PKEM1L\MS AWARDED BY THE SOCIETY IX 187G. 23 



TEEMIUMS A^YAEDED EY THE SOCIETY IX 1876-77. 



I.— EEPORTS, 1877. 



AGRICULTURAL. 



1. James Macdonald, " Scotsman " Reporter, Aberdeen, for a Report on the Agri- 



ciiltare of the Counties of Ross and Cromarty, .... L.30 



2. Tliomas Farrall, Aspatria, Carlisle, for a Report on the Agriculture of the Counties 



of Edinburgh and Linlithgow, . . . . . L5 



3. Tliomas Farrall, Aspatria, Carlisle, for a Report on the Polled Angus or Aberdeen 



Breed of Cattle, . . . . . . . . 10 



4. Alexander Leslie, Ashley Terrace, Aberdeen, for a Report un Agricultural Ex- 



perimental Stations, . . . . . . . 10 



4i. J. B. Smyth, Forester, Duff House, Banff, for a Report on the Comparative 

 Return from Capital Invested in Cropping, Grazing, or Planting Land upon 

 Hill and Moorland, . . . . . - . Hi 



FORESTRY. 



•C. "William Gorrie, Rait Lodge, Trinity, Edinburgh, for a Report on the Tree Mallow, 10 



7, Robert Hutchison of Carlo^^•rie, KirkUston, for a Report on the Taxodium sem- 



per virens (or red wood), . .... 5 



8. Robert Hutchison of Carlowrie, Kirkliston, for a Report on the Picea Nordman- 



niana, , . . . . . . • .500 



a. Thomas Wilkie, Forcstei-, Invergarry, N.B., for a Report on the Management of 



Plantations, . . . . . . . .500 



L.lOO 



II.— GLASGOW SHOW, 1875. 



Alexander Guthrie, Craigo, Montrose, for Double Drill Potato-Planter on the Cup 



principle (at Trial at Libertou Mains, 4th April 1S7G), . . . L.IO 



J. "W. liobinson <k Co., Livei-pool, for Aspinwall's Patent Single-Drill Potato- 

 Planter on the Needle principle (at Trial at Liberton Mains, 4th April ISTtl), 10 



A. Ingermann, of Koldmoss, Gravenstein, for Patent Weed Eradicator, exhibited 

 by Ord Sc Maddison, Darlington (at Trial at Craigmillar, loth June 1876) 



Medium Gold Medal, G '.' 



L.:;o 2 



III.— ABEEDEEX SHOW, 1S7G. 

 CLASS I.— CATTLE. 



SHORTHORN'. 

 Section' 1. BULLS calved before 1st January 1874. 



1. James A. Gordon, Udalc, Invcrpordon, " Rosario " (G.j.Sli), . . " ' . L.25 [ 



2. William A. Mitchell, Auchnagathle, Whitehouse, Aberdeen, "Duke of Chamburgli "' 



(36,05*2), . . . , . . . . . ' li 



3. Thomas W. Cook, Castletown of Asloun, Alford, "Li-lc" (31,602), '. . 1') <» <» 



Breeder of Best Bull— A. H. Browne, Do.xford, Chnthill, . . , 16 



Very Highly Commended, William S. Marr, Upper Mill, Tarves "Royal Prince" 

 (:J5,.i'.»H). Highly Commended, James Cluistic. liankend, Stirling, "Stiuire 

 3!ar.shall." Commended, .\lexander Uuchanan, Whitehouse, Stirling, "Heather- . _j 

 brud l.ail" (:!1,346). Commended, ilujor Ranibay of Bunu, Struloch, Aberdeen, 

 "Ferdinand." 



Section 2. BULLS calved after 1st January 1874. 



J. James Bruce, ItumHidc, Focliubers, " Eurl of Jlarcli '' (33,807), . '-.'> 



2. James Watt, (iarlilty, Fochal)ers, " Frederick Fitz Windsor -.'d," . . 1'* <» <> 



3. George SliieU, Horsupcleucli, Dunsc, "Scotti.'»li Enant " (.J.'j.-l.S*;), . . 10 U 



II. C, John Cran, Kirkton, Bunchrcw Station, Invcrncua, "Bridegroom"' (33,201). 



Curry fonvurd, L. 100 16 



