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Shorthorn families are represented: The Secrets, the Princess 

 Royals, the Venus's, the Butterfly's, the Waterloos, the Roses of 

 Sharon, the Rubinas, the Blanches, the Miss Beverleys and the 

 Old Daisy's. In addition he handles a Shorthorn grade herd of 

 some 2,000 cows. 



Mr. Grant is one of the pioneer promoters of draft horse 

 breeding in this new country, and is developing a small but 

 very select stud of Clydesdales. His most famous stallion has 

 been the Glamis Castle horse, Monte Carlo, a half brother of 

 the noted Cawdor Cup winner, Scotland Yet. 



General agricultural activities of a progressive sort have 

 recently claimed much of Mr. Grant's time. During the five 

 years, 1909-1914, he was president of the Laboulaye Rural 

 Society, and from the beginning of his citizenship in the province 

 of Cordoba he has acted as advisor to the local manager of the 

 Argentina National Bank on farm loans. Laboulaye is a thriv- 

 ing town of 7,000 inhabitants, and Mr. Grant has twice been it» 

 mayor, four times president of its town council, three years presi- 

 dent of its school board, and three years president of its social 

 club. Since 1914 he has been president of the board of directors 

 of the Rio Negro Land Company, and part owner and managing 

 director of the Nueva Escocia Colonization Company. 



In 1901 Mr. Grant married Miss Ellen Gertrude Maguire, 

 daughter of an Irish Farmer in the Argentine, Mr. John Maguire, 

 and has a family of two boys and two girls. 



