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Yesteryear - Looking back from February 2, 2013

A MORAYSHIRE farmer got a fright when he found a live hand grenade in his field in 2003. Alan Watson, who found the grenade while grading potatoes at his farm near Keith, tapped it against a wooden boc, thinking it was just a dirty spud. “When the earth fell off it, I realised my mistake,’ said Mr Watson. “I just put it down and got clear of the area. I’m glad I didn’t tap it too hard.”
120 years of The SF – 1980s part III

– In 1987, a top price of 7500gns was paid for a five-month-old imported Angora buck, being purchased by Anne Bell, East Lothian.
120 years of The SF – 1980s part I

– In 1980 The Scottish Farmer organised a three-day trip to the Paris Agricultural Show, which amazed farmers with the size of machinery and the size of the show.
120 years of The SF – 1970s prices

Prices in the 1970s .
120 years of The SF – 1970s part III

– In 1976, a £6000 Blackface ram was part of a court action after it was claimed it had sired no lambs.
120 years of The SF – 1970s part II

– Intensive deer farming of red deer in Scotland could be a real possibility.
120 years of The SF – 1970s part I

– Imported cattle gained in popularity, with a buying rush in Southern Germany where at least 150 unserved Simmental heifers were booked by a buying commission, with many reserved for Scottish buyers.
120 years of The SF – 1950s prices

Prices in the 1950s .
120 years of The SF – 1960s part III

– In 1968 it was announced that dairy farmers who lost their herds as a result of the foot-and-mouth epidemic could find themselves beginning to re-stock using calves donated to a 'Give-a-calf' campaign organised in Ireland.
120 years of The SF – 1960s part II

– In 1962, there was a lot of debate over whether a marketing board for meat should be set up.

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