Auchloon Farm

I tried to find early records and information about Auchloon Farm our home and below I found a photo from a family site and a poem by James Smith translated into text which mentions Auchloon as one of the farms he worked in here in the North East of Scotland. JIT OAYS LIFE AXD ADVENTURES. Eut there I had a better fee, I had for months nae luair tha... n three The nice Large sum of three poun' ten, A bigger fee than best o' men. ISIy neist was at Hill o' Crimon, For tAva i)oan' five I got on swimmin'. :N'eist year I gaed to Fiddesbegg, But there wi' wark I got a flegg To hale four scythes I had to rake My twa poun' five to make, But as they were weel pleased wi' me, Five shillin's added to my fee. A hafrst in Udny, at Hillbrae, For some four weeks a' but a day ; Of fee I had one poun' auchteen, Was by the week, hairst was nae deen. Three weeks hairst was down at Cruden, At South Ardiffery intruJen ; Intruden was wdiat came to pass, I took awa' a farmer's lass. I near forgot, nae wi' my will, A hairst I was at Davishill, I had for twa poun' five a fee To rake to scythes the number three ; And twa hairsts w%as at Auchloon, To year forty-five brings me doon The hindmost hairst that I was at, I think I am maist sure o' that. Now when about my hairsts I've tell't, Back to the house in which we dwelt, Here I might add an entry whenever I make an update to my web site. Where appropriate, I'll include a link to the change. For example: 11/1/01 - Added new photos to Vacation Album page. Please get in touch with any comments or reactions to my site.Read More