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soil is of that fluffy nature which hints at a history 

 of bog, peat, and waste, but high-farming has done 

 much to improve the land in stock-carrying. One 

 saving grace is that the animals have ample bounds. 

 For another matter, the plough is set to work when 

 fields threaten to revert to bent and other poor 

 grasses. The farm buildings are now excellent for a 

 breeding herd, as comfort, thorough ventilation, light, 

 and feeding convenience have received the most skilled 

 attention. 



With Shorthorn associations in ancestral lines and 

 family connections, it was but natural that Mr John 

 J. Moubray of Naemoor, Glendamph, and Killerby 

 should fall in as a supporter of the red-white-and- 

 roan cause. His opportunity came in 1885 at the 

 Blebo sale, where he acquired three female descen- 

 dants of Mr Ainslie's famous Highland Society winner 

 Romping Girl (page 41). In Mr Bethune's herd 

 these were termed Strawberries, and as Blithes they 

 formed the most numerous family at Naemoor. To 

 the Blithes Mr Moubray added representatives of the 

 Killerby Georgie and Calomel families from Mr Hugh 

 Aylmer's herd. He also bought some excellent cows 

 and heifers from the late Mr Thos. Christopher Booth 

 of Warlaby. In the early stages of the herd's history 

 bulls were acquired from the Messrs Mitchell, Alloa. 

 From Mertoun a famous bull came in Royal Herald 

 (64,736), a very handsome roan of large scale, which 

 was bought back by Lord Polwarth and exhibited as 

 a five-year-old at the Leicester Royal of 1896, where 

 he won the championship. That member of the Man- 



