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presiding at the general meeting of members helil in the Showyard, as well as at the 

 banquet ; and also to Viscount Stormont, who acted as convener of the Local 

 Committee. 

 This report was unanimously approved of. 



Gl.\sgow Show, 1888. 



Mr Stirling also said — As members are aware, the General Show for this year will 

 be held at Glasgow from the 24th to the '27t\i July inclusive. Tlie last days for 

 receiving entries have been fixed as follows : — For implements, 11th May ; stock, 

 poultry, and dairy produce, 8th June. In order to lessen the number of vacant 

 stalls, the following fines will be imposed on all exhibitors whose animals are not 

 forward : — For horses, 40s ; cattle, 20s ; sheep and swine, 10s ; poultry, 5s. This fine 

 is in addition to the entry-money. In the case of death or illness of an animal, a 

 veterinary surgeon's certificate is necessary for the remit of the fine. On the report 

 of the committee appointed at Perth for the purpose of examining all the erections 

 in the Showyard, the following alterations have been agreed to : — That the boxes for 

 all stallions, except yearlings, and for mares in foal, be 10 feet by 10 feet ; that the 

 boxes for mares with foal at foot be 13 feet by 10 feet ; that the sheep pens be on 

 three sides comjiosed of iron hurdles, and be 7 feet broad by .5 feet wide, that the 

 shed be divided down the centre by wood jjosts and rails, and that the implement 

 sheds be 8 feet high instead of 9 feet. There having been no award of a Tweeddale 

 gold medal at Perth, two will be offered at Glasgow — one for the best shorthorn bull, 

 the other for the best Border Leicester tup. The Clydesdale Horse Society will 

 award their silver medal (value £.S) to the breeder of the best registered Clydesdale 

 in each of the sections 1 to 9 inclusive of the Glasgow prize-list. A cup of the 

 value of £10 has been included in tlie premium list, presented by Mr Howatson, 

 of Glenbuck, for the heaviest one-shear blackfaced wether. The breeders of black- 

 faced sheep offer £4 in prizes to the .shepherds feeding prize shearling blackfaced 

 wethers. The Clydesdale Horse Society have also intimated that they will offer 

 premiums for : — 1. Family group of five yearling colts or fillies got by one sire. 

 2. Family group of five two-year-old colts or fillies got by one sire. 3. Family 

 group composed of mare and two of her jirogeny. A first, second, and third prize 

 will be oft'ered in each class, the amounts of which will not be less than the 

 jjremiums usually offered by the Glasgow Agricultural Society. All the competing 

 sires, and all the animals composing the various groups, must be registered in the 

 Clydesdale Stud-Book. The premium list is now being revised and copies will bo 

 ready about the middle of February. The 'J^own Council of Glasgow have agreed 

 to give the use of a part of the Green for the Showyard, and also to give the 

 Society a contribution of £200. The counties of Lanark, Renfrew and Ayr, have 

 intimated that they are to raise voluntary assessments to assist in meeting the expenses 

 which the Society has to incur. 



This report was vmanimously approved of. 



Vote of Thanks to Colonel Gillon. 



The following resolution was unanimou.sly adopted :—" That Colonel Gillon of 

 Wallhouse, havmg resigned the convenership of the Committee on General Shows, 

 the cordial thanks of the Society be given to him for taking so lively an interest 

 in the affairs of the Society, and particularly for having devoted so much time to 

 the duties devolving upon him as chairman of the Veterinary Committee from 

 1868 to 1872, and as chairman of the Committee on General Shows from 1872 to 

 1888." 



Machineky Department. 



Mr Scott Dudgeon, Longnewton, convener of the Committee on Machinery, 

 announced that on the occasion of the Glasgow Show, the following premiums would 

 be offered in the implement department : — 1. Best fixed single cylinder steam 

 engine with boiler combined or separate, for erection in steadings, to drive all 

 ordinary farm machinery. Nominal power, 6 horse. In awarding tlie prize, special 

 regard will be paid to price, simplicity of construction, economy in consumption of 

 fuel, rapidity in raising steam, facility of erection, and cheapness of foundations, 

 &c. Total cost at Glasgow not to exceed £150. Premium, £75. Exhibitors com- 

 peting for this i^rize must send, along with their certificates, a detailed specifica- 

 tion of both engine and boiler. Schedules specifying the dimensions to be given 

 will be issued on application to the Secretary. 2. Best combination of machinery 

 for cutting chaff as the straw is delivered from ordinary thrashing machine, and 

 transporting by blower or otherwise the cut chaff for storage in bulk or in bags. 

 Premium £25. The trials will take place in the Showyard at Glasgow during the 

 Show. The rejjort was approved of. 



