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The hoggs leave for the wintering about the 20th September, and 

 return about the 1st April. 



Eetracing our steps towards Stronie Ferry, and crossing Loch- 

 carron, we enter the far-stretching hills of Applecross, mostly 

 under red deer and crofters. The principal proprietors in this 

 district are Lord Middleton of Applecross, Sir John Stuart of 

 Lochcarron, and Mr David Darroch of Gourock. The 

 extensive estate of Torridon belongs to Mr Darroch, and as in 

 Applecross, it is chiefly occupied by crofters and red deer. 

 Leaving Torridon and proceeding towards Loch Maree, we pass 

 through a considerable stretch of very fair grazing land, and 

 before reaching the loch we find on our right the large grazing 

 farm of Kinlochewe, tenanted by Messrs Elliot & Scott, and 

 stocked with excellent mixed Black-faced, cross, and Cheviot 

 sheep. The land is mostly black and heathy, with here and 

 there a few green patches. On the west side of Loch Maree lies 

 the extensive deer forest of Gairloch, and on the north-east the 

 extensive grazings of Letterewe. Taking a rapid flight over the 

 romantic hills of Lochbroom, we rest for a little at Inverlaul. On 

 the south-west side of Lochbroom lie the extensive conjoined 

 farms of Auchluanachan and Auchindrean, for several years 

 occupied by Major Davidson, yr. of Tulloch. These farms are 

 on the estate of Braemore, and in addition to 500 arable acres 

 they contain 30,000 acres of moderate pasture land. Major 

 Davidson paid a rent of L.1250. Little more than twenty years 

 ago these farms were rented at L.500. On the north-east side of 

 Lochbroom lies the fine farm of Inverlaul, extending to close on 

 30,000 acres, situated on the Coul property, and rented by Mr 

 Walter Mundell at L.742. The late Mr Walter Mundell, who, 

 as already stated, was one of the first to breed Cheviots extensively 

 in Eoss-shire, leased this farm close on fifty years ago, and since 

 then it has been in the possession of the family. Part of the 

 land is good, with abundance of green pasture, but a considerable 

 extent is of little value. In the days of the late Mr Mundell, 

 the Inverlaul Cheviots were famed all over the country, and of 

 recent years there has been no falling off. The stock on the farm 

 consists of Cheviot ewes and wethers, and is managed very much 

 in the manner already described on one or two other farms. Mr 

 Mundell 's wethers, when sold at the Inverness Wool Fair for 

 delivery in September, generally bring from L.2, 3s. to L.2, 8s. a 

 head, and the cast ewes from LI, 10s. to L.l, 15s. The large 

 grazing farm of Inverpolly, on the Coigach property, and also in 

 this parish, is leased by Messrs Marshall & Scott, and stocked 

 with very fine breeding Cheviots. They rear a large number 

 of excellent wethers, and buy in a good many more. 



Proceeding in a north-easterly direction from Lochbroom, we 

 enter the parish of Kincardine, in which Sir Charles Eoss of 



