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February the Dalmeny bull calves averaged 1428 

 for four the second highest figure ever recorded at 

 those disposals. At this year's sales four averaged 

 1131, 7s. 6d. As a first-class red was required, 

 especially to cross with the Grand Duke heifers, Mr 

 M'Laren selected at Mr F. L. Wallace's sale of last 

 autumn the beautiful Goldie calf Balcairn General by 

 the champion Edgcote Hero (136,371). The young 

 bull cost 2200 gs. 



In comparatively recent years, byres and boxes 

 for cows and calves, and partly open-court sections 

 for heifers, have been much improved in the interests 

 of fresh air, comfort, and convenience. The later 

 addition has been a range of bull-boxes second to 

 none for airiness, light, and feeding facilities. At 

 Dalmeny, stock-breeding and cropping have thoroughly 

 well-balanced attention under the direction of Mr 

 George Sinclair, the manager, who is completely at 

 home in every department. Some of the land suffers 

 during a summer drought, but the scope of the en- 

 closures, the generally fine loamy character of the 

 soil and its high condition, mainly through farm- 

 yard manure, favour grazing and winter feeding. It 

 is a centre with many attractions for the man whose 

 ambition is to go far in mixed farming. 



DARGILL. 



It was practically inevitable that Mr James 

 Gardiner, M.P., should pass from specialising in 

 potatoes to general farming and stock - breeding. 



