PEOCEEDIXGS AT BOARD MEETINGS. 9 



Glasgow Show, 1882.— The report of the meeting of members held at Glasgow ou 

 the 1-lth of December was submitted, from which it appeared that the premium list for 

 the General Show to be held there in the last week of July was approved of, subject to 

 the following suggestions for the consideration of the Board : — 1st, That in the family 

 prizes for Clydesdales the first premium should be increased from £10 to £20, and the 

 others in proportion in both sections ; 2ud, That the Glasgow Society should get £100 

 towards the premium for a horse to travel the district of the show, and a special grant 

 of £50 for 1882 ; cird, That the date of entry for stock should be extended to Wednes- 

 day 14th June. 



The Board agreed to all the suggestions, the family prizes for Clydesdales being fixed 

 in both sections at £20, £15, £10. 



Inverness Show, 1883. — The Secretary reported having attended a meeting at 

 Inverness on the 16tli of December, when the classes of stock as suggested by the Com- 

 mittee on General Shows had been approved of, subject to the following proposals : — 1, 

 That there should be a section for one-year-old Highland bulls ; 2, that there should be 

 a family i)rize in the Highland breed ; 3, that in fat stock there should be two sections 

 for polled oxen ; 4, that the usual prenuum should be ottered for a Clydesdale stallion 

 to serve in the district of the Show ; 5, that in swine the large breed should be omitted ; 

 6, that handsome prizes should be ofiered for turnip-lifters. 



The Board agreed to all the suggestions except the last, the Implements to be tried 

 having already been fixed and advertised, and a very exhaustive trial of turnip-lifters 

 having just taken place. 



LouPiNG-iLL AND Braxt. — Mr. Eliott Lockhart of Borthwickbrae presented the first 

 report of the Conmiittee on Louping-ill and Braxy, and on his motion the Board agreed 

 to recommend to the General Meeting to vote £200 to continue the investigation, on 

 condition that the Committee on the subject endeavour to raise a like sum, or as 

 near it as j^ossible, in the districts where Louping-ill and Braxy prevail. 



Chemical Department. —Dr. Aitken re])orted that he had examined minutely the 

 reports sent in by those local analytical associations who had ai)plied for the Society's 

 grant, and that he had prepared a digest of the analyses. He had classitied them in 

 various ways, and had brought out some important results, which he thought would be 

 useful to farmers, and instructive to them in the use and purchase of manures. Mr. 

 Scott Dudgeon suggested that, in view of the approach of the time when farmers would 

 be buying their manures, it would be advantageous if Dr. Aitken could get ready a re- 

 port upon this suV)ject to be read at the General Meeting, to be held in a fortnight. 

 This was agreed to. 



MEETING OF DIRECTORS, ISth JANUARY 1882. 



Present— The Earl of Mar and Kellie; Lord Arthur Cecil; Admiral Sir William 

 Edmonstone of Duntreath, Bart.; Sir Windham C. Anstruther, Bart.; Sir Alexander 

 Muir ^Lackenzie of Delvine, Bart.; Sir James Gibson-Craig of Riccarton, Bart.; Mr, 

 Ainslie of Co.sterton ; Mr. Balfour of Balbirnie ; Professor Balfour ; Mr. Graham Binny, 

 W.S. ; Mr. Cunuingliam, Tarbreoch ; Mr. Dingwall, Ramornie ; Admiral ^Laitland 

 Dougall of Scotscraig ; Mr. Scott Dmlgeon, Longnewton ; Mr. Dundas of Arnistou ; 

 Mr. Elliot, Blackhaugh ; Rev. John Gillespie, Mouswald Manse ; Colonel Gillon of 

 Wallhouse ; Mr. Maxtone Graham of Cultoquhey ; Lieutenant-Colonel Hare of Calder 

 Hall ; Mr. Hope, Duddingston ; .Mr. Irvine of Drum ; Mr. Kennedy of Sunday well ; 

 Mr. Eliott Lockliart of Borthwickbrae ; Mr. Mackenzie of Rortmore : y\v. Murray of 

 Dollerie ; Mr. Mylne, Niddrie Mains ; Mr. Pott of Dod ; Mr. Ro.ss, Bachiltou ; Mr. 

 Scott, Gleudronach ; Mr. Smith, Whittinghame ; Mr. J. TurnbuU Smith, C.A.; Dr. 

 Aitken. 



Mr. F. N. Menzies rej)orted ajtologics for tlie ab.sence of the Duke of Richmond and 

 Gordon, K.(i. ; the Earl of Glasgow : Lord Polwarth ; Sir Michael R. Shaw Stewart 

 Bart.; Sir Henry J. Seton Stewart, Bart. 



The business had reference principally to the subjects to be brought before the 

 General Meeting of this date. 



