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Highland Bulls

Volume 414: debated on Thursday 18 October 1945

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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pure-bred Highland bulls the Department of Agriculture now supplies; how they are distributed to areas in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland; and what were the equivalent numbers in 1930.

At the present time 74pure-bred Highland bulls, the property of the Department of Agriculture, are on loan to townships in the crofting areas. Their distribution is as follows:

Argyll6
Inverness—
Skye9
Harris14
North Uist15
South Uist24
Barra2
Ross-shire Lewis4
The total number of pure-bred Highland bulls on loan in 1930 was 127.