PKEMIUMS AWARDED BY THE SOCIETY IX 1880. 27 



PREMIUMS AAVAEDED BY THE SOCIETY IX 1880-81. 



I.— REPORTS, 1881. 



AGKICULTUEAL. 



1. James Macdonald, Editor, Irish Farmers Gazette, Dublin, for a Report on 



the Agiiculture of the Counties of Forfar and Kincardine, 

 ■2. Archibald M'Xeilage, jun., 194 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, for a Report on the 



Agriculture of Bute and Arran, ..... 



3 Thomas Lawson, Sandyford, Kirriemuir, for a Report of Experiments on the 



Culture of Tuniips, ........ 



4. George Bnice, Pennan FaiTn, Fraserburgh, for a Report on the First Principle 



in Agriculture, ........ 



5. David Archibald, Duddingstone, South Queensfeny, for a Report on the 



Leicester Breed of Sheep, ....... 



fj. John W. .J. Paterson, TeiTona, Langholm, for a Repoit en the Breeding and 

 Rearing of Horses, ........ 



7. R. Rutherford, V.S., 10 Bread Street, Edinburgh, for a Report on Innoculation 



as a Prevention to Pleuro-Pneumonia, ..... 



8. David W. Wemyss, Newton Bank, St Andrews, for a Report on the Results 



of Feeding on the Quantity and Quality of Butter and Cheese, 

 'J. Duncan Clerk, Writer, Oban, for a Report on Grazing Cattle and Sheep Together 

 or Separately, . . , . . ... 



10. James Graham, Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh, for Model of Cattle Track for 



Feedmg and Watering Animals in Transit, ..... 



11. H. Kidd, 63 Wide Bargate, Boston, Lincolnshire, for a Report on Sheep Pox, 



12. Primrose M'Connell, Castlemains, New Cumnock for a Report on Insects which 



prey upon Agricultural Plants, ...... 



13. William Anderson Smith, Ledaig, Argj-llshire, for a Report on Oyster Culture 



in Scotland, ......... 



14. William Sloan Hamilton, Springside, Kilmarnock, for a Report on Threshing 



Grain, ...... Minor Gold Medal, 



1-5. R. Smith, Auchmar, Leslie, Aberdeenshire, for Constructing a Wheel for 

 Raising Water, ..... Medium Silver Medal, 



FORESTRY. 



16. Robert Hutchison of Carlowrie, Kirkliston, for a Report on Old and Remarkable 



Beeches, . . . . . . . . . 10 



17. Robert Hutchison of Carlowrie, Kirkliston, for a Report on Old and Remarkable 



Oaks, . . . . . . . . . 10 



18. Robert Hutchison of Carlowrie, Kirkliston, for a Report on the /*/«?/.<; /H.<;/5rw/5, . o 



19. Robert Hutchison of Carlowrie, Kirkliston, for a Report on the Effects of the 



severe Frost of December 1879 on Trees and Shrubs, . . . .500 



20. Robert Hutchison of Carlowrie, Kirkliston, for a Report on the Destruction to 



Woods and Trees by the Gale of 28th December 1879, Elinor Gold Medal, 3 1-J 



IMPLE.MENTS. 



21. William Wallace, 7 Graham Square, Glasgow, for a Report on Ananging the 



Implement Department at General Shows, ..... 



22. Joseph Parsloe, Brereton, Bedford, for a Ileport on Ananging the Implement 



Department at General Shows, ...... 



23. Alexander Leslie, Clierryvale, Aberdeen, for a Report on Ananging the Imi)lc- 



ment Dci)artment at General Shows, ...... 



II.— KELSO SHOW, 1880. 



Ci.A.ss 1.— CATTLE. 

 SnORTIlOUN'. 

 Section 1. BULLS calved before 1st January 1S7K. 



1. John Vickers, Mown Meadows, Crook, Durham, " Duke of Howl John " (33.C74) £25 



2. Tlie Eari of Ellcsmere, Worsley Hall, "Attractive Lord" (:J2,;i(;,s) . . 15 



CdiT)' foi-ward, £40 



