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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. THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 Then another farmer refused to www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk 39 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.) 40 e: [email protected] t: 01250-873882 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!” THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 S a d l a e m F a m r a m c Scammadale Kilninver by Oban Email: [email protected] or visit our website at: http://www.scammadale.co.uk 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 THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk 41 ATTONBURN THE HOME OF TOP QUALITY BREEDING STOCK Attonburn Lumberjack- one of four strong bulls for sale in Castle Douglas in 2011 For sale in 2009: For sale inbulls 2010: Three exceptional young and ten heifers ForDouglas sale in 2011: at Castle in February. A Selection bullsatand heifersin- May. One bull and four of heifers Dingwall Attonburn accredited free of BVD. Priorherd inspection welcomed. inspection welcomed. AVAILABLE SEMEN FROMPrior LUING HUNTSMAN SEMEN FROM LUING HUNTSMAN AVAILABLE FOR WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION FOR WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION Wespecialise specialise in the production of high stock quality and North We in the production of breeding of Luing the highest quality: Country Cheviot breeding stock. Luings, North Country Cheviots, Suffolks and Texels. Charles MarySymons Symons Charlesand and Mary ATTONBURN ATTONBURN Yetholm, Kelso Yetholm, Kelso TD5 8PX TD5 8PX Tel:Tel: 01573 420242 01573 420242 www.attonburn.com www.attonburn.com 42 e: [email protected] t: 01250-873882 THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 AGM, Dinner and Sale THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk 43 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. Height at Shoulders 55.0” Scrotal Circumference 43.0cm Weight 828kg Price 2,000gns Buyer D. Holden, Lee Attonburn Krakatoa Vendor C.J. & J.M. Symons Height at Shoulders 56.5” Scrotal Circumference 41.0cm Weight 828kg Price 3,200gns Buyer Arkleton Farms Merkland Kensington Vendor J. Fawcett Height at Shoulders 54.5” Scrotal Circumference 40.0cm Weight 714kg Price 1,600gns Buyer R.T. & N.R. Hindmarsh 44 e: [email protected] t: 01250-873882 Drinkstone Kentucky Kid Vendor J.A. Park Height at Shoulders 54.5” Scrotal Circumference 43.0cm Weight 838kg Price 2,400gns Buyer J. Caygill, Rylstone Benhar Kyle Vendor Robert McNee Ltd. Height at Shoulders 57.0” Scrotal Circumference 43.0cm Weight 988kg Price 6,000gns Buyer S.Murray, Rockcliffe Attonburn Kings Ransom Vendor C.J. & J.M. Symons Height at Shoulders 57.5” Scrotal Circumference 42.5cm Weight 798kg Price 3,000gns Buyer M. Mauchlen, Ben Challum THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 Harehead Kirk Vendor Professor W.A. Penny CBE Height at Shoulders 56.5” Scrotal Circumference 40.0cm Weight 832kg Price 5,000gns Buyer D&A Barr, Milkieston Welbeck Kracker Vendor Welbeck Scottish Farms Height at Shoulders 55.0” Scrotal Circumference 40.0cm Weight 660kg Price 5,000gns Buyer Luss Estates Rockcliffe Kojak Vendor S. Murray Height at Shoulders 58.5” Scrotal Circumference 40.0cm Weight 872kg Price 1,600gns Buyer Crofts Farms THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 Merkland Kingpin Vendor J. Fawcett Height at Shoulders 58.0” Scrotal Circumference 42.0cm Weight 836kg Price 1,650gns Buyer K. Dunlop, Commonside Dirnanean Kaiser Vendor Messrs Finlay McGowan Height at Shoulders 56.0” Scrotal Circumference 42.0cm Weight 848kg Price 2,400gns Buyer Prof.W.A. Penny CBE, Harehead College Kracker Vendor E.J. & A.M. Fox Height at Shoulders 57.0” Scrotal Circumference 39.5cm Weight 866kg Price 6,500gns Buyer Robert McNee Ltd., Benhar Harehead Kojak Vendor Professor W.A. Penny CBE Height at Shoulders 57.5” Scrotal Circumference 40.0cm Weight 900kg Price 6,000gns Buyer D. Helm, Haltree College Kasper Vendor E.J. & A.M. Fox Height at Shoulders 57.0” Scrotal Circumference 43.0cm Weight 850kg Price 2,200gns Buyer Major.J.W.B. Blackett, Arbigland College Kentucky Vendor E.J. & A.M. Fox Height at Shoulders 54.5” Scrotal Circumference 43.0cm Weight 770kg Price 2,400gns Buyer J. Caygill, Rylstone www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk 45 picture courtesy of The Scottish Farmer Dirnanean Kenmore Vendor Messrs Finlay McGowan Height at Shoulders 55.5” Scrotal Circumference 46.5cm Weight 826kg Price 3,400gns Buyer A. Crockett, Claremore Benhar Kansas Vendor Robert McNee Ltd. Height at Shoulders 56.0” Scrotal Circumference 42.0cm Weight 840kg Price 13,000gns Buyer E.J. & A.M. Fox, College Benhar Kite Vendor Robert McNee Ltd. Height at Shoulders 55.5” Scrotal Circumference 42.0cm 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 46 e: [email protected] t: 01250-873882 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 THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 continued on page 49 Studying Cattle breeding in Germany HI HEALTH herdcare CATTLE HEALTH SCHEME Leading CHeCS cattle health scheme providers HI Health Ltd and Biobest Laboratories Ltd (Herdcare) have merged brands to offer a consistent value-driven service to farmers and vets throughout the UK. Available to beef and dairy producers “HI Health Herdcare” offers: i i i i i i CHeCS licensed scheme for BVD, IBR, lepto and Johne’s BVD Plus programme - supporting the Scottish BVD initiative Dairy bulk milk monitoring programme including bactoproof mastitis testing Dedicated cattle health team with full veterinary support IT upgrade with herd health plan and reporting options Farm member advisory board Contact us now for advice [email protected] Tel: 0131 4402628 www.biobest.co.uk Fully updated scheme website and contacts available early 2011. WELBECK SCOTTISH FARM Luing and Sim-Luing heifers for sale privately and at Castle Douglas, Dingwall and Stirling. Welbeck is a closed herd, in the HI Health scheme and is accredited free of BVD. Contact: Bill Miller, Ousdale Farm, Berriedale, Caithness KW7 6HD Tel/Fax: 01431 821243 THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk 47 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 48 e: [email protected] t: 01250-873882 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 THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 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 THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 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! www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk 49 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. 50 e: [email protected] t: 01250-873882 THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 Attonburn Open Day. Neil McGowan. Incheoch Farms Open Day. Sarah Little THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk 51 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 (£) 52 e: [email protected] t: 01250-873882 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 THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 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 THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 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. www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk 53 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 54 e: [email protected] t: 01250-873882 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 THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 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 THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 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. www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk 55 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. 56 e: [email protected] t: 01250-873882 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 N THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 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 Luing Benbullen Baldutho THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 Blacketlees Farm, R.R.4., Rimbey, Alberta, TOC 2JO, Canada. Email: [email protected] 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 www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk 57 Lee Ballygroggan Rannoch Bonawe Salter 388 304 508 384 499 510 DICKSON, Mr I. 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. 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LANG Lt Cmdr JHM, RN Rtd. LEWIS, Messrs D.C. LINDSAY, Mr S. LINKLETER, Mr M. LITTLE, Mr C. LITTLE, Mr S. Cannee Commonside Scarwell Uplaw Turton Benbradagh Castlegower Merkland Mailingsland Floors Milton College Hartluing Burn Hill Wansfell Gincroft Berryfell Craigdarroch Westloch B.C.E. Stewarton Woodmuir Whitehope Clashandorran Ara Ettrick Raburn Cathpair Carter Kirkinriola Inverasdale Lowerisle Muiredge Drimnin Kirkheaton East Bracklinn Upperchatto 441 39 349 196 444 462 357 517 53 418 55 205 343 381 475 348 215 448 506 60 415 413 412 276 453 391 489 402 490 439 67 427 68 361 286 466 502 315 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 58 e: [email protected] t: 01250-873882 THE LUING JOURNAL – JANUARY 2011 Luss 319 Brandwood Nunnerie Balranald Ahmore Clachan Findon Muck Conan 399 238 96 97 454 520 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 261 92 94 481 500 312 501 300 40 452 318 383 497 478 115 116 443 310 380 118 239 458 487 392 435 518 503 430 331 352 387 333 467 513 484 249 362 209 281 437 Invertruim Scallasaig Schesthill 405 494 355 Glendearg Springfield Lochbroom 353 278 411 Culmaily Kilbrora Hassockrigg Drumbuie Scammadale Culmill Drannandow Dirnanean Kerrara Shellfield Lanton Benhar Muirhead Dalvey Welbeck Macbeth Wooplaw Berryhill New Forest Lawesknowe Altass Glacialrock Rockliffe Cruachan Muckairn Dunluce Carnbee 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. 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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. 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