42 > PREMIUMS AWARDED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1876. 



Hunters, Roadsters, Ponies, and Extra Horses. — R. 0. Farquliarson of Haughton, Alford ; 

 Andrew Gillon of Wallhouse, Bathgate. 



Cheviot. — William Henderson, Fowbeny Mains, Belford ; William Hunter, Craighead, Abing- 

 ton; George M'Call, Bunance, Lockerbie. 



Blackfaced. — Charles Ilowatson of Domel, Mauchline; Duncan M'Diarmid, Glengoulandie, 

 Aberfeldy; Peter Robertson, Achilty, DingwalL 



Border Leicester, Leicester, and Longwoolled. — William Ford, Hardengreen, Dalkeith; 

 Adam Smith, Stevenson Mains, Haddington; George Torrance, Sisterpath, Dunse. 



Southdown and Shropshire. — Thomas Hams, Stoneylane, Bromsgrove; James Skirving, 

 Luffness Mains, Drem. 



Swine. — Peter Eden, Crosslane, Salford; Patrick Small Keir of Kindrogan, Pitlochry. 



Poultry. — James MoUison, Dochgarroch Lodge, Inverness; Thomas Raines, Bridgehaugh, 

 Stirling. • 



Implements. — Society's Inspecting Committee — James W. Hunter of Thurston, Chairman of the 

 Society's Machinery Committee; Da-^dd Stevenson, C.E., Edinburgh, Consulting Engineer to the 

 Society; James D. Park, Edinburgh, Practical Engineer to the Society; Robert Hutchison of 

 Carlo^Tie, Kirkliston; P. B. Swinton, Holj-n Bank, Gifford; Hugh Morton, Engineer, Leith. 

 Local Committee — Alex. Auld, Newton, Rothmaise, Insch, Aberdeen; Alex. Innes of Raemoir, 

 Banchoiy; Alex. Morrison Gordon of Newton, Insch, Aberdeen ; James Reith, South Auchinclech, 

 Skene, Aberdeen; Robert Salmond, Nether Balfour, Durris; Wilham Smith, West Drums, 

 Brechin; George Wilken, Waterside of Forbes, Alford. 



LIST OF ATTENDING MEMBERS. 



Shorthorn. — Robert Copland, MUl of Ardlethen, Ellon; Charles Lyall, Old Montrose, Montrose, 



Polled Angus or Aberdeen. — Colonel Ramsay of Bara, Straloch, Aberdeen; James Cochrane, 

 Little Haddo, Newburgh, Aberdeen. 



Galloway. — Alexander Forbes Irvine of Drum, Aberdeen; Alex. F. Leslie, Corskellie, Huntly. 



Ayrshire. — Colonel Innes of Leamey, Torphins; William Walker, Ardhunckart, Mossat. 



Highland. — Robert Grant of Dniminnor, Rhynie ; Ranald ilacDonald, Cluny Castle, Aberdeen. 



Fat Stock (Cattle and Sheep). — Sir George Macpherson Grant of BaUindalloch, Bart. ; 

 James Lumsden, Braco, Keith. 



Horses for Agricultur.vl Purposes. — Colonel Ferguson of Pitfour, Mintlaw; WilUam A. 

 Mitchell, Auchnagathle, Keig. 



Hunters, Roadsters, Ponies; and Extra Horses. — Provost Wood, Banff; Henry D. Adam- 

 son, Balquharn, Alford. 



Cheviot. — Henry Gordon of Manar, Inverurie; Silvester Campbell, Klnellar, Blackburn; 

 Aberdeen. 



Blackfaced. — Robert Grant of Druminnor, Rhynie ; Ranald MacDonald, Cluny Castle, Aber- 

 deen. 



Border Leicester, Leicester, and Longwoolled. — James T. Oswald of Dunnikier, Kirk- 

 caldy; Adam Singer, Rothmaise, Insch, Aberdeen. 



Southdown and Shropshire.— William M'Combie of Easter Skene, Skene, Aberdeen; John 

 Davidson, North Leys, Banchorj% 



Swine.— W. E. Nicol of Ballogie, Banchoiy; William Alexander, Bent of Haulkerton, Laurence- 

 kirk. 



Poultry. — Hercules Scott of Broth erton, Bervie; Alex. Cowie, Crombly Bank, EUon. 



IV,— DISTRICT COMPETITIONS. 



KA3IE OF DIST. PREMIUM AWARDED TO 



County of Alex. Buchanan, Whitehouse 

 Stirling A. & J. Christie, Bankhead 

 J. T. S. Paterson, Plean 

 Hugh Thomson, Blackgi-ange 

 Robert Drysdale. Old MiUs 

 Archd. Bulloch, Milliken 

 Duncan Keir, Buckly\de 

 WiUiam Weir, Inches 



* Half Premiums awarded, the number of Lots being under four, 

 t Aged BuUs. J Two-year-old BuUs^ 



