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Educated at Douglas Academy, Newton-Stewart, he migrated to Melbourne in and joined the carrying company named after and directed by William. James worked first in Castlemaine but early in was sent to Echuca to open a branch of the firm. Although capital and guidance came from the Melbourne headquarters, James's energy, persuasiveness and diplomacy helped him to negotiate contracts with squatters for the carriage of their wool clips.

He also acquired a small fleet of riverboats and barges. The company soon commanded most of the forwarding business from stores and offices opposite the wharf. McCulloch visited Europe in and then settled in Melbourne to help his brother with the rapidly expanding company. He was a member of the board of directors and played a major role in its success.

When business declined in the s, James played a crucial role in attempting a merger with F. The McCulloch Carrying Co. McCulloch drove into Melbourne each day from his home, Barholm, Oakleigh, where he bred Jersey cattle famous for the quantity and quality of their milk and for butter production. His pedigreed herd began with a bull and seven cows selected for him in by William in England and said to be the finest ever to leave the country.

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Three cows calved on the voyage to Melbourne. In McCulloch first showed his Jerseys in Melbourne and won first prize for a cow in milk. He later won many awards; for example, eight firsts and several other prizes at the Royal Melbourne Show in Descendants of his stock were scattered throughout Australasia. McCulloch was a member and sometime councillor of the Royal Agricultural Society and in municipal affairs at Oakleigh served as a shire councillor.