sales 1992, A second prize winner from the MONKWOOD HERD
was purchased for 3000gns. EDWARD OF MONKWOOD
was brought into the herd mainly for his natural fleshing abilities
and outstanding pedigree which traces back to
NEWHOUSE EDWINA 106th by
NEWHOUSE JEWRIC ERIC. His dam
SHIELDMAINS EDWINA
a great show cow is a past female and supreme
champion at the Royal Highland Show. She then went on to fetch 8000gns at
the Monkwood Dispersal sale.
Sons of
EDWARD have sold to a top price of 9000gns
with daughters breeding equally well including
PINKY PROMISE T2 OF IDVIES being the
dam of PROUD PERTH X13 OF IDVIES 2nd in
class and fetching 16000gns as a joint purchase to HRH QUEEN ELIZABETH THE
QUEEN MOTHERS CASTLE OF MEY HERD and the BALLINDALLOCH herd.
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