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was bought for 1150 gs. by Mr A. J. Marshall, who 

 is to export him ere long. 



Mr Kerr has about 1400 acres of arable and low- 

 ground grazing land in his own hands. That extent 

 is in seven farms. The best soil is a rich brown loam, 

 falling away gently towards the valley near Harvie- 

 stoun Castle, which has its back to the green Ochils, 

 and its front to the sunny south. There are rolls, 

 gentle heights, and scooping howes all over the 

 farms, and the soil ranges, for the most part, from a 

 moderate quality of loam over drift and soft sandstone 

 to stiff clay. Aberdona, on which the Shorthorns are 

 kept, is nearly all over a clayey subject which becomes 

 hard in a droughty summer. In extent it is over 300 

 acres. For convenience in working, airiness, and 

 comfort, the steading is one of the very best, and the 

 bull-boxes outside the main block of buildings are on 

 the most approved modern plan. Shorthorn breeders 

 are following Harviestoun developments with very 

 great interest. 



HOPRIG MAINS. 



The gallant young soldier who was known in the 

 great war as Capt. Tom Blair of the Eoyal Scots, 

 eldest son of Mr Thos. Blair, Hoprig Mains, on Lord 

 Lamington's estate, East Lothian, has been laying 

 the foundations of a well-bred herd, and the likeli- 

 hood is that he will hive off when a suitable oppor- 

 tunity occurs. Meanwhile he is happy at home in 

 watching farming operations on a fine holding, and 



