Though it is not immediately relevant to Smith, the Union also was linked with the future market (and quality) of Scotch. And indeed the mash from producing the liquor helped feed the cattle over the winter. To see the wonderful set of interconnections, and the role that taxation of Scotch had (it resulted in it being aged, in the bonded warehouses--which much improved its quality), go to Peter Caldwell's doctoral dissertation, or the summary thereof in the proceedings of the Business History Conference. Fred Carstensen