36 premiums offered by the society ix 1882. 



Section 5.— DAIEY PEODUCK 



Tlie Society's Dairy Premiums are given for three consecutive years. 



Premiums. 



1. Best Couple of Sweet Milk Cheeses belonging to a Proprietor, 



The Silver Medal. 



2. Best Couple of Sweet Milk Cheeses, Medium Silver Medal and £2 



Second best, .......... ,£1 



Third best, 10s. 



3. Best Cured Butter (not less than 14 lbs.), belonging to a Proprietor, 



The Silver Medal. 



4. Best Cured Butter (not less than 14 lbs.), Medium Silver Medal and £2 



Second best, £1 



Third best, 10s. 



In 1882, 



No application has been received. 



RULES OF COMPETITIOX. 



1. The Members of the Highland and Agricultural Society connected 

 with the respective districts are appointed Committees for arranging the 

 Competitions, the Convener being appointed by the Directors : five mem- 

 bers to be a quorum. 



2. The Convener of each District shall summon a meeting of Committee 

 for the purpose of determining the time and place of Competition, the 

 nomination of Judges, and other preliminary arrangements. The time and 

 place (which must be within the bounds of the District, unless in reference 

 to Stallions) shall be publicly intimated by Conveners. 



3. The Money Premiums and Medals awarded at District Competitions 

 will be paid in January next, by precepts issued by the Directors. No 

 payments must, therefore, be paid by the Secretary or Treasurer of any local 

 Association. Medals will be issued at same time. 



4. Stock must be the property of the Exhibitor at the date of Entry. No 

 entry shall be received later than one v:eek 'previous to the Show. Entry-Money 

 shall not exceed 2^ per cent, on the amount of the Premium to be competed for. 



5. The Competitions (except for Stallions to serve in the District) must 

 take place between the 1st of April and the 26th of October, and are open 

 to general comjDetition to all parties within the boundaries of the District 

 of the local Society, whether members of the local Association or not. The 

 Stallion Premiums are open to all comers, or the Horses may be selected 

 at the Glasgow Stallion Show on permission to that effect being obtained. 



6. The Committee shall select the breed, and sj)ecify it in the returns. 

 In Cattle the animals exhiluted must belong to one of the following pure 

 breeds — Short-horn, Ayrshire, Polled (Galloway, Angus, or Aberdeen), 

 Highland. The Bulls may be of one breed, and the Heifers of another. 

 In Sheep, the breeds must be Leicester, Cheviot, or Blackfaced. 



7. Stock of an inferior description, or which does not fall within the pre- 

 scribed regulations, shall not be placed for competition. 



8. The Premiums shall not be divided. In Cattle, Horses (except Stal- 

 lions to serve in the district). Sheep, and Swine, five lots in each Class will 

 warrant the award of full, and three lots of half, Premiums. In Dairy Pro- 

 duce, eight Exhibitors in any one Class will warrant an award of full, and 

 four of half. Premiums. A Competitor may exhibit two lots in each class, 

 except in Dauy Produce, where only one lot is allowed from the same farm. 

 For the Silver Medal to former first prize animals two lots are required. No 

 animal to be allowed to compete in more than one section. 



9. To authorise the award of the Medals in the intermediate year, there 



