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Some of the Luing-bred stock on Atholl Estates.
“The young bulls were lined up as
Denis made lengthy notes on each
one”, recalled Charlie. “He would
then head back out to Luing for a
week to check their dams – their
breeding history, udders, feet,
legs and temperament. Once back
at Duncrahill, he would line the
youngsters up again and without
hesitation, cull those bred from
cows which had a fault, regardless
of how good the young bull
looked.
“He would spend hours on this and
I’m sure he could visualise each
cow on Luing as he looked at her
son at Duncrahill”.
The Cadzow brothers clearly
had a passion for progressive
cattle breeding. Speaking at the
1967 Cambridge Cattle Breeders’
Conference, Denis Cadzow told his
audience – “I often think that one
of the most satisfactory things in
this life is when you get a group of
calves which have just that much
more good in them than either of
the parents individually”.
After assessment of dams on Luing
and youngsters at Duncrahill, the
best yearlings went back to Luing
as stock bulls, with the very best
of the second string being offered
for sale. “The atmosphere at those
early Luing sales in Oban was
electrifying”, added Charlie. “The
parties the night before were great
too!”
Some things have not changed
over the decades!
The three Cadzow brothers
were opposed to competitive
cattle showing, but still needed
to promote their new breed to
potential customers, so took their
Luings to various agricultural
events throughout Britain.
“One year they decided to stage
a Luing breed demonstration at
Portree Show, on the Isle of Skye”,
recalled Charlie. “So we filled the
stock lorry with cattle and piled
gates for penning on the top, and
set off from Duncrahill at seven
o’clock in the evening. We caught
the Skye ferry at six o’clock the
next morning, set up the display
on the showground, showed
these cattle off to the Skye folk
all day, loaded everything back
up that night and drove back to
Duncrahill. Two nights without
sleep, but well worth it – there was
lots of interest in the cattle”.
Another Luing cattle “missionary”
expedition saw Charlie and
team set off for Turriff Show
in Aberdeenshire, where they
learnt that folk in that area have a
language all of their own. “One of
the first farmers on the stand asked
me something which sounded
like “an’ fit wd you do wi’ a’ the
heeer?”.
Toot the Bell! Charlie Bell and Tooti Cadzow at a previous CD sale.
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Then another farmer refused to
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believe that the bullock on the
stand still had his calf teeth, so
a chap known as “Big Tam of
Dalkeith” jumped into the pen,
grabbed the bullock and wrenched
its mouth open – just like the Wild
West. It was a great day!”
After a decade at Duncrahill,
Charlie moved on to fresh
pastures, in time taking over
the management of Traquhair in
Peebleshire, a three farm enterprise
totalling 4,500 acres owned by the
Maxwell-Stuart family. Here the
cattle were Blue Grey cows crossed
with Limousin bulls, a Luingless
spell for Charlie Bell!
Illness forced the Maxwell-Stuarts
to cease farming in 1988, just when
Atholl Estates in Perthshire - 73,000
magnificent, mainly wild and
stunningly scenic acres, peaking at
3,700 feet, then the largest area of
privately owned land in Europe,
needed a working farm manager.
The 1,200 acres of ploughable,
“good stock land” carried a lowland
flock of 500 ewes, with a further
2,000 Scottish Blackfaces on the
hill ground.
Breeding cows were 90 spring
and autumn calving, in-wintered,
Hereford cross Friesians, put to a
Charolais bull.
“It immediately seemed obvious,
with hardly any land below the
1,000 feet contour, that the Luing
breed would really suit Atholl
Estates”, said Charlie. Turning
thoughts into deed, within a
couple of years he had purchased
16 Saler cross Luing heifers to
replace culled Hereford cross
Friesians.
These Luing cross heifers
performed so well, that by 2004
Atholl Estates had a spring calving
herd of 180, mainly Luing blooded
cows, including a nucleus herd
of 52 pure Luing females, crossed
with a Simmental to produce SimLuing heifers for replacements
and sale, with the Simmental cross
steers, sold as stores. Pure Luing
replacements were purchased from
the Society sales at Castle Douglas.
“All the cows were out-wintered
on straw, before receiving silage
and two pounds of cow cobs a day,
about six weeks before calving”,
explained Charlie.
“The Luing cows have a
tremendous ability to forage away
into the hills. They’re also cheap
to over-winter, yet thanks to their
great milk yield, still produce a
quality calf. During my time at
Atholl Estates, there were some
extremely wet and snowy winters,
yet the out-wintered Luings and
their crosses came through without
any problems”.
Charlie retired from Atholl
Estates in November 2004, after
16 fulfilling years, but before he
did, he laid the foundations to
his dream of establishing a selfcontained, pure Luing herd on
Three breed stalwarts enjoy a tale (l-r Charlie Bell; Ralph Cadzow,
Honorary President and Finlay McGowan, Fieldsman.)
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Atholl Estates.
Much to the delight of the McNee
family who run the Benhar herd at
Armadale in West Lothian, at the
February 2004 Luing Society sale
in Castle Douglas, Atholl Estates,
with Charlie’s finger bidding, paid
a (then) new Luing breed record
bull price of 8,000gns for Benhar
Diesel, a polled bull.
The current Atholl Estates BVD and
Johnes Accredited breeding herd
of 160 cows, carries a substantial
amount of Luing genetics. The
land has been farmed organically
since 2001, and between 2007 and
2010 was a Quality Meat Scotland
Monitor Farm. Surplus breeding
heifers are snapped up by Monitor
Farm community group members,
after seeing just how well the Luing
blooded cattle perform in such a
challenging environment.
Charlie’s Luing cattle experience
and knowledge have been put
to good use by the Luing Cattle
Society – he has served three terms
as a Council Member.
“As a breed Council we’ve tried
to keep everything as simple as
possible, and not bogged down
with too many rules”, commented
Charlie. “The important thing is
to keep the Society and the cattle
breeders focussed on the qualities
of the Luing breed – productive,
fertile, easily managed, long living,
hardy and functional, producing
a great calf weight per cow – the
foundation qualities so skilfully
laid by the Cadzow brothers!”
Laughter frequently rings out at
Luing gatherings, and Charlie Bell
is often in the midst of the mirth.
“We have some tremendous
memories and have made some
marvellous friends, thanks to Luing
cattle”, said Charlie.
“In particular it was a special
privilege to have worked with
Denis Cadzow in the 1960’s, and
to have been involved in his vision
to develop an easily managed, low
cost, functional and productive
suckler cow, capable of living and
thriving outside year round, in
challenging upland environments.
The Cadzow brothers work then, is
spot on for now – the Luing’s time
has well and truly come!”
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Registered
Sim-Luing Calves
Born and bred in
the hills of Argyll
Calves sold in Oban in October
Contact Neil or Hazel
on 01852 316 282
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The 2010
Premier Bull Sale
line up
Back by popular demand, herewith the 2010 Premier Bull Sale
line-up. All details given are from the time of sale and bulls are
listed in catalogue order.
Attonburn Kalashnikov
Vendor C.J. & J.M. Symons
Height at Shoulders 54.5”
Scrotal Circumference 39.0cm
Weight 750kg
Price 2,500gns
Buyer D Bathgate, Auchenree
Farms
Luing Kinsman
Vendor Cadzow Brothers Ltd.
Weight 828kg
Price 2,000gns
Buyer D. Holden, Lee
Attonburn Krakatoa
Weight 828kg
Price 3,200gns
Buyer Arkleton Farms
Merkland Kensington
Vendor J. Fawcett
Weight 714kg
Price 1,600gns
Buyer R.T. & N.R. Hindmarsh
Drinkstone
Kentucky Kid
Vendor J.A. Park
Weight 838kg
Price 2,400gns
Buyer J. Caygill, Rylstone
Benhar Kyle
Vendor Robert McNee Ltd.
Weight 988kg
Price 6,000gns
Buyer S.Murray, Rockcliffe
Attonburn Kings
Ransom
Weight 798kg Price 3,000gns
Buyer M. Mauchlen, Ben Challum
Harehead Kirk
Vendor Professor W.A. Penny CBE
Weight 832kg
Price 5,000gns
Buyer D&A Barr, Milkieston
Welbeck Kracker
Vendor Welbeck Scottish Farms
Weight 660kg
Price 5,000gns
Buyer Luss Estates
Rockcliffe Kojak
Vendor S. Murray
Weight 872kg
Price 1,600gns
Buyer Crofts Farms
Merkland Kingpin
Vendor J. Fawcett
Weight 836kg
Price 1,650gns
Buyer K. Dunlop, Commonside
Dirnanean Kaiser
Vendor Messrs Finlay McGowan
Buyer Prof.W.A. Penny CBE,
Harehead
College Kracker
Vendor E.J. & A.M. Fox
Weight 866kg
Price 6,500gns
Buyer Robert McNee Ltd., Benhar
Harehead Kojak
Vendor Professor W.A. Penny CBE
Weight 900kg
Price 6,000gns
Buyer D. Helm, Haltree
College Kasper
Buyer Major.J.W.B. Blackett,
Arbigland
College Kentucky
Weight 770kg
Price 2,400gns
Buyer J. Caygill, Rylstone
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Dirnanean Kenmore
Vendor Messrs Finlay McGowan
Weight 826kg
Price 3,400gns
Buyer A. Crockett, Claremore
Benhar Kansas
Weight 840kg
Price 13,000gns
Buyer E.J. & A.M. Fox, College
Benhar Kite
Weight 882kg
Price 5,000gns
Buyer T.Wilson, Geltsdale
In November 2010, Neil and Debbie
McGowan from the Dirnanean herd
attended the Eurotier exhibition in
Hanover and visited a few Simmental
herds in the North East of Germany.
This is an account of their trip.
Eurotier is billed as the largest
livestock trade fair in Europe. Over
the 4 days 140,000 visitors attended
the 9 enormous halls filled by
equipment, machinery, genetics
and services for cattle, sheep, pigs
and poultry. Many of the visitors
were farmers from Germany, but
many more were advisers and other
industry people from across Europe,
Russia and further afield.
UK Livestock had a stand that was
organised with the help of Eblex
and BLG (British Livestock Genetics)
and incorporated a stand from the
Highland Cattle Society and Cogent
along with a demonstration of
Texel, Southdown and Lleyn sheep.
The Lleyn gimmers were bred at
Incheoch and came from Debbie’s
parents’ farm in Yorkshire and were
pre-sold to a breeder in Belgium.
They created quite a bit of interest
with few maternal bred sheep in
Eastern Europe other than Merinos
– although we doubt we can ever fill
the enquiry for 40,000 to Russia!
Dairy cattle were well represented at
the Fair, with the predominant breed
Flekvieh (milking Simmentals).
Although never losing favour in their
native Alpine homelands these small,
sweet cows are finding favour further
north in cross-breeding programs
with Holsteins due to their fertility
and longevity. Beef cattle were
limited to a display of senior bulls
from different breeds. Simmentals
were represented by a polled, Danish
bred son of Dirnanean Jacob from
the Munich AI company.
Cattle visits
In a peaceful holiday island on the
Baltic Sea we visited an organic
beef farm with almost 2,000 cows.
Originally set up under the collective
farm system, with most of the sheds
built in the 1960’s it is now run by a
transport distribution businessman.
A single block of sheds for 2,000
cows and followers looks more like
a large distribution centre from the
roadside, with only the slurry lagoon
giving it away. A mind-bogglingly
large shed in which the predominantly Simmental cows lay on straw
bedded cubicles with calves creeping
through between two facing rows of
cows. There were slats behind the
lying area and then a feed passage
where they were fed grass silage
(40%DM). Cows due to calve were
tied up in a byre next door and
spent a few days in a single pen after
calving before going onto the slats.
There were 4 rows in the byre, but
only one was in use when we were
there with about 180 cows tied in a
line – goodness knows how they got
them all tied up!
Heifers were calved at about 2 years
old to an Angus bull, most cows
going to a Charolais and the best
cows (selected firstly on computer
with final decisions made in the
yards) bred to Simmentals. With a
lot of cows being bulled in the sheds
together with the demands of such
a large scale system, bulls had a
tough life - they had set up their own
stud on an outlying farm to breed
Charolais and Simmentals. They
needed bulls that were robust and
very sound on their legs but were
also looking for good muscling and
top notch growth rates – although
mature cow size was being looked
at purely because of the size of the
cubicles. When looking for new
genetics for the stud, quite a bit of
emphasis was put on the system
behind the breeding in favour of
cattle that will take care of themselves in a large herd – a lot of
pedigree cattle in Germany are
run in very small herds. They were
expecting some calves by Dirnanean
Telstar – I think he should suit their
system and leave grand-daughters
that will fit the cubicles!
We also visited 2 smaller breeders
with some excellent quality
Simmental cows, almost all polled
and red. There is a fashion swing
continued on page 49
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Promoting Luing Cattle
in Northern England
by Johnny C. Mackey ,
Breed Secretary
2010 saw the Society concentrate a significant proportion of
its promotional activity over two
events in Northern England. With
Beef Expo scheduled for mid-May
at Hexham mart and Borderway
Agri-Expo taking place on the other
side of the country at Harrison &
Hetherington’s Carlisle site, these
events taking place in good stock
country were ripe for the Luing
message.
Beef Expo 2010
This event taking place in
Northumberland was always going
to be a banker for a worthwhile day
for the Luing Society. Hexham and
the surrounding area is renowned
for being a livestock producing
area with a high proportion of
smaller family-run units. With this
in mind, the board were keen to
pull out all the stops and put on
as good a display of cattle as we
could manage to ensure any farmers
wandering through our stand went
away thinking positively about
Luing cattle. To this end, we put
together a stand consisting of four
pens of stock with the remaining
space made up of display materials,
catering and no shortage of journals
and leaflets for people to pick up.
Stand cattle
The cattle came from three herds;
Attonburn, College and Rockcliffe.
Charles & Mary Symons had
provided three strong bulling
heifers aged around 14 months
who were destined to calve down
as two year olds. Attonburn had
also provided a five year old cow
with a bull calf by Luing Huntsman
at foot – this gave us an ideal opportunity to showcase our Dam
Classification System as this cow
had previously been scored as part
of an inspection. Ted & Anne Fox
supplied a three year old Sim-Luing
cow with a Limousin steer calf at
foot with Steven and Elaine Murray
bringing out their recent Premier
Sale purchase, Benhar Kyle, to give
the complete Luing story to the
stand. We felt we needed to be able
to cover all bases or pure-breeding
as well as the Sim-Luing cow with
continental calf at foot backed up by
a good Luing bull to allow us to deal
with all types of enquiries about the
breed.
So to the event; the next day proved
to be a very busy one with a steady
stream of beef farmers passing
through the Luing stand which was
set up with pens on either side
of a passage. We benefited hugely
from having such a good standard
of stock on display and yet again
it paid to give this aspect a bit of
thought in advance to target a
potential market in that part of the
country.
Stand competition
Beef Expo organisers hold a stand
competition every year when all
breed society stands are judged
against each other to award prizes
to the best exhibitions. Readers
may recall the Luing Society having
won the ‘Best small breed’ stand at
the 2008 event in Perth. However,
this year all 22 breed societies
were lumped in together and we
came fourth (I’m told one of the
two judges had us third but was
out gunned by his more senior
colleague). Considering we were
beaten to the shiny certificates
by the Charolais, Galloway and
Limousin Societies we can be quite
happy. Certainly two out of three
of them were instantly dismissed
with the catch-all ‘if we had 2,000
members and the budget to match
we’d have done better’ and so on
and so forth. However, the office
bearers wanted answers as to what
the Galloways had done that we
hadn’t so a crack undercover team
of Steven Murray and myself were
dispatched to do some snooping.
We were gone for some time. Upon
arriving at the Galloway stand we
were immediately spotted and after
some good-natured ribbing about
how they’d bribed the judges etc.
we immediately set about polishing
off our own body weight in home
baking available on their stand. And
then it struck us…………………….
perhaps I’d taken our low-cost
mantra too far by offering the judges
some Tesco Value shortbread whilst
the Galloways had such fine homebaking on hand? Mental note, learn
how to bake or buy some cakes next
time.
Borderway Agri-Expo 2010
‘An event not to be missed’ is an
often quoted line used to entice
farmers to various events up and
down the country and having
attended our first agri-expo in
Carlisle at the end of October this
is one event which is certainly
deserving of that description.
Once again we made a big effort to
fill as much space as we possibly
could with good cattle and target
the potential Cumbrian market.
To this end, cattle were provided
from Benhar (Sim-Luing cow
with Charolais cross steer calf),
Attonburn (the same three, now incalf, heifers as at Hexham), College
(two in-calf Sim-Luing heifers),
Skelfhill (Luing cow with Sim-Luing
steer calf) and Winster (Luing cow
with pure bull calf) and they all did
a fantastic job. We again oriented
Studying Cattle
breeding in
Germany
continued from page 46
Packed alleyways at Agri-Expo.
our stand so that pens of stock were
either side of a passage with the
cows and calves drawing farmers in
from one end, the Sim-Luing in-calf
heifers holding their attention in
the middle and the Luing in-calf
heifers (by now averaging 582kg
liveweight) pulling them in from the
other end together with the SimLuing cow and Charolais calf. All
five pens of stock drew very positive
comments from numerous sources
that day and it was particularly
pleasing to see new exhibitors Alec
Smith of the Winster herd and the
Warden family from Skelfhill doing
such a good job for the Society. It is
therefore perhaps unfair to single
out one pen of stock however
nobody who attended the event on
behalf of the Society would deny
the attraction that the Benhar unit
was providing. By the end of the
day, farmers were arriving from all
corners of the mart having heard
about the tremendous Charolais
calf on the Luing stand – even a
Charolais Society representative was
heard to remark that it was the best
Charolais bred animal at the event!
The calf was seven months old and
to satisfy our curiosity the night
before, we weighed him over the
scales at a whopping 468kg – which
assuming a birth-weight of 45kg
meant the calf had a daily liveweight
gain per day of around 2kg! For
me the story was a very simple one
to tell………..whilst the calf was
hugely impressive and clearly was
by a very good sire, the cow made
all the difference and of the dozens
of cows at the event she was the star
of the show for rearing that calf. Oh
by the way, she was nine years old.
The event was extremely worthwhile and in my short time representing the Society at a dozen or
so such events to date, this one
was by some distance the busiest
and yielded the highest amount
of genuine enquiries. Next year’s
event is already set for Friday 28th
October and I can honestly say ‘it’s
not to be missed’.
Common Themes from both
events
A common theme at both events
was the high proportion of
enquiries coming from farmers in
England who can get grant support
for putting native-bred cattle back
onto land. These stewardship
schemes have seen a number of
Luing cattle being purchased at
recent Society sales and it remains
to be seen whether or not these
schemes will survive the budget cuts
currently being considered by Defra.
Both events proved very useful
platforms for not only existing
members but also recently joined
members, of which quite a few
have come out of Yorkshire,
Northumberland, Lancashire
and Cumbria. Several such new
members came to introduce themselves on the stand and from a
personal point of view it was great
to be able to put faces to all those
names.
away from the very dark red cattle,
and they are trying to keep head
markings to a minimum. Pedigree
breeding is a very controlled
business however with all breeders
required to be a member of their
regional breeding organisation
(covering all breeds, beef and
dairy). The breeding organisation
has fieldsmen who can help take
weaning weights and who score
calves at weaning for muscularity,
skeletal correctness and type. Only
bulls scoring high in all categories
can be used in pedigree herds, and
any scoring low must be culled.
The beef market is totally based
on entire bulls with most places
we visited relying on a finishing
ration based on maize silage with
a little barley supplement and little
evidence of creep feeding while
suckling. Breeders were expressing a bit of concern at some of the
imported genetics coming from
systems where milking ability
wasn’t being expressed clearly
because of creep feeding and cattle
being reared on high cereal-based
diets.
Our last herd visit was about 1.5
hours from the Polish border – the
land seemed to keep improving the
further East we travelled. As was
typical of the area it was a cropping
farm, but lower lying wet areas
that were unsuitable for cropping
was the home to 200 pedigree
Simmental cows. As with all the
cows we saw they were almost all
polled (no calves were de-horned
and about 10% had horns, many of
which were quite small), they were
mostly of quite good muscly type
and had very tidy udders with good
milking ability.
The cattle were very useful; they
have made enormous progress
in polling and have maintained
terrific udder qualities in their
cows. The cattle themselves are
worth a visit – and they certainly
spoke our language!
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Bull by Loch. Mairi Mackenzie.
Photographic Competition
WCF Country Centres
Heifer in the snow January 2010. Stephen Little.
Lights...camera...action...mmmm...maybe not!! Stephen Little.
The annual WCF Country Centres photographic competition again proved popular at the 2010 Annual
Dinner. Laid out below are the prize winning photographs – congratulations to all the prize winners and we
look forward to many more entries for 2011.
Attonburn Open Day. Neil McGowan.
Incheoch Farms Open Day. Sarah Little
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The Price of Pride
by Dr Norman Weatherup,
Beef Technologist, CAFRE,
Greenmount
Introduction
Profitability is the difference
between receipts and costs. Cost
of production is total cost divided
by kg beef produced. Simple!
Unfortunately the economics of
beef production are seldom simple.
There are fixed or overhead costs
and variable costs to consider.
What should or should not be
included? Some include “imputed”
land value and a value for own
labour. Buildings and machinery
are not purchased on a regular
basis so depreciation must be
calculated. Should an “opportunity
cost” for my resources be included?
Should capital appreciation of land
value be included? Then nature
can deal a blow with drought,
snowstorms, rain, disease so that
output may never be the same two
years in a row. Economic decisions
by investors thousands of miles
away can affect costs of inputs. All
of these factors conspire to make
the profitability of beef production a difficult figure to arrive at. It
is possible however to very easily
arrive at “proxies for profit” such as
the following:
• “I have the biggest and best
cows”
• “I sold the most expensive calf in
the sale”
• “I had more E grades than
anyone in the county”
• “I had the heaviest carcases in the
abattoir”
These statements have little to
do with profitability but are often
calculators of pride – but they do
look good!
Big cows?
Surely bigger cows mean bigger
calves and bigger carcases and
more abattoir receipts and higher
cull value and more profit??
Efficiency
What is a big cow? For some,
big cows start at 650kg while
others are not thinking big until
900kg. At CAFRE hill farm a three
breed rotation has been in place
for a number of years with base
Limousin cows being crossed with
Shorthorn. Progeny of these are
crossed with Aberdeen Angus.
This was a recipe for a “medium”
Table 1: Calculating calf sales in the CAFRE Spring calving herd
of 100 cows and the effects of poor fertility at a high and low calf
price.
Parameter
% cows that
conceive
CAFRE Hill Farm
94
Poor fertility,
Poor fertility,
poor market price exceptional price
90 cows
90
% of those
calving that
wean a living
calf
98
90 cows
90
Weaning age
(days)
200
170 days (60 day
longer bulling
period)
170 days (60 day
longer bulling
period)
Growth rate
(kg/d)
1.1
1.0
1.0
Sale price
(£/kg)
1.6
1.5
1.8
39,059
26,123
31,347
Total sales/
100 cows (£)
Dr. Norman Weatherup.
sized cow. However, when cows
were weighed at weaning in
autumn 2009, average cow weight
(excluding 2 year old first calving
heifers) was 670kg. Excluding
three year old second calvers
increases average weight to 680kg!
Typically a weighbridge makes
cows 100kg heavier than a “guess”
and round bales usually 100kg
lighter. CAFRE has a target of each
cow producing 50% of her weight
in weaned calf at 200 days. This
year the value including 2 year old
heifers was 40% so there is room
for improvement. It is interesting
to note that the 5 heaviest cows
averaged 793kg and their calves
averaged 253kg at 200 days of age
(32% of their weight) while the 5
lightest cows (excluding 2 year old
heifers) weighed 560kg and their
calves averaged 257kg (46% of
their weight)! Big cows clearly do
not have bigger calves!!
Maintenance requirement
Each 100kg increase in cow liveweight requires an additional 0.5t
of grass silage for a typical winter.
During the grazing season, 100
cows weighing 700kg will have the
same grass dry matter requirement
as 113 cows weighing 600kg.
Market requirements
At time of writing market specification generally require a carcase
of 260 – 420 kg with premiums
available for 280-380kg carcases.
Cow size becomes important when
their progeny cannot be finished
within these ranges. There is
significant scope to moderate
cow size and still reach market
specification.
Big cows means more inputs,
not necessarily more output and
can more than eat all their extra
cull value during their lifetime
– but they sure look good!
“I sold the most expensive calf
in the market”
It is tempting and easy to focus on
the top price attained and assume
profitability. Calves that survive to
sale generate revenue and pride
but the calves that die or are never
born due to poor fertility receive
little attention and eat into the
bottom line. Reducing the calving
season from 150 days to 70 days
increases average weaning weight
by 40kg! One profitability study
in Nebraska, USA concluded that it
took the profit from two cows that
calved early in the calving season
to cover the loss generated by a
cow calving later in the season.
Calculating returns from calf sales
from CAFRE Hill farm is shown in
the first column of Table 1 and the
effects of poor fertility at a high
and low calf price are shown in
columns 2 and 3.
The first two rows combine to
produce a weaning rate of 92% at
CAFRE Hill Farm and 81% in poor
fertility herds. The common myth
that all cows have a calf every year
has been dealt with in previous
articles.
It should be noted that a cow that
calves consistently early in the
calving period for a lifetime of 8
years will produce the equivalent
of 2 ADDITIONAL calves in her
lifetime compared with one that
starts calving later and continues to
calve later.
“E” grades
To obtain an E grading carcase
extreme muscling is required
on both the sire and dam side.
Conformation tends to be
adversely correlated with milk
production, calving ease (and
hence fertility) and calf “liveability.” Without careful sire selection
for birth weight, gestation length,
calving ease and milk each E grade
represents sleepless nights, caesareans, labour and frustration.
Although some current grading
schemes reward E grades to some
extent, these unseen costs can
quickly eliminate any bonus, for
example, if conformation comes at
the expense of fertility. A carcase
sold for £1000 every 450 days is
equivalent to one sold for £811
every 365 days.
Unfortunately poor fertility is
not highly visual and can even
be ignored by the herd manager
while a high price for a calf
or an E grade is seen by many
people and sure looks good.
I had the heaviest carcases in
the abattoir.
Heavy carcases can be produced in
a number of ways.
1. As a result of “standard”
management practice with
genetically superior cattle which
had high growth rates and feed
efficiency
2. They were poorly managed
for 30 months and gradually
reached an acceptable level of
finish by growing very slowly
and eventually producing a
heavy carcase.
Some farmers are under the
illusion that heavy carcases increase
beef output. While this is true
under scenario 1 above, it is not
true under scenario 2. By growing
an animal more slowly than is
required, less animals can be
finished on the farm. So individual
carcase weights are up but total
farm output is down.
In addition, taking an animal slowly
to a given weight in 30 months
rather than 24 requires an additional 6 months of maintenance.
Maintenance costs, especially in a
housed situation, can be over £1/
day for feed alone. It is this higher
maintenance requirement, plus the
increasing fatness of the carcase
that leads to a much greater cost
of putting on a kg gain at heavy
carcase weights. It is much more
efficient and costs considerably
less to put on weight at a lighter
weight.
Heavy carcase weights may be a
sign of genetically superior animals
but more often a sign of lower farm
output, poorer efficiency, poor
management – but they sure look
good.
Key lessons
• Calculating profit can be difficult
but is well worth the effort.
• Proxies for profit that look good
may be poor indicators of profit.
• The currency of pride is attractive
to human nature but doesn’t pay
bills!
Changes to Grassroots
Breeders registering calves on-line
will notice some subtle changes to
the registrations screen on grassroots. As part of our drive to gather
as much information as possible
to aid breed improvement whilst
creating minimal extra work for
breeders, it is now possible to
submit a birth-weight and calving
ease score on-line. The former will
be made possible when breeders
receive their free birth-weight
measurement tape courtesy of the
Society through the post. The latter
will use the standard scoring system
that the recording companies use for
calving ease, i.e. 1 = No assistance;
2 = Slight assistance, 3 = Ropes
or calving aid, 4 = Non-surgical
Vet assistance, 5 = Caesarian and
6 = Elective caesarean. Colours
are now much easier to record by
using a drop-down list of options as
opposed to the previous free field.
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DIRECTORS
The following are profiles of your Office Bearer
who are taking us forward and helping to
Luing Office Bearers, Directors, Fieldsman and Breed Development Officers 2010.
Front row left to right: Wilbert Girvan, Bill Miller, David Barr. Back Row left to right: Johnny Mackey (Breed
Secretary), Robert McNee (Breed Development Officer), Giles Henry, James Newell, Finlay McGowan (Fieldsman),
Charles Symons (Immediate Past Chairman), Les Robson, Ted Fox, Neil McGowan (Breed Development Officer), Steven
Murray (Vice Chairman), Alec Smith, Matthew Mauchlen (Chairman) - not pictured; James Colston.
CHAIRMAN
MAUCHLEN, Matthew T., (Elected 2009)
Married to Helene with three grown up children,
Matthew moved to manage Ben Challum Ltd
from the family farm near Kelso, via five years
spent farming in Wigtownshire. On taking over
Ben Challum Ltd there were 30 Luing cows and
Matthew felt these were the obvious choice on
which to base a commercial suckler herd that could
be self contained. The enterprise now comprises
35 Luing and 115 Sim-Luing cows with a further
20 heifers bulled each year. Simmental bulls are
used on all the cows, and a Limousin bull used
on heifers. Male calves are finished as bulls at 13
months (340 kgs carcase) and heifers not to be used
or sold for breeding are also finished for direct sale.
Matthew believes that the Luing provides home
bred, very productive, easily managed, quality
cattle which are suitable for any market.
VICE-CHAIRMAN
MURRAY, Steven (Elected 2009). Married to
Elaine with two daughters, Heather (13) and
Hazel (11), Steven was born and brought up on
an upland beef and sheep farm near Tow Law
in County Durham. After gaining a diploma in
Agriculture and a certificate in Farm Management
from Durham Agricultural College he spent a
number of years working around this country
gaining a lot of experience. As a Young Farmer
Exchange he visited Australia exploring the country
and working on outback sheep and cattle stations.
He started farming in Dumfriesshire after meeting
his wife and since 2001 they have been building up
a pedigree Luing herd. They bought West Preston
Farm in 2003 and this has allowed them to expand
further and to finish their Luing bulls as well as
winter cattle for other people. They run 120
Pedigree Luing cows, out wintered on Kale. The
cows adapt very well to this out wintering system.
Steven maintains that Luing cows are very easy to
look after so they will keep as many as the farm
will carry and he can cope with without requiring
any staff.
born and raised in Northumberland. His interest
in agriculture was first aroused with involvement at
the school farm. After farming close to Hadrian’s
Wall for a period, the Symons crossed the border
to Attonburn, close to Morebattle, Roxburghshire
in the foothills of the Cheviots, a farm rising
from 450ft to 1850ft. The Symons run 65 cows,
all pure registered Luings. Heifers are sold for
breeding, bullocks sold as forward stores. In
addition 1250 sheep centre round the North
Country Cheviot, mostly bred pure. The Symons
specialise in the breeding of rams, selling 80 per
year. Other lambs are finished on farm. Charles is
convinced that the Luing breed has a bright future
and cannot think of any other breed that he would
want to change to!
IMMEDIATE PAST
CHAIRMAN
BARR, David W. (elected 2008). Married to
Catherine with three grown up children. Wendy, a
study director for Moredun Scientific at Pentlands
Science Park, Andrew farms with David at
Milkieston, and Karen a doctor at Ninewells
Hospital, Dundee. David is the third generation to
farm Milkieston. The stock on Milkieston consist
SYMONS, Charles (Elected 2009). Married to
Mary with three grown up children, Charles was
DIRECTORS
S’ PROFILES
rers and Directors, the caretakers of the Society
to promote the breed, and your business.
of 450 Scotch Mule ewes, 100 Blackface ewes,
140 ewe hoggs, 100 Luing cows with 80 of them
bred pure and 20 crossed with a Simmental Bull.
Lambs are finished at home and mule replacements
are mostly home bred. Bullock calves are either
finished or sold as forward stores while heifer calves
are used as herd replacements as well as having
some to sell as bulling heifers at Castle Douglas in
February and a few for Perth in May. Having stared
with Luing cows in 1998 David has found them a
very easy breed to keep. They are wintered using
a minimal amount of concentrates, while relying
on the cows natural ability to flesh up during the
summer.
COLSTON, James (Elected 2009). Married to
Lorna with three teenage children, Jennifer, Eilidh
and Murdo. Brought up in East Lothian, studied
Agriculture at Aberdeen University and then took
various jobs on arable/stock farms in East Lothian
(coincidentally neighbouring with Duncrahill)
and Morayshire.
For the past 16 years has been the manager of
Arisaig Estate which has a mix of enterprises
including farming, let property, deer stalking
woodland management and recently an oyster
farm has been developed. The farm is centred on
about 2,000 acres of low hill and currently runs
250 blackface ewes bred to Suffolk and Blackface
tups and 20 Luing cows. All lambs are sold store
in Fort William. Luing cattle were introduced
about ten years ago and have been a tremendous
asset to the Estate. They are excellent foragers
and fit very well with our grazing management of
woodlands and open hill. Our cows are bred to a
Luing bull, surplus heifers are sold at local marts
while bullocks are sold at 30 months through a
local farm shop.
FOX, Ted (Elected 2010). Married to Anne with
3 children, Harry 17 who is now working at
home, Joanna 14 and Sarah 11, Ted was brought
up in a small Lancashire town. Grandparents
were his closest farming connection but from a
hill farming apprenticeship in Cumbria at the
age of 17 he progressed through shepherd on the
next door estate, a contract shepherding service,
the purchase of a 70 acre farm in Lancashire to
taking the tenancy of a large part of College Valley
Estate in Northumberland in 1999, farming
almost 8000 acres, including Cheviot Hill which
rises to 2700ft with a sheep stock of 3250 ewes
and initially blue grey and Simmental x blue
grey cows. Culled under the foot and mouth
welfare scheme in 2001 Ted and Anne were
forced into looking for more cows and Luings
were introduced and have now been built up to
200 adult cattle. The aim is to breed enough
replacement Luing heifers to maintain the herd
and to produce Sim-Luings from the rest of the
Luing cows. At the end of 2005 the tenancy of a
nearby 1000 acre lowland farm was taken which
will be stocked with Sim-Luings as fast as Ted
can breed them! The choice of Luings on the
hill suits Ted and Anne greatly, looking to be self
contained in the future by breeding Sim-Luings
for the better ground.
GIRVAN, Wilbert (elected 2008). I have farmed
Buckholm’s 1700 acres for almost 30 years and
in spite of the fact that I am on the wrong side
of retirement age I still enjoy the challenge that
livestock farming increasingly demands. My wife,
Elizabeth, is still the ‘office’ manager and my son,
Scott, guides me in all farming decisions. 200
Luing cows produce heifer calves for replacements
and for sale at Castle Douglas, Stirling and Perth.
All bull calves and steers are finished or sold store.
The hardiness and foraging ability of the Luing
cattle make them the most suitable breed for our
out-wintering system on deferred hill grazing.
HENRY, Giles (Elected 2009). Married to Alison,
with three grown up children. I have farmed on
my own account for the past 22 years, having
spent the previous 10 years managing a large
grain drying and storage plant in Berwickshire,
before which I had worked as a stockman on 2
farms near Duns. We came to Oakwood Mill in
May 1996, which lies in the Ettrick Valley on The
Duke of Buccleuch’s, Bowhill Estate. Obtaining a
rung on the farming ladder is not easy, but with
Luing cows and Lairg type Cheviot ewes we have
breeds that are able to look after themselves and
are not dependant on large amounts of high cost
inputs. I believe, that we have enterprises that
keep us, and not us having to keep them. Our
Luing cows fit our system well, with their good
temperament, mothering and foraging ability. We
also have 4000 laying hens, and have 4000 pullets
in rear for our own and 2 other farmers. We sell
lamb, eggs and chickens direct to the consumer
from the farm.
MILLER, Bill (Elected 2010). Married to Lorna
with two grown up children, Kerry and Sandy, Bill
is farm manager for Welbeck Scottish Farms in
Caithness. The farm runs 100 Luing cows, 70 of
them registered. Sixty are put to the Luing bull for
heifer replacements and the rest to the Simmental.
Surplus heifers, Luing and Sim-Luing, are sold
privately and also in Stirling and, hopefully,
Castle Douglas. Bullock calves are sold at local
marts aged 8 months. The farm also runs 1000
Cheviot ewes and 400 Blackface ewes with lambs
sold store at Lairg and Dingwall. Bill would like
to promote Luing cattle in the north of Scotland.
Luings were chosen for Welbeck for their ability
to graze the hill, produce heifer replacements and
quality calves to sell. He thinks no other cow can
match this in these environments.
NEWELL, James (elected 2008). Married to Lila
with three grown up sons. We farm just south
of Ballymoney town in Co. Antrim, Northern
Ireland. We farm 155 acres of disadvantaged and
lowland ground carrying a stock of 45 Luing cows
and 300 crossbred ewes lambing in April. The
cows are all crossed with the Simmental bull. The
bullock calves are sold as forward stores and the
heifers are sold mostly privately as bullers to other
neighbouring suckler herds. Our first Luings were
bought in Castle Douglas in 2000 and gradually
built up to replace the commercial cows. Luings
have done well for us producing high value SimLuing bulling heifers and bullocks that sell well.
ROBSON, Leslie (Elected 2009). Leslie lives with
partner Linda and their children Philippa 13 and
Stuart 11.
Leslie is Stock Manager for Cadzow Bros, on the
Isle of Luing, which involves the management
of 600 Luing cows and followers and 2,000
Blackface ewes. Brought up on an upland farm
in Aberdeenshire, Leslie left school at 16 and has
been involved with cows and sheep since. Prior to
moving to Luing, Leslie was stockman for 10 years
with Careston Estates, Stracathro. Leslie has found
the Luings to have great foraging ability and to be
tremendous mothers. One of the changes he has
made since moving to Luing is calving heifers at
two years old instead of three, which has proved
to be a success so far. Since the Luing herd is
accredited for BVD, IBR and Johnes he is keen to
promote the health status of stock at sales.
SMITH, Alec (Elected 2010)
On leaving the family farm aged 16 Alec worked
away for 8 years and during this time also studied
at Newton Rigg collage for 6 years on day release.
Alec was appointed Farm Manager for Low Moor
Howe Farm Ltd in October 2004.
The estate, which is next door to the family
farm, is situated in the Winster valley; 3 miles
west of Bowness-on-Windermere and extends to
1400 acres. This comprises 400 acres of ungrazed
woodland, 400 acres of managed habitat within
the Lake District ESA and a 350 acre SSSI on the
remainder.
The farm carries a closed herd of 60 pure Luing
cows which currently out winter on deferred
grazing in the managed habitat scheme. Steers are
sold privately to a local finisher at 18 months, with
surplus heifers hopefully heading for the Premier
Sale at Castle Douglas! The sheep flock, which
numbers around 700, is centred around the Lairg
Cheviot; with Cheviot-Mules being bred for home
use on the lower ground.
The estate also carries a large commercial shoot
and stables with driving horses.
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Extracts from Rules,
Regulations and Bye-Laws
Annual Subscription: is due annually on January 1st and
members will be invoiced for this. Note the VAT rate does not
rise to 20% until 4th January therefore 2011 subscriptions will
be billed at the current rate of 17.5% leaving a total due of
£35.25 incl. VAT.
Luing Bull and Heifer Registrations:
1. Each Herd Book Year will end on 31st December.
2. An Annual Herd Return Form will be sent to every breeder
and the breeder will be required to update the cow herd as at
31st December.
3. On-line registration is now available (contact Breed
Secretary for details) for registering calves. Alternatively
a birthing summary form will be sent to each breeder
registering via a paper-based system and all calves born in
that year should be entered. This must be fully completed for
all calves to be registered: i.e. UK tag, date of birth, name and/
or management tag, colour, horned/polled and sire. Breeders
are encouraged to notify all other calves born (date of birth,
UK tag and sire) so that full records can be kept for every cow
on the database.
4. These forms must be returned to the Breed Secretary by 31st
January of the year following birth. On-line registrations must
also be completed by the 31st January deadline.
5. Any registrations received after 31st January will be
charged double fees. Any animals over 2 years of age can
only be considered for Appendix B.
6. Pedigree certificates will be issued for all calves registered.
Bull Inspection:
1. No bull can be sold at a Pedigree Luing Bull Sale until it has
been inspected by an appointed representative of the Society
and has been accepted as conforming to the standards as laid
down by the Society. Breeders must apply to the Society for
this inspection by 31st August each year.
2. The bulls will be inspected as soon as is reasonably possible
and the dam of each bull will be scored for classification form
completion. Dams must be presented for inspection if they
are still on the farm – regardless of whether they have been
scored in previous years. The board have agreed to remove
the restriction on first and second calvers not being able to
score higher than five on any individual trait. Instead, the
age of the dam at the time of assessment and the number
of calves she has had will be heavily highlighted to ensure
potential buyers know the scores relate to a young cow yet to
fully prove herself.
3. Bulls passed for entry to a Society sale will have their
pedigree certificate signed and stamped ‘Society Approved’.
Bulls not to be entered for a Society Sale but otherwise
deemed suitable for pedigree breeding will also have their
pedigree certificate signed and stamped ‘Society Approved’.
Sim-Luing Heifer Calf Registrations:
1. Entries will only be accepted from members of the Luing
Cattle Society Ltd.
2. To be eligible for acceptance into the register for Sim-Luing
females, heifer calves must be:
a. out of Pedigree or Appendix A Luing females registered in
the Herd Book of the Luing Cattle Society and,
b. sired by a Simmental bull registered in the Herd Book of
the British Simmental Cattle Society Ltd.
3. All calves should be registered by the 31st January following
their year of birth.
4. Following verification of the registration of both the dam and
the sire by the Luing Cattle Society, the Sim-Luing heifer will be
accepted for entry into the register and a certificate issued.
Charges:
Annual Subscription:.......................................................... £30.00
Registration Fees:
1. Calf entries (Pedigree, Appendix or Sim-Luing) are charged
on a sliding scale based on the number of breeding cows (i.e.
females over 3 years of age) held on Society records for each
herd at 31st December of the year of birth of the calves being
registered. This includes full Pedigree and Appendix A and B
cows.
2. Fees for on-line registrations are charged as follows:
1 - 25 cows in herd ................................................. £6.50 per cow
26 - 50..................................................................... £6.00 per cow
51 – 100 .................................................................. £5.50 per cow
101 – 250 ................................................................ £5.00 per cow
251 + ..................................................................... £4.50 per cow
3. Fees for paper-based registrations are charged as follows:
1 - 25 cows in herd ................................................. £7.00 per cow
26 - 50..................................................................... £6.50 per cow
51 – 100 .................................................................. £6.00 per cow
101 – 250 ................................................................ £5.50 per cow
251 + ..................................................................... £5.00 per cow
4. If Sim-Luings only are being registered a max of £7.50 per
heifer will be charged for the first 15 calves, 16 or more calves
will be charged at £6.00 per heifer. For registrations received
on paper, these figures will increase to £8.00 per heifer and
£6.50 respectively.
5. Individuals who feel that they have a special case will have
the opportunity to appeal and the merit of the case will be
considered by the Board.
6. Breeders will be invoiced when registrations are processed.
Transfer Fees:
The purchaser of any full Pedigree or appendix female animal
outwith Society Sales will be charged a transfer fee when that
animal is transferred into their ownership…£10.00/animal.
Bulls bought outwith Society Sales must be transferred before
calves can be registered by that bull. The transfer fee for bulls
has two tiers with a cut-off at 30 breeding cows (as listed on
each herd’s most recent annual return). Herds from 1-30 cows
will pay a per cow transfer fee of £2/cow with a minimum fee
payable of £25. Those herds of 31+ cows will continue to pay
£100. Bulls and females bought at Society Sales are transferred
free of charge.
Updated copies of the full Rules, Regulations and Bye-Laws of
the Luing Cattle Society were circulated to all Members in April
2008 and are available from the Society office on request.
The year
letter for
calves
born in
2011 is
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List of Members
Prefix
No.
Name
Contact details
HONORY LIFE MEMBERS (10)
Balmoral
Duncrahill
Monzie
Lochend
19
217
12
23
24
38
17
25
26
27
QUEEN, H.M. THE
BELL, Mr W.
CADZOW, Miss J.
CADZOW, Mr R.A.
CAMERON, Mr J.
CHURCH, Dr R.B.
MCLAUCHLAN
Mr W.A.R, J.P.
STEWART, Mr C.K.M.
STEWART, Mr I.M.M.
YOUNG, Mrs S.
Per the Resident Factor, Estate Office, Balmoral Castle, Ballater, Scotland. Tel: 01339 72334
1 Garryside, Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, PH18 5SN. Tel: 01796 481459
Dennis Cadzow & Co Ltd, Duncrahill, Pencaitland, East Lothian EH34 5ER. Tel: 01875 340264
Rannoch, 2 Home Bank, East Ord, Berwick upon Tweed. Tel: 01289 331996
Monzie, Blair Atholl, Perthshire PH18 5TT. Tel: 01796 481232
4693 Hamptons Way NW, Calgary, Alberta, T3A 6N6 Canada. Tel: 403 208 3747
Tulliemet, Ballachulish, Argyll, PA49 4JX. Tel: 01855 811792
East Bridgelands, Selkirk, TD7 4PT, Scotland. Tel: 01750 22311
Lochay, Crieff, Perthshire PH7 3NU, Scotland. Tel 01764 652202
Congeith, Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries DG2 8JT, Scotland. Tel: 01387 760234
ANNUAL MEMBERS (226)
Medicine River
Blackhillock
Currburn
Lealty
Annelshope
Rylstone
Bracklinn
Laggan
Knockgray
Arisaig
Tardoes
295
485
285
28
433
460
514
320
423
6
504
473
395
407
321
335
431
257
35
1
371
14
287
449
434
426
379
206
339
450
340
511
Auchtubh
Mluri
461
307
AITKEN, Mr I.E.
ALEXANDER, Mr P.
ANDERSON, Mr N.
ANDERSON, Messrs W.&J.
AUCHENREE FARMS
BAILEY, Mr T.
BALLANTYNE, Mr. A.
BARR, Mr D.
BELL, Messrs R.H. & Co.
BEN CHALLUM LTD.
BEVERIDGE, Ms. J.
BIRNIE, Mrs H.J.
BLACKADDER, Mr M.
BLACKETT, Major J.W.B.
BLAIR, Mr J.
BRIGGS, Mr W.
BROOK, Mr C.
CADZOW, Mrs J.
CADZOW, Mrs M.
CADZOW, Mr S.
CALVERT, Mr N.
CAMERON, Mr J.B., CBE
CAMERON, Mr R.
CAMPBELL, Mr J.
CAMPBELL-LLOYD, Ms S.
CARR, Firm of Robert
CAYGILL, Mr J.
CHALMERS, Mr J.
CHARLTON, Mr M.
CLARK-KENNEDY, Mr A.H
COLSTON, Mr J.
COOPER, Mr. D. &
HOULISTON, Ms. G.
COOPER, Mr J.
CORSAR, Mr G.
Castle
Cloneycurry
Newmains
Claremore
Crofts
Ballo
Bowderdale
471
472
488
404
350
250
432
COSGRAVE, Mr J.
COSGRAVE, Mr T.
CRERAR, Mr P.
CROCKETT, Mr A.
CROFTS Farms
CROSS, Mrs F.H.
CURR, Messrs D. & Son
Burnfoot
398
311
DALGLISH, Mr R.
DEWHURST, Mr E.
Auchenree
Soutra
Lampert
Milkieston
Plenderleith
Lochay
Gartlea
Guisachan
Arbigland
Blair
Georgefield
Brookstone
Outfield
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Baldutho
Blacketlees Farm, R.R.4., Rimbey, Alberta, TOC 2JO, Canada. Email: ieaitken@hotmail.com
Blackhillock, Glenbuchat, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, AB36 8TQ. Tel: 01975 641740
Harehead Farm, Cranshaws, DUNS, Berwickshire TD11 3SL. Tel: 01361 890342
Lynemore, Glencarvie, STRATHDON, Aberdeenshire AB36 8YT. Tel: 01975 651331
per D. Bathgate, Low Auchenree, Portpatrick, Stranraer, DG9 8TN. Tel: 01776 810844
Dere Street Farm, Soutra, Blackshiels, Midlothian, EH37 5TF. Tel: 07786 150334
Lampert, Gilsland, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 7BB. Tel: 01697 747202
Milkieston, Peebles, EH45 8QH. Tel: 01721 730213
Roxburgh Mill, Kelso, Roxburghshire TD5 8NF. Tel: 01573 450221
Woodburn, Crieff, Perthshire PH7 3RG. Tel: 01764 654364
Garlea Farm, Gartocharn, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, G83 9LX. Tel: 01389 830304
Aspen Cottage, Guisachan Farm, Tomich, Cannich, Inverness-shire, IV4 7LY. Tel: 01456 415711
Mulholland Contracts Ltd., Ettrickshaws, Selkirk, TD7 5JP. Tel: 01750 52263
Arbigland Farms, Kirkbean, By Dumfries, DG2 8BQ. Tel: 01387 880717
71 Cookstown Road, Moneymore, Co. Londonderry, N.I. BT45 7YL.
Georgefield, Langholm, Dumfries-shire, DG13 0NJ. Tel: 01387 370227
Brookstone Farm, Wern, Minera, Wrexham, LL11 3EA. Tel: 01978 754100
S.R. & J.Cadzow, Inland Pastures, Scremerston, BERWICK-ON-TWEED, TD15 2RJ. Tel: 01289 306072
Muirend, by Kilpunt, BROXBURN, West Lothian, EH52 5PD. Tel: 01506 852084
Cadzow Brothers Ltd., Luing, Oban, Argyll. Tel: 01852 314234 Fax: 334
Benbullen, Tayene, via Nunamara 7259, Tasmania. Tel: 6399 3515
Balbuthie, Kilconquhar, Leven, Fife, KY9 1EX. Tel: 01333 730210
Easter Monzie, Blair Atholl, Perthshire PH18 5TT. Tel: 01796 481553
Currburn, Yetholm, Kelso, Roxburghshire, TD5 8PT. Tel: 01573 420777
Wester Lealty Farm, Boath, Ross-shire, IV17 0XJ. Tel: 01349 883023
Airyolland Farm, Port William, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 9QT. Tel: 01988 700987
Manor Croft, Rylstone, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6LH. Tel: 01756 730226
Townhead, Duns Road, Longformacus, Duns, Berwickshire, TD11 3PB. Tel: 01361 890266
Laggan, Bunanta, Barquillean, Taynuilt, Argyll, PA35 1HY. Tel: 01866 322110
Knockgray Farms, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 3TF. Tel: 01644 460237
Arisaig Farm, Glen House, Arisaig, Inverness-shire, PH39 4NU. Tel: 01687 450609
Tardoes Farm, Muirkirk, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, KA18 3NW. Tel: 01290 661623
Greenacres Farm, Auchtubh, Balquhidder, Stirlingshire, FK19 8NZ. Tel: 01877 384331
MacAulay Land Use Research Institute, Hartwood, SHOTTS, Lanarkshire, ML7 4JY.
Tel: 01501 823151 / 822706
Newcastle House, Enfield, Co. Meath, Ireland. Tel: 00353 87 9793414
Cloneycurry, Rathmolyon, Enfield, Co. Meath, Ireland.
Newmains, Stenton, Dunbar, East Lothian, EH42 1TQ. Tel: 01368 850240
Clare House, Castlederg, Co.Tyrone, BT81 7RF, N.I. Tel: 02881 671331
c/o Hamish Black, 1 Areeming Cottage, Corsock, Castle Douglas, DG7 3HX. Tel: 01644 440643
Ballo Farm, By LESLIE, Fife, KY6 7AG. Tel: 01592 743370
Bowderdale Head, Newbiggin on Lune, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4NB.
Tel: 01539 623333
Burnfoot, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, DG4 6JY. Tel: 01659 50105
Inglenook, Pompion Brow, Bretherton, Leyland, Lancs., PR26 9AQ
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DUNLOP, Mr H.R.
DUNLOP, Mrs K.W.
EASTON, Mr D.S.
ERSKINE, Mr J.
EVANS, Mr J.
EVANS, Mr L.
FARRIES, F.
FAWCETT, Mr J.
FAWCETT, Mr M.
FIRTH, Mr E.W.S.
FLEMING, Mr J.
FLETCHER, Messrs R.H.
FLOORS FARMING
FORSTER, Mr N.
FOX, Mr T.
FRANCE, Mr R.S.
FREEBURN, Mr T.
FREEMAN, Mr. A.
GIBB, Major J.P.O.
GIBBONS, Mr S.
GILLON, Messrs G.B.
GIRVAN, Mr S.
GIRVAN, Mr W.R.
GLEESON, Mr C.
GRAHAM, Messrs W. & Son
GRAY, Mr D.
GREER, Mr D.
HALLIGAN, Mr M.
HAMILTON FARMS
HAMILTON, Miss H.
HARDIE, Mr K.
HARPER, Mr A
HARPER, Mr D.
HENRY, Mr D.G.
HENRY, Messrs J.P. & R.M.
HILL, Mr. D.
HINDMARSH,
Messrs R.T. & N.R.
HOLDEN, Mr D.
HOLDER, M.& J.
HORSFALL, N.H.
HUNTINGTON, Dr A.
IBBETSON, Mr. G.J.
JOHNSON, Mr & Mrs P.
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JONES, Mr & Mrs N.
JONES, Messrs RL & KS
JONES, Messrs P.& Y.
KELLY, Mr J.
KEMP, Mr. M.
KENNEDY, Mr A.
KENNEDY, Mr G.
KER, Christina
KERRY, Mr R.
KING, Messrs R.& M.
KIRK, Mr I.R.
KITCHEN, Mr J.
LAMONT, Mr D.
LANG Lt Cmdr JHM, RN Rtd.
LEWIS, Messrs D.C.
LINDSAY, Mr S.
LINKLETER, Mr M.
LITTLE, Mr C.
LITTLE, Mr S.
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22 Airlie Street, Brechin, Angus, DD9 6JX. Tel: 01356 622049
Cannee, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4XD. Tel: 01557 330684
W. Dunlop & Son, Commonside, Hawick, Roxburghshire. Tel: 01450 850210
Quoyhalen, Qouyloo, Stromness, Isle of Orkney, KW16 3LY. Tel: 01856 841670
Mid Uplaw Farm, Uplawmoor, Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, G78 4DA. Tel: 01505 850360
Lee & Evans, 48 Victoria Street, Tottington, Bury, Lancs, BL8 4AG. Tel: 07952 157203
113 Curragh Road, Dungiven, Co. Londonderry, BT47 4QJ, N.I. Tel: 02877 741469
Castlegower, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright, DG7 1NH. Tel: 01556 502707
Merkland, Penpont, Thornhill, Dumfries-shire, DG3 4AR. Tel: 01848 600207
Merkland, Penpont, Thornhill, Dumfries-shire, DG3 4AR. Tel: 01848 600207
Kin-E-Coille, Ramsay Street, EDZELL, Angus, DD8 7TT. Tel: 01356 648208
Loch Gruinart House, Bridgend, Isle of Islay, Argyll, PA44 7PW. Tel: 01496 850212
Mailingsland, Peebles, Peebles-shire, EH45 8PH. Tel: 01721 723342
per B.W. Gilchrist, Rawburn Farm, Longformacus, Duns, Berwickshire, TD11 3PG. Tel: 01361 890253
Milton of Larg, New Luce, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 0AT. Tel: 01581 600208
Elsdonburn, Kirknewton, WOOLER, Northumberland, NE71 6XW. Tel: 01668 216341
Pond Farm, Hartshead Moor, Scholes, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 6PH Tel: 01924 401186
95A Banbridge Road, Waringstown, Co Armagh, BT66 7RU, N.I. Tel: 02838 883522
Town End Farm, Troutbeck, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1LB. Tel: 01539 433525
Glenisla House, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, PH11 8QL . Tel: 01575 582227
38 Ashdown Drive, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancs, PR6 7SQ. Tel: 07793 976536
Angus Limestores, Eassie, Forfar, Angus DD8 1SG. Tel: 01307 840308
Buckholm Farm, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, TD1 2ND. Tel: 01896 752185
Buckholm Farm, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, TD1 2ND. Tel: 01896 752185
Longtown North, Clane Road, Prosperous, Naas, Co Kildare, Ireland. Tel: 00353 879 950623
Craigdarroch, Eliock, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, DG4 6LE. Tel: 01659 50037
Boreland Farm, Eddleston, Peebles, Peebles-shire, EH45 8QT. Tel: 01721 730209
Blair Castle Estates Home Farm, Balanloan, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, PH18 5TY.
Nether Stewarton Farm, Eddleston, Peebles, Peebles-shire, EH45 8PP
per W. Laidler, Handaxwood, Fauldhouse, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH47 9AD. Tel: 01501 770337
Whitehope, Innerleithen, Peebles-shire, EH44 6NN. Tel: 01896 830288
Firthview, Clashandorran, By Beauly, Inverness-shire, IV4 7AN. Tel: 01463 870978
Hareshawhead Farm, Sandford, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, ML10 6PP. Tel: 01357 520031
2 Wallthwaite Cottages, Troutbeck, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0SX. Tel: 01768 779204
Oakwood Mill, Selkirk, TD7 5EZ. Tel: 01750 23202
Raburn Cottage, Physic Lane, Thropton, Northumberland, NE65 7HU. Tel: 01669 621324
Cathpair Estates Ltd., Stow, Selkirkshire, TD1 2SB. Tel: 01896 850220
Blakehopeburnhaugh, Otterburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE19 1SW. Tel: 01830 520316
Mid-Lee Croft, Bunessan, Isle of Mull, PA67 6DN. Tel: 01681 700673
Ballygroggan Farm, Machrihanish, Campbeltown, Argyll, PA28 6PZ . Tel: 01586 810164
Dalchosnie Farm, Kinloch Rannoch, nr Pitlochry, Perthshire, PH16 5QD. Tel: 01882 632219
Bonawe Home Farm, Taynuilt, Argyll, PA35 1JG. Tel: 01866 822321
High Salter, Roeburndale West, nr Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 9LP. Tel: 01524 221506
PD & J Johnson, Herdship, Harwood, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, DL12 0YB.
Tel: 01833 622261
Raehills Farms Ltd., Annandale Estates Office, St Ann’s, Lockerbie, Dumfries-shire, DG11 1HQ.
Tel: 01576 470317
West Mains of Turin, Rescobie, by Forfar, Angus, DD8 2TE. Tel: 01307 830229
Holmhead Farm, Cushnie, Alford, Aberdeenshire, AB33 8LN. Tel: 01975 581182
Denwick Farm, Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QL. Tel: 01856 741316
Earnieside Farm, Dunning Glen, Dollar, Clackmannanshire, FK14 7LB. Tel: 01259 781488
Blackfort, 65 Moneyneena Road, Draperstown, Co. Derry, BT45 7EN, N.I. Tel: 02879 628879
Dairy Barn Farm, North Houghton, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6LF. Tel: 01264 811509
Mitchellhill, Broughton, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 6JG. Tel: 01899 220265
Clunie, Newbridge, Dumfries, DG2 9RZ. Tel: 01387 720220
Chatto, Kelso, Roxburghshire, TD5 8AN. Tel: 01573 440365
1 Simons Cross, Wickham Market, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0ST. Tel: 01728 746885
Kirkinriola House, Cushandall Road, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, BT43 6TF, N.I. Tel: 028 2564 2531
2 Coast, Inverasdale, by Achnasheen, Ross-shire, IV22 2LR. Tel: 01445 781267
Lower Isle Farm, Isle Lane, Oxenhope, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 9QA
19 Blackstone Road, Portglenone, Co Antrim, BT44 8HB. Tel: 02829 571649
Chapel Farm, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, PA13 4TH. Tel: 01505 873266
Drimnin Estate, Drimnin, By Lochaline, Oban, Argyll, PA34 5XZ. Tel: 01277 352567
Runavey Farm, Glenshee, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, PH10 7QD. Tel: 01250 885233
The Croft, West Kirkheaton, Kirkheaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE19 2DQ. Tel: 01830 530251/530339
East Bracklinn Farm, Callander, Perthshire, FK17 8LS. Tel: 01877 330240
The Hon. R.B. Loder’s Children’s Settlement, Upper Chatto Farm, Hownam, Morebattle, Kelso,
Roxburghshire, TD5 8AN. Tel: 01573 440235
Luss
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Brandwood
Nunnerie
Balranald
Ahmore
Clachan
Findon
Muck
Conan
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96
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454
520
75
414
455
363
111
212
493
403
429
237
491
Knock
Blarghour
Coulshill
Kintail
Coilechat
New Forest
Cornfield
Drinkstone
Loch Fyne
Harehead
Ballyoan
Kildale
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Scallasaig
Schesthill
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Glendearg
Springfield
Lochbroom
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LUSS ESTATES CO.
Amburn, Arden, by Alexandria, Argyll, G83 8RH. Tel: 01389 850642 Farm Manager: Gordon Steel,
Ballyvoulin Farm, Glen Fruin, G84 9EB. Tel: 01436 673267
LYTH, Messrs A.S. & T.E.
Sheephouse Farm, Higher Greens, Stackstead Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 0JS. Tel: 07973 674451
MACARTHUR, Mr A.J.
Nunnerie, Elvanfoot, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 6TJ. Tel: 01864 505234/224
MACCUISH, Mr D.
7 Balranald, Tigharry, Lochmaddy, North Uist, Western Isles, HS6 6DW. Tel: 01876 510251
MACDONALD, Mr A
Ahmore, Lochmaddy, North Uist, Western Isles. Tel: 01876 560241
MACDONALD, Mr G.
Clachan Farm, Lochbroom, Ullapool, Ross-shire, IV23 2RZ. Tel: 01854 612559
MACDOUGALL, Mr. I.
Findon Farm, Gamrie, Banff, Aberdeenshire, AB45 3ET. Tel: 01261 851072
MACEWEN, Mr L.
Isle of Muck Farms, Isle of Muck, PH42 4RP. Tel: 01687 462362
MACKENZIE, Mr J.
c/o Mr W. Birnie, Conon Mains, Conan Bridge, Ross-shire, IV7 8AL. Tel: 01349 864976
MACKENZIE, Mrs M.R.
Torran, Loggie, Lochbroom, Ullapool, Ross-shire, IV23 2SG. Tel: 01854 655227
MACLAREN, Mr C.
Whitehill, Parton, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 2NU. Tel: 01644 470206
MACLEAN, Mr D.M.
Knock Farm, Gruline, Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA71 6HR. Tel: 01680 300353
MACLEAN, Mr L.A.
Bridge Cottage, Gruline, Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA71 6HR. Tel: 01680 300374
MACPHERSON, Mr J.
Blarghour Farm, by Dalmally, Argyll, PA33 1BW. Tel: 01866 833239
MACRAE, Mr D.
Macrae Brothers, Coulshill, Auchterarder, Perthshire, PH3 1PP. Tel: 01764 662680
MACRAE, Mr G.
120 Newton of Ferintosh, Mulbuie, Muir of Ord, Ross-shire, IV6 7RD. Tel: 07990 561964
MALCOLM, Mr I.M.
Wester Coilechat, Callander, Perthshire, FK17 8NL. Tel: 01786 841329
MANLEY, Mr R.A.
2 Newbridge Farm Cottages, Newbridge, Cadnam, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 2NW.
Tel: 02380 813900
MAUCHLEN, Mr M.T.
Woodburn, Crieff, Perthshire, PH7 3RG. Tel: 01764 654364
MCCALL, Mr A.C.
Balblair Cottage, Culmaily Farm, Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 6TA. Tel: 01408 633275
MCCALL, Mr M.J.
Inverbrora, Brora, Sutherland, KW9 6NJ. Tel: 01408 621208
MCCARLIE, Mr R.
Wester Hassockrigg Farm, Harthill, Shotts, North Lanarkshire, ML7 5TQ. Tel: 01501 751220
McCLELLEND, Mr. A.
Drumbuie Farm, Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, KA19 7LT. Tel: 01292 531186
MCCORKINDALE, Mr N.A.
Scammadale, Kilninver, by Oban, Argyll PA34 4UU. Tel: 01852 316282
McCRAE, Mr. R.
Culmill Farm, Kiltarlity, Inverness, Ross-shire, IV4 7HP. Tel: 01463 741337
MCEWEN, Mr J.
Drannandow Farm, Minnigaff, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 6SW. Tel: 01671 402728
MCGOWAN, Mr F.J.A.
Incheoch Farms, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, PH11 8HJ. Tel: 01575 560236
MCGOWAN, Mr N.F.
Shealwalls, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, PH11 8HJ. Tel: 01828 633652
MCGREGOR. Ms S.
Slaterich, Isle of Kerrera, Oban, PA34 4SX. Tel: 01631 563668
MCKELLAR, Mr H.
Shellfield Farm, Glendaruel, Argyll, PA22 3AF. Tel: 01369 820208
McKIE, Mr. I.
Lanton Estate, Millfield, Wooler, Northumberland, NE71 6TM. Tel: 01668 216218
McLAUCHLAN, Mr. F.
The Sidings, Ballahulish, Argyll, PH49 4LR. Tel: 01855 811109
MCNEE, Mr A.
Robert McNee Ltd., Woodend Farm, Armadale, West Lothian, EH48 3AP. Tel: 01501 731980
MCNEE, Mr R.R.
Balmitchell, Avonbridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, FK1 2JH. Tel: 01324 861230
MCNEE, Mr R.H.
Dumbuils, Forgandenny, Perth, PH2 9EX
MEIKLE, Mr J.M.
Dalvey Farm, Callander, Perthshire, FK17 8LS. Tel: 01877 331127
MILLER, Mr W. K.
Welbeck Scottish Farms, Ousdale Farm, Berriedale, Caithness, KW7 6HD. Tel: 01431 821243
MILLINGTON, Miss R.I
Hillhead of Corse, Lumphanan, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, AB31 4RD. Tel: 01339 883625
MOFFAT, Mr R.W.
Wooplaw Farm, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, TD1 2QA. Tel: 01896 860262
MONCRIEFF, Mr I.
Grange of Berryhill, Invergowrie, Angus, DD2 5LN. Tel: 01382 580301
MOORE, Mr C.
Honeypot Farm, Holmsley Road, Wootton, Milton, New Hampshire, BH25 5TP. Tel: 01425 638167
MORRISON, Mrs J.
10 Eliogarry, Northbay, Isle of Barra, Inverness-shire, HS9 5YD. Tel: 01871 890292
MUIR, Ms R.C.
2 Dundas Crescent, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1JG. Tel: 01856 874805
MUNDELL & Son., Messrs A.R. Lawesknowe, Auchen Castle, Moffat, Dumfries, DG10 9SQ. Tel: 01683 300611
MUNRO, Mr. M.
Burnside Croft, Altass, Lairg, Sutherland, IV27 4EU.
MURPHY, Mr F.
PO BOX 123, Te Anau, Fiordland, 9640, New Zealand. Tel: 00643 249 9141
MURRAY, Mr S.
West Preston, Kirkbean, Dumfries, DG2 8AU. Tel: 01387 880630
NEILSON, Mr W.F.
27 Cruachan Cottages, Taynuilt, Argyll, PA35 1JG. Tel: 01866 822106
NELSON, Mr T. L.
Kilmaronaig, Connel, Argyll, PA37 1PW. Tel: 01631 710223
NEWELL, Mr J.
6 Park Lane, Ballymoney, County Antrim, BT53 6PU, N.I. Tel: 02827 665695
NICOL, Mr D.
Lochty Farms, Arncroach, Anstruther, Fife, KY10 2SA. Tel: 01333 720227/395
NIXON, Mr. P.
Little Whittington Farm, Hallington, Newcastle, NE19 2LA. Tel: 01434 672340
OGDEN, Mr J.B.
Cornfield House, Eldroth, Austwick, nr Lancaster, LA2 8AG. Tel: 01524 251066
PARK, Mr J.A.
Drinkstone, Hawick, Roxburghshire, TD9 7NY. Tel: 01450 370795
PATERSON, Mr J.
Garvachy Farm, Minard, Inverary, Argyll, PA32 8YF. Tel: 01546 886660
PENNY, Professor W.A., CBE Harehead, Cranshaws, Duns, Berwickshire, TD11 3SL. Tel: 01361 890237/342
PEOPLES, Messrs A.& M.
5 Copperfield Drive, Kilfennan, Londonderry, BT47 5DG, N.I. Tel: 02871 293516
PROUDLEY, Messrs G.D.
& Son.
Hall Farm, Kildale, Whitby, Yorkshire, YO21 2RG. Tel: 01642 722972
RAFFERTY, Mr A.
Strathspey Vets, Grantown on Spey, PH26 3JJ. Tel: 01479 872252
RALSTON, Mr G.
1 Scallasaig, Glenelg, by Kyle, Ross-shire, IV40 8LA. Tel: 01599 522280
RAMSAY, Maj. Gen. C.A.,
O.B.E.
Ramsay Partnership, c/o Alex Jamieson, CKD Galbraith, Lynedoch House, Barossa Place, Perth, PH1 5EP.
Tel: 01890 840678
REID, Mr A.
Glendearg, Eskdalemuir, Langholm, Dumfries-shire, DG13 0QP. Tel: 01387 373239
REID, Mr M.
Springfield, Hawksnest, Galashiels, Melrose, TD1 2QD. Tel: 01896 860327
RENWICK, Mr F.S.
Clachan Farmhouse, Lochbroom, Ullapool, Ross-shire, IV23 2RZ. Tel: 01854 655209
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RENWICK, Mr W.
REYNOLDS, Mr. D.
RIDLAND, Messrs B.& K.
ROBB, Mr M.G.T.
ROBSON, Mr L.
ROBSON, Mr N.
RODDAM, Messrs G & V.
RODGER, Mr. A.
R.S.P.B.
RUSSELL, Mr. C.
SALVESEN, Mr A.E.H.
SCRIMGEOUR, Mr M.
SEYMOUR, Messrs P.& C.
SHINNESS LUINGS,
J Norrie & F MacNeil
SIM, Mrs A.M.
SIMPSON, Mr J.F.
SIMPSON, Mr. P.
SKEA, Mr J.
SMITH, Mr A.N.
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ST JOSEPH, Mr D.
STANNERS, Mr D.
STEEL, Mr & Mrs D.
STEPHENSON, Mr. N.
STEWART, Mr. A.
STRANG STEEL, Sir F.M.
SUTHERLAND, Mr. R.B.
SYMONS, Messrs C.J.& J.M.
TELFER, Mrs E.M.
THOMSON, Mr C.
THOMSON, Mr M.
THOMSON, Mr R.C.
THORNLEY, Mr & Mrs A.
TORWOODLEE & BUCKHOLM
ESTATES LTD.
TOWNS, Mr G.W.
WALLETS MARTS PLC
WALTON, Mr C.
WARDEN, Mr R.W.
WAUGH, Mr. A.P.A.
WELLS, Mr R.
WHEELER, D. Ltd.
WHITEFORD, Mr S.
WILLIAMS, S.& D.J.
WILSON, Mr J.
WILSON, Mr R.
WILSON, Mr & Mrs. T.
WOOD, Mr S.
WOODLANDS TRUST, The
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YOUNG, Mr C.J.
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YOUNG, Mr F.B.
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YOUNG, Mr R.B.
Craigdouglas, Yarrow, Selkirk, TD7 5LE. Tel: 01750 82207
Oakleigh, Barbon, Carnforth, Lancs, LA6 2LL. Tel: 01524 276307
Aikerness Farm, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2NH. Tel: 01856 751286
Carroglen, Comrie, Perthshire, PH6 2LY. Tel: 01764 670377
Kilchatton, Toberonochy, Isle of Luing, by Oban, Argyll. Tel: 01852 314210
Town Shields, Haydon Bridge, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 6NP. Tel: 01434 684414
Blackcarts Farm, Humshaugh, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 4BZ. Tel: 01434 681171
Sunhill, Rushgarry, Berngray, North Uist, Western Isles, HS6 5BQ. Tel: 01576 540283
per E Brown, Loch Gruinart Nature Reserve, Bridgend, Isle of Islay, PA44 7PR. Tel: 01496 850505
Glenapp Farms Ltd., Estate Office, Ballantrae, Girvan, KA26 0NY.
Farm Office, Middle Whitburgh, Pathhead, Midlothian, EH37 5SR. Tel: 01875 320591 Fax: 01875 320931
Strathgarry Farm, Killiecrankie, Perthshire, PH16 5LJ. Tel: 01796 473895
136 Wenlock Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE34 9AL. Tel: 01914 553033
c/o J Norrie, Bethseda, Achnairn, Shinness, Lairg, Sutherland, IV7 4DN.
Tel: 01549 402482 (JN), 01549 402869 (FM)
Fauldiehill Farm, Arbroath, Angus, DD11 2PW. Tel: 01241 875328
Tullyglens Farm, Dunphail, Forres, Morayshire, IV36 2QL. Tel: 01309 611304
Poole Bank Farm, Troutbeck, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1PN. Tel: 01539 431014
Darroch House, East Mains Farm, Auchterhouse, Augus, DD3 0QN. Tel: 01382 320770
Farm Manager, Low Moor Howe Farm Ltd, High House Farm, Winster, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3NP.
Tel: 01539 444060
Muncraig, Borgue, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4TY. Tel: 01557 870339
Nursery Cottage, Knowsley Park, Prescot, Merseyside, L34 4AG. Tel: 01515 460436
Meadows Farm, Cleish, Kinross, KY13 0LP. Tel: 01577 850396
4 Kingsburgh, Snizort, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9UT. Tel: 01470 532278
Tushielaw, Ettrick, Selkirk, Selkirk-shire, TD7 5HT. Tel: 01750 62206
(per A. Cowens), Philiphaugh Estates, Selkirk, TD7 5LX. Tel: 01750 20708
Outchester Farm, Belford, Northumberland, NE70 7EA. Tel: 01668 213767
Attonburn, Yetholm, Kelso, Roxburghshire, TD5 8PX. Tel: 01573 420242
Stoneyhill, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, ML10 6RG. Tel: 01357 440240
Wester Tulloch, Midmarr, Aberdeen, AB51 7NL. Tel: 01330 833575
John Lawrie (Tillyrie) Ltd, Tillyrie Farm, Milnathort, Kinross-shire, KY13 ORW. Tel: 01577 861992
Low Keirs Farm, Waterside, Patna, Ayrshire, KA6 7JJ. Tel: 01292 531845
Cassafuir, Port of Menteith, Stirlingshire, FK8 3LF. Tel: 01877 385244
Torwoodlee, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, TD1 1TZ. Tel: 01896 752153
Easdale, Market Hill, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 5PJ. Tel: 01888 562575
New Market Street, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 1HY. Tel: 01556 502381
Cayley Walton Partners, Peelham Farm, Foulden, Berwickshire, TD15 1UG. Tel: 01890 781328
Skelfhill Farm, Hawick, Roxburghshire, TD9 0PJ. Tel: 01450 850221
Thompson’s Walls, Mindrum, Northumberland, TD12 4QT. Tel: 01890 850367
11 Acres Road, Magheralin, Co. Armagh, BT67 0RL, N.I. Tel: 02838 349201
PO Box 95, KAIAPOI, New Zealand. Tel: 0064 331 32204
St John’s Kirk, Symington, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 6JU. Tel: 01899 308123
Cefnllach, Pantydwr, Rhayader, Powys, LD6 5LR. Tel: 01597 870247
Langlee Mains, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, TD1 2NZ. Tel: 01896 756308
Loanleven, Almondbank, Perth, PH1 3NF. Tel: 01738 582090
Geltsdale Farm, Castle Carrock, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 9NG. Tel: 01228 670251
Garson, Sandwick, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3JD. Tel: 01856 841519
per Adam Wallace, Lendrick Steading, Glenfinglas Estate, Brig O’Turk, Callander, FK17 8HR.
Tel: 01877 376340
Glen Lyon Estate, Fortingall, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, PH15 2LN. Tel: 01887 830540 (John Buglass, Manager)
Balintore, Hawksnest, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, TD1 2QD. Tel: 01896 860302
East Drummoddie, Whauphill, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 9PY. Tel: 01988 700329
Whiteneuk Cottage, Clarebrand Road, Castle Douglas, DG7 3AQ. Tel: 01556 503793
Chestnut Cottage, 10 Duncrahill Farm, Pencaitland, East Lothian. Tel: 01875 340973
Congeith, Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries, DG2 8JT. Tel: 01387 760234
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