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being pursued. About 405 acres of beautifully level grounds 

 lie around the castle, and are studded over with magnificent 

 trees. Of these about 200 acres next to the castle are run over 

 with the mowing machine early in the autumn. On the arable 

 land turnips are grown, with from 16 to 20 large cart-loads of 

 well-rotted farm-yard manure and 4 cwt. of bone dust, mixed 

 with 3 cwt. dissolved bones or turnip manure. The cultivated 

 land is mostly light on a gravelly subsoil. In addition to the 

 pure bred shorthorn herd, about 20 dairy cows are kept. A 

 large flock of Leicester breeding ewes is also kept. The stock 

 tups are carefully selected from the very best sources, and for a 

 number of years His Grace has been a very successful exhibitor 

 of sheep as well as cattle. There are also a flock of Cheviot 

 sheep on the farm. His Grace is a generous and considerate 

 landlord, and during the recent depression he was amongst the 

 first to grant concessions. 



Stoneijtovsn. — The shorthorn herd at Stoneytown, Boharm, 

 belonging to Mr M'William, was founded some eleven years ago, 

 and contains about 20 animals, all well bred. The first purchase 

 was a distinguished Gordon Castle cow, " Dido 3rd," after 

 Duke of Bowland (21568), and descended through her dam from 

 one of the first shorthorn cows that came to Gordon Castle from 

 Mr Jobson's herd in Xorthumberland in 1842. Among the 

 other female animals which have been added from time to time, 

 were " Goldie 17th," purchased in 1875, at 61 guineas, from 

 Uppermill, after the celebrated bull Heir of Englishman (24122); 

 "Maud," from Sunbnnk, by Baron Outhwaite (36197); and 

 "Merry Maiden," from Alnwick Park, by Mr Forr's Fitz-lioland 

 (33936), which left an exceedingly (ine stock at Alnwick and 

 Chillingham. From these four cows all the animals constitut- 

 ing the present herd have descended. The bulls used have been 

 "Alfred" (32935), from Pettv; "Spicer" (35655), by Mr Booth's 

 K.C.B. (26495), from Clinterty; "Knickerbocker" (38510), from 

 Dalkeith Park; "Favourite" (41528), from Burnside ; and "Sir 

 "William" (44061), by Mr Booth's Sir Eaymond (40716) from 

 Alnwick Park. All these bulls have been prize winners at 

 local shows, and two of them, " Knickerljocker " and " Favourite " 

 have taken first honours at Highland Society's shows. The 

 present stock bull is " Sir Thomas," roan, bred at Alnwick 

 Park, and after Sir Ilaymond. He is a stylish, evenly-tleshed 

 young bull, with fine full rib, and su})erior ([uality. He has been 

 very successful in large competitions, including the Glasgow 

 Highland show this year, and we have no doubt but he will yet 

 come more prominently into notice. The original purchase, " Dido 

 3rd," is still in the herd, and, although she is fifteen years old, 

 and has reared lier fourteenth calf, which was an excellent roan 

 bull by Sir William, she looks quite fresh and healthy. She 



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