Old Photos with 'Bothy Ballad' from Past Farming Days, Scotland's North East

Photo montage of the old style of Scottish farming. These are family photos from our own collection taken in the counties of Fife & Angus and spanning probably about the half century from the earlyish 1900's to the mid 1950's. In the later photos, I personally remember some of the animals and events (such as repairing the haystacks after the great gale of (?) 1957). I also recognise & knew many of the people from the later era photos, who are mostly close relatives . In this era, the horse was king (or queen!) and provided the energy to power most of our important agricultural processes. Even in these few fading photographs, the strong bond of mutual affection and respect between man and beast will be immediately obvious.... The bothy ballad comes from Aberdeenshire, a bit to the north of where the photos belong, but I don't believe the way of farming life in those days would differ much.