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1. On the Agriculture of Bute and Arran. By Archibald 



M'Neilage, jun., ....... 1 



2. On the Agriculture op the Counties of Forfar and Kincar- 



dine. By James Macdonald, . . . . .53 



3. On the Old and Remarkable Beeches in Scotland. By 



Robert Hutchison, . . . . . .174 



4. On the Old and Remarkable Oaks in Scotland. Bv Robert 



Hutchison, . . . . . . .198 



5. On the Comparative Advantages of Grazing Cattle and 



Sheep together or separately upon Permanent Pastures. 

 By Duncan Clerk, ...... 226 



6. On Experiments on the Culture of Turnips. By Thomas 



Lawson, ........ 241 



7. On the Border Leicester Breed of Sheep. By David 



Archibald, ....... 262 



8. On Oyster Culture in Scotland. By W. Anderson Smith, . 278 



9. On the Economical Use of Turnips for Cattle and Sheep. 



By Rev. John Gillespie, ...... 287 



10. Account of the Show of the Highland and Agricultural 



Society held at Kelso in 1880, ..... 339 



11. Experimental Stations — Report for 1880. By Dr Andrew P, 



Aitken — 



Experiments at Harelaw and Pumpherston, . . . 348 



Experiments at Yestermains, . . . . .372 



Scheme of Experiments, ...... 376 



12. The Cereal and other Crops of Scotland for 1880, and 



Meteorology of the Year relative thereto — 

 The Crops, . . . . . . .378 



Meteorology, ....... 398 



13. Agricultural Statistics — 



Table No. 1 . Total Acreage under each kind of Crop in each 



County of Scotland, ...... 403 



Table No. 2. Number of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs in each 



County of Scotland, ...... 404 



Table No. 3. Quantities and Values of the Imports of Live 

 , Cattle, Sheep, and Swine, 1875 to 1879, . . .405 



Table No. 4. Quantities and Values of the Imports of Beef and 



Pork (salte.l), Bacon, and Ham?, &c., 1875 to 1879, . . 405 



t_^ Table No. 5. (Quantities and Values of the Imports of Wheat 



:zr and Wheat Flour, 1875 to 1879, .... 406 



'-^ Table No. 6. Quantities and Values of the Imports of Barkv, 



j^^ Oats, Rye, Meal, and Malt, 1875 to 1879, .406 



Table No. 7. Average Prices of various kinds of Animal-^. Dead 



Meat, and Provisions, 1875 to 1S79, . . .407 



