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11. Best managed Dairy. 



12. Best Sweet Milk Cheese. 



13. Best Cured Butter. 



1 4. Best Collection of Roots. 



15. Best kept Fences. 



16. Male Farm-Servant who has been longest in the same service, and who 



has proved himself most efficient in his duties, and to have invariably 

 treated the animals under his charge with kindness. 



17. Female Servant in charge of Dairy and Poultry who has been longest in 



the same service, and who has proved herself most efficient in her 

 duties, and to have invariably treated the animals under her charge 

 with kindness. 



18. Best Sheep Shearer. 



19. Most expert Hedge Cutter. 



20. Most exj^ert Laljourer at Draining. 



21. Most expert Farm Servant at trial of Reaping Machines. 



22. Best Maker of Oat Cakes. 



It is left to the local Society to choose out of the foregoing list the 



classes for which the Medals are to be competed. 

 The Medals are given for Five consecutive years. 



Aberdeenshire. 



1. AucHiNDOiR, KiLDRUMMT, and TowiE Association. — Convener, Carlos 



Pedro Gordon of Wardhouse, Insch; Secretary, William Walker, 

 Ardhuncart, Mossat. 4 Medals. Granted 1873. 



2. Cromar, Upper Dee and Donside Association. — Convener, Dr 



Robertson, Indego, Tarland ; Secretary, William Tliomson, Banker, 

 Tarland. 4 Medals. Granted 1872 aiad 1873. 



3. Ebrieside Association. — Convener, John Leith Ross of Arnage, Ellon ; 



Secretary, George Johnston, Overton, Auchnagatt. 2 Medals. 

 Granted 1874. 



4. Fyvie Association. — Convener, Col. Gordon of Fyvie; Secretary, James 



Ironside, Burnside, Fyvie. 2 Medals. Granted 1872. 



5. Insch Horticultural Society. — Convener, Col. Leith Hay of Rannes, 



C.B., Leith Hall, Kinnethmont; Secretary, John Gartly, Insch. 2 

 Medals. Granted 1874. 



6. Keig Poultry and Dairy Produce Association. — Convener, Lord 



Forbes, Castle Forbes, Keig, Aberdeen; Secretary, George Bruce, 

 Wealthiton, Keig, Witehouse, Aberdeen. 2 Medals. Granted 1872. 



7. Kincardine O'Neil and Upper Deeside Association. — Convener, 



Col. Innes of Learney, Torphins; Secretary, Alexander Niven, Craig- 

 myle Mills, Torphins. 3 Medals. Granted 1873. 



8. Kinnethmont Society. — Convener, Col. Leith Hay of Rannes, C.B., 



Leith Hall, Kinnethmont; Secretary, William Gerrard, Schoolhouse, 

 Kinnethmont. 3 Medals. Granted 1874. 



9. Mar Association. — Convener, Wm. Wishart, Cairntradlin, Blackburn, 



Alierdeen; Secretary, Silvester Campbell, Kinnellar, Blackburn, 

 Aberdeen; 4 Medals. Granted 1874. 



10. North-East Aberdeenshire Society. — Convener, Alex. Lovie, Nether 



Boyndlie, Fraserburgh; Secretary, John Bell, Merryhillock, Fraser- 

 burgh. 6 Medals. Granted 1873. 



11. North of Scotland Root, Vegetable, and Fruit Association. — 



Convener, Lieut-Col. Ramsay of Barra, Straloch, Aberdeen; Secretary, 

 James Smith, High Street, Inverurie. 2 Medals. Granted 1874. 



