PEEMIUMS AWARDED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1SGG GO. 107 



PREMIUMS AWARDED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1868-69. 



L— REPORTS, 1868-69. 



1. L.15 to James Black, Courcmt Office, Elgin, for a Report on the Agriculture of 



Aberdeenshire and Banffshire. 

 •J. The Gold Medal or L.10 to George Anuatage, M.R.C.V.S., Leighton Buzzard, 



Beds, for a Report on Pleuro-Pneumonia. 

 3. The Gold Medal or L.10 to William Brown, junior, Edderstone, Peebles, for a 



Report on Sanitary Arrangements for Stock. 

 ; 4. The Gold Medal or L.10 to George Menzies, Trentham, Stoke-upon-Trent, for a 



Report on the Transit of Stock. 



5. The Gold Medal or L.10 to C. Y. Michie, Forester, Cullen House, Cullen, Banff- 



shire, for a Report on the Formation and Management of Y 7 oung Plantations. 



6. The Gold Medal or L.10 to James Purves, Lochend, Thurso, for a report of the Im- 



provement of Meadow Pasturage on part of the Crown lands of Dorrery, in the 

 county of Caithness. 



7. The Medium Gold Medal or L.5 to John E. Brown, Wass, Oswaldkirk, Yorkshire, 



for a Report on American and Canadian Forest Trees. 



8. The Medium Gold Medal or L.5 to John Honeyman, Crosby, Isle of Man, for a 



Report on the Isle of Man — its Agriculture, Climate, &c. 



9. The Medium Gold Medal or L.5 to Robert Hutchison of Carlowrie, Kirkliston, for 



a Report on the Management of Poultry. 



10. The Silver Medal to H. Newby Fraser, Wyseby Hill, Ecelefechan, for a Report on 



the Agrcuilture of Dumfriesshire. 



11. The Silver Medal to William Gilchrist, Forester, Midmar Castle, Edit, Aberdeen- 



shire, for a Report on the formation and management of Young Plantations. 



12. The Silver Medal to Robert Hutchison of Carlowrie, Kirkliston, for a Report on 



Trees not liable to be destroyed by Rabbits. 



13. The Silver Medal to Robert Hutchison of Carlowrie, Kirkliston, for a Report on 



Forest Trees of recent introduction into Scotland. 



11. The Silver Medal to C. Y. Michie, Cullen House, Cullen, for a Report on Experi- 

 ments and Improvements on Wire Fencing. 



15. The Silver Medal to John Morrison, Coney Park Nursery, Stirling, for a Report 

 on the Corsican Fir. 



II— ABERDEEN SHOW, 1868. 

 Class!!.— CATTLE. 



SHORTHORN. 



First Prize Bulls at former Shows.— Exhibited for Medium Gold Medal. 



Kelso, 1863, when the property of Sir William Stirling Maxwell, Bart., M.P. — 

 "Forth.'-' Amos Cruickshank, Sittyton, Aberdeen. 

 Section 



1. Bulls calved before 1st January 1866. — Premiums, L.20 — L.10— and Medium Silver 



Medal. Breeder of best Bull — Silver Medal. 1st. George Robertson Barclay of 

 Keavil, Dunfermline. 2d. James Cochrane, Little Haddo, Newburgh. 3d. 

 James Whyte, Little Clinterty, Blackburn, Aberdeen. Commended — Charles 

 Bruce, Broadland, Huntly. Breeder of best Bull — George Robertson Barclay 

 of Keavil, Dunfermline. 



2. Bulls calved after 1st January 1866. — Premiums, L.20 — L.10— and Medium Silver 



Medal. 1st. George Marr, Cairnbrogie, Old Meldrum. 2d. David Ainslie of 

 Costerton, Blackshiels. 3d. Jolm Copland, Mainshead, Dumfries. Commended 

 — Walter Scott, Glendronach, Huntly. 



3. Bulls calved after 1st January 1867. — Premiums, L.10. — L5 — and Medium Silver 



Medal. 1st. George Robertson Barclay of Keavil, Dunfermline. 2d. William 

 S. Marr, Upper Mill, Tarves. 3d. George Robertson Barclay of Keavil, Dun- 

 fermline. Commended — James Bruce, Burnside, Fochabers. 



4. Bull Calves calved after 1st January 1868. — Premiums, L.6 — L.3— and Medium 



Silver Medal. 1st. John Copland, Mainshead, Dumfries. 2d. Alexander Bruce, 

 Wealthiton, Keig. 3d. No award. 

 - First Prize Cows at former Shows — Exhibited for Medium Gold Medal. 



Glasgow, 1867, when the property of the present Exhibitor — "Lady Hay.'' 



Francis Brown, Mains of Leslie, Insch, Aberdeen. 

 Inverness, 1865, when the property of Viscount Strathallan — " Rosa Bonheur.'' 

 The Duke of Richmond, K.G., Gordon Castle, Fochabers. 

 [>. Cows of any age. — Premiums, L.15 — L.8— and Medium Silver Medal. 1st. George 

 Shepherd, Shethin, Tarves. 2. Amos Cruickshank, Sittyton, Aberdeen. 3d. 



