APPENDIX (A). 



PEOCEEDINGS AT BOAKD MEETINGS. 



MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 2nd FEBRUARY 1887. 



Presc«i.— Vice-Presidents— Viscount Stormont; Rev. John Gillespie, Mouswald. 

 Ordinary Directors— Mr Elliot of AVolfelee ; Mr Marr, Cairnbrogie ; Mr Matthews, 

 Newton-Stewart ; Mr Middleton, Clay of Allan ; Mr Paterson of Birthwood ; Mr 

 Murdoch, Gartcraig ; Mr Elliot, Hollybush ; Mr Mackenzie, yr. of Kintail ; Mr Kerr, 

 Broomhouse ; ]Mr Maxwell, yr. of Munches ; ]\Ir Ballingall, Duubog ; Mr Fisher, 

 Jellyholni ; Mr Cran, Kirkton ; Mr Hewetson, Auchenbainzie ; Sir Robert Menzies, 

 Bart. ; ]Mr Buttar, Corston ; Mr Park, Dechmont ; Lord Arthur Cecil, Orchard 

 Mains ; Mr Macpherson Grant of Drumduan ; Mr Stu'ling of Kippendavie ; Mr 

 Glendinning, Hatton Mains; Mr Dudgeon, yr. ofCargen. Extraordinary Directors 

 —Mr Dingwall, Ramornie ; Mr Ferguson, Kinnochtiy ; Mr Macduff of Bonhard ; Mr 

 Shaw, Skaithmuir ; Mr M 'Queen of Crofts ; Mr Paterson, Plean Farm ; I\[r Howatson 

 of Glenbuck ; Mr Dudgeon, Easter Dalmeny. Chairmen of Standing Committees- 



the chair. 



Mr F. N. Menzif.s reported apologies for the absence of Sir "William S. AValker, 

 K.C.B. ; Mr Allan, Munnoch ; Mr Irvine of Drum; Mr Lumsden of Balmedie ; Mr 

 Mackenzie of Portmore ; Mr Murray, Catter House ; Mr Connal Rowan of Meikle- 

 wood ; ]Mr Young of Cleish Castle ; and Dr Cleghorn, Stravithy. 



Veterinary Dep.vrtment. 

 Pleuro-Pneumonia. — The Board resolved that a deputation wait on the Privy 

 Council next week, to lay before their Lordships the present unsatisfactory working 

 of the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act with reference to x^leuro-pneumonia. 



Chemical Department and Agricultural Education. 



The Committee on the Chemical Department and Agricultural Education recom- 

 mended the Board to send a deputation to Government to ask for a subsidy to enable 

 them to devise a plan of agricultural education, details to be furnished to Govern- 

 ment when it is ascertained whether they will be inclined to assist the Society in the 

 matter. 



The Board approved of a deputation going to London on the subject, and left it to 

 the committee to arrange the members of the deputation. 



Botanical Department. 

 A minute of the Botanical Department was read, from which it appeared that the 

 committee had under consideration the temperature to be adopted in testing seeds, 

 when it was agreed that the temperature suggested by Mr Carruthers, botanist to 

 the Royal Agricultural Society of England, and adopted by Professor M' Alpine — 

 namely, from 6.5 to 70 degrees — was better than the high' temperature of 80^ used 

 in_ Germany. The process of testing is uniform, being on blotting-paper and soft 

 brick. The committee were of opinion that it was impossible to adopt a uniform 

 time for all kinds of seeds ; for instance, clover seeds could be tested in ten days, 

 while gi'asses would require three weeks. 



Perth Show, 1887. 

 Viscount Stormont was named convener of the local committee. 

 I\Ir AV. S. Ferguson, Pictstonhill, who supplied the forage on the occasion of the 

 Show at Perth in 1879, was selected to supply the forage at the forthcoming Show. 



Queen's Jubilee Cups. 

 On the motion of Mr Howatson of Glenbuck, it was unanimously agreed—" That 

 the Directors make it known that thej' are prepared to receive Queen's Jubilee or 

 other cups from societies or any party offering the same as prizes for pure-bred 

 animals at their Shows, the value of any cup not to be less than £20 — intimation of 

 the prizes to be sent to the Secretary before the 30th of April." 



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