Shorthorns in Central and Southern Scotland. By James Cameron. (Blackwood.
12s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Cameron, an expert writing on his special subject, has produced a book of real value to anyone concerned in the breeding of Shorthorns. Moreover, his occasional notes on prominent Scottish farmers and breeders, past and present, show an intimate knowledge of men as well as of livestock. Mr. Cameron begins by recalling the prejudices which the early breeders of Shorthorns had to overcome in the later half of George the Third's reign. One of the most persistent of these breeders was Thomas Graham of Balgowan, Lord Lynedoch, who is remembered as one of Wellington's ablest subordinates in the Peninsula. Mr. Cameron goes on to deal with the history of the principal herds, which he describes in detail in the remaining two-thirds of the book. There is a good index, and there are nine photographs of typical Shorthorns.
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