Fintry High Farm

Just before the war, I had bought more land just below the cliffs and called it Fintry High Farm. In 1923, I employed over 200 men to clear the area to make hay meadows. This was pasture for 100 horses. Then I got the idea to bring in some Ayrshire (AIR-shur) cattle. We always had Ayrshire cattle in Scotland, and I thought they would thrive in the Okanagan. I was right. Every one of my cows gave over 10,000 pounds of 4% milk in a year. Some won records for milk production. In 1928, Alloway Miss Crummie was first in B.C. and White Lily was second. I always exhibited my best cows at the Armstrong Fair. I liked nothing better than to lead my cows into the ring with me wearing my kilt and the sound of bagpipes filling the air.