12 PROCEEDINGS AT BOARD MEETINGS. 



in the sliowyard, and condncted under the presidency of His Royal Highness the 

 Prince of Wales. The business was confined entirely to votes of thanks to His Royal 

 Highness and the various parties connected with the Show, and passed off in the most 

 orderly manner. 



'■'■ Turnstiles.— Mt(tT paying particular attention to the mode of admitting the 

 puLlic l;iy turnstiles, and after a careful observation of its advantages, and considering 

 the experience furnished at the late Perth Show of the plan so long followed by the 

 Highland Society, the deputation have come to the conclusion that they should recom- 

 mend them to be adopted at the next Show. 



" Rotlmmstead and Wohvrn.—'Yh.ii deputation visited Rothamstead on Tliursday the 

 Sd July, under the guidance of Mr Craik, son-in-law to Dr Lawes, who accompanied 

 them from Loudonj^ad a carriage in waiting for them at the Harpenden Station, and 

 hospitably entertained them in the line old mansion at Rothamstead. Dr Gilbert, who 

 was also in attendance, went over the experimental plots and explained them. They 

 found that very great care and accuracy are practised there, and, upon the whole, con- 

 sider it a most important national institution. The general .system of manuring, as 

 carried out by our practical farmers in Scotland, is in the main in accordance with the 

 results as proved by experiment at Rothamstead, and is probably to a large extent 

 founded upon them. It is highly gratifying to know that Dr Lawes has made pro_\d- 

 sion that this most useful institution should l;ie permanently carried on by laying aside 

 a large sum of money for the purpose. 



" ll'&6!«-/i.— The deputation alsof visited Woburn. This station is under Dr 

 Voelker's direction, and, being in its infancy, is not so interesting as Rothamstead, 

 but after a few years elapse it must prove a valuable auxiliary in promoting this 

 important branch of agi'icultural kuowleilge. As these experimental farms are to be 

 the subject of a special report by Dr Aitken (which will be published in the forth- 

 coming volume of the Society's ' Transactions '), it is unnecessary to enlarge further upon 

 them here. The deputation do not think that they should omit to mention that they, 

 together with the Marquis of Lothian, as President of the Highland and Agricultural 

 Society, received a special invitation to Woburn Abbey from the Duke of Bedford, as 

 President of the Royal Agricultural Society, of which invitation they were unfortu- 

 nately prevented from availing themselves, owing to previous engagements. 



" Laboraiorij of the Royal AcjricvMural Society.— fh^ deputation visited the 

 laboratory which "the Society has erected behind their rooms in Hanover Square. It is 

 very plain and simple in its construction, and well-adapted for the purpose intended. 

 It is detached from the rooms, and cost about £1200. They think it would be very 

 desirable that the Highland Society should possess such a laboratory of their own as 

 soon as possible, and within a reasonable distance of their chambers. 



"Reception of Deimtatio'ii.--1\iQ deputation have the greatest pleasure in recording 

 that tlie utmost courtesy was showTi them by all the officials connected with the Royal 

 Agricultural Society, and that they were' entertained at dinner in the Langholm 

 Hotel by the Council, along with the" other deputations attending the Kilburn Show. 



(Signed) Thos. Mylne. 



Cha. Smith." 

 .General ^novis,.— Report ly Special C(»?i»w«ce.— The report by the Special Com- 

 mittee appointed to consider the rotation of the General Shows was submitted, and 

 the Secretary was instructed to get it printed, and send copies to the newspapers. 



Kelso Show, 1880.— At the last meeting of the Board it was remitted to the Com- 

 mittee on General Shows to consider and arrange the premiums to be offered at Kelso 

 next year. The committee met on the 12th November, and suggested — 1st, That the 

 premiums for cattle, horses, sheep, swine, and poultry should be the same as at Perth, 

 except the premium for the stallion for agi-icultural purposes to serve in the district ot 

 the Show, which was restricted to £100 fand the premiums for hunters, which were 

 recommended to be increased, but to be left open till the Secretary ascertained at 

 Kelso whether monev or two silver cups, of the value of £20 each, were preferred. 

 2d, That the familv prizes in the shorthorn breed should be £20, £10, and £5. 3d, 

 That the family prizes for Border Leicesters should be £15, £10, and £5. 4th, That 

 the Tweeddale'Gold Medal should be given for the best Border Leicester tup m the 

 yard. It was further suggested (1) that consideration of the arrangement of the 

 implement department should be remitted to the Committee on Machinery after the 

 premiums for reports have been decided ; (2) that the date of the Show should be 

 from the 27th to the 30th July, both inclusive, and that the last day for receiving 

 entries should be— for implements, 4th June ; stock, 11th June ; (3) that the two 

 silver cups given for the best stallion and for the best mare should be open to former 

 winners. The report was adopted, and will be laid before a meeting of members 

 to be held in the Cross Keys Hotel, Kelso, on Friday the 12th current, at one 

 o'clock. 



Proposed Show at Stirung in 1881. — The committee recommended that the 

 classes at Kelso should be repeated at Stirling, the ages being altered where necessary, 



