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as he turned his money over more quickly; and the picturesque 

 Highlanders were the only stock on the farm which he did not 

 make money off. 



The following gentlemen were admitted as new members of 

 the society : — Mr Kerr of Troqueer Holm ; Mr Dakers, architect, 

 Dumfries; Mr Alexander Tweedie, Annan. 



7th Any list, 1909. 



BARJARG. 



Members of Dumfries and Galloway Natural History and 

 Antiquarian Society, to the number of thirty, on Saturday visited 

 the fine old mansion of Barjarg, Keir, on the kind invitation of Mrs 

 Hunter-Arundell. The outing was favoured with typical summer 

 weather. A start was made from Burns Statue at one o'clock, 

 and the party drove in a char-a-banc via Holywood and Barn- 

 dennoch. The country was looking its best under the warm 

 August sunshine, and numerous were the scenes of rural industry 

 passed on the way. Haymaking was being engaged in under the 

 most appropriate and favourable conditions. The appearance 

 of the corn crop suggested that, with a continuance of the present 

 good weather, it would be a matter of only some three weeks 

 before the whirr of the reaping machine is heard in the fields. 

 On account of the clearness of the air an excellent \iew was had 

 of the surrounding country. On the ascent of the hill after 

 leaving the Dunscore road the scenery is particularly fine. The 

 glen of Lag on the left opens unexpectedly to view, and with the 

 hills rising steeply on either side, forms an impressive picture. 

 From Bardennoch hill, a short distance further, a magnificent view 

 of the Closeburn basin is obtained, stretching to the Durisdeer 

 hills and the Queensberry range. The last stage of the eleven- 

 mile dri\-e was pleasantly shaded by over-hanging trees. Then 

 Barjarg policies were entered at the old ivy-covered gateway, 

 and after a short drive through the finely-wooded grounds the 

 mansion itself was reached. The company was here met and 



