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the principal families in the herd, which has so far 

 been kept to a breeding total of about twelve cows. 



Two of the best bulls used in the herd have been 

 the Heatherwick Mayflower Scottish Gift by Spicy 

 Gift (110,737), and Ivo of Cluny (99,211), acquired 

 from Mr Wylie Hill. During the 1919 season use 

 was made of the red bwo-year-old Doune Heservist, 

 a very finely-bred member of the Rachel family by 

 Doune Grand Knight (130,657), and with the crosses 

 of Proud Warrior (106,653), Diamond Earl (98,591), 

 Marquis (84,061), and Captain of the Guard (58,586), 

 on the female side. From Mr Wm. A. Dron, Mr 

 Gilbert R. M'Garva, the agent, recently bought the 

 short - legged red roan Broadhooks bull King of 

 Diamonds (137,377). That bull should suit the herd 

 very well. 



Balcarres home farm has an extent of fully 520 

 acres. On the north it is sheltered by abrupt, partly 

 tree-clad steeps of rugged trap. Fields of fine-crop- 

 ping loamy soil over trap or whin fall away gently 

 from the steading towards the Firth of Forth. It is 

 land on which stock thrive and grow. The Shorthorn 

 handicap hitherto has been the old-fashioned bullock- 

 feeding steading. Such grand cattle are worthy of 

 the best accommodation. The most pressing necessity 

 is a range of boxes for young bulls and special 

 animals. 



BALDOWBIE AND ROSEMOUNT. 



From the late thirties of last century on through 

 the forties and early fifties, Mr Alexander Geekie of 



