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 | | Fifty years ago, the greatest portion of Portlethen was all whin and moor, and fed no sheep whatever ; but the reign of turnips has gradually extended, and hundreds of acres are now let for hogging fl-faces off the Grampians. |
 | | Welsh, father and son, of Inchbreck and Tillitoghills, and Gibb, of Bridge of Dye, are by far the largest sheep breeders and feeders in the county, and have, it is said, flocks of about 1,o00 to 1,300 half-bred, fl-faced, and Cheviot ewes, which they cross with Leicester tups. |
 | | About forty cows and heifers compose it, and, with the exception of a few females and a bull to be going on with, the young stock are always sold off as calves or yearlings. |
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