Area covered.—The area dealt with in this paper is that which covers the Counties of Angus, Perth, Kinross, Fife, the Lothians, Haddington, Berwick, Peebles, Selkirk and Roxburgh. These counties embrace some of the finest arable land in Scotland, including some of the best stock breeding, rearing and fattening farms. Although there has been some change in the type of livestock carried on the arable lands, the arable output within the area was stepped up to the maximum during the war years, and is still working at this high level.