Justice, "the incomparable," was calved in 1878, and he, perhaps, attained the most fame of these famous brothers.

  Justice was first shown as a yearling at Perth in 1879, and at the Highland show, where he was "splendidly brought out," and won first place in class. In 1880, at the Highland at Kelso, he was second as 2-year-old, "through a little lightness around the girth," being defeated by Prince of the Realm. The next year, however, at the Stirling Highland show, with the same two bulls in the ring, this decision was reversed, and Justice became the first prize aged bull, the highest Angus honor in Scotland. The quality of Justice was said to be quite remarkable. It is interesting to note, regarding him, that he was sired by a half brother, his grandsire being Juryman, Jilt's first calf, out of the original Erica (843). Here we have a union of two of the greatest Angus tribes of cattle, from which most fortunate results were secured. Judge Goodwin made a special trip to Scotland and purchased Justice, and he died at Beloit, in his herd, on July 3, 1886.

  Jewel has been considered the best daughter of Jilt. She was shown at the United Banffshire show, where she won first prize and a cup as the best polled animal exhibited, but she fell ,to third place at both Highland and Royal Northern shows in 1877. She proved,.to be a high-class breeder, and was first as one of a pair of Angus breeding cows at the Royal Northern 1n 1878. Her son, Jupiter of Aberlour, was a famous prize winner, and a daughter, Jill, was about the first close descendant of Jilt to be imported to America.

  Jewess was a very large cow of an excellent sort that was retained to breed at Ballindalloch.

  Mainly through the preceding five sons and daughters has come most of the fame of Jilt. The bulls were used extensively at Ballindalloch, and with considerable success; in fact, with greater
success than marked the career of Judge and Justice in America. The Jilts have proved to be great bull breeders, and consequently much of the reputation of the tribe has come from this source. Referring to this feature, Judge Goodwin, in an interesting communication on Jilt in the Breeder's Gazette (June 22, 1892) says: "For a number of years there was scarcely any female increase at Ballindalloch, and as a result almost the entire reputation of the family has been made by the bulls.

  Those sold from the herd, however, have been very prolific, until now more Jilts are owned away from Ballindalloch than there, although only four females have been disposed of in the past twenty years, until within the past year. * * * It is on account of the facts just stated that it has been well nigh impossible to secure any of the females of this family at any price." As before noted, Jilt was a cow of large size, and this quality in her seems to have been transmitted to her descendants, probably largely through her three great sons, for Judge Goodwin credits Judge with weighing about 2800 pounds, and Justice exceeding 3000 pounds, each of which represent enormously heavy animals. The quality of flesh and softness of hair are also commented on as distinguishing features of the Jilts.

  The blood of Jilt has been liberally used among the Ericas and Prides, and is found playing an important part in the bes,t Prides of to-day. The sire of Prince Ito's dam is Justice, while Juryman occurs three times in the sixth generation on the sire's side. Young Viscount was bred with success to both of Jilt's daughters, Jewel and Jewess, and from those unions have come other J's, to the advantage of the breed.

  Jilt in her three choicest sons was a thrice worthy matron, yet even Justice alone made impression enough on the breed to bring fame to such a dam. The excellence of Jilt should be indelibly chronicled in the annals of Scotch Angus history.