DAIRY DEPARTMENT. 47 



It is strongly recommended that members purchasing seeds should 

 insist — 



(1) Upon having from the seller a guarantee stating the purity and 

 germination ot" the seed supplied. 



(2) That the bulk be same as sample. 



(3) That it contain not more than 5 per cent, other than the species 

 ordered. 



If the purity 'and germination of the seed is not known, then it is im- 

 possible to tell either its values, or the amount of seed to be sown. 



It is also strongly recommended that tlie purchase of prepared mixtures 

 should be avoided, and the different seeds to be sown should be purchased 

 separately. 



Parcels or letters containing seeds or plants for examination (carriage or 

 postage paid) must be addressed to Professor M'Alpine, Botanical Laboratory, 

 Minto House, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. 



DAIRY DEPARTMENT. 



The Society established in 1885 a Dairy Department, to promote the 

 dairy interests. 



During 1885, 1886, and 1887 the Society placed at the disposal of the 

 Committee a sum of £100 to aid local efforts in the employment of 

 itinerating Instructors and Demonstrators in Cheese and Butter making. 



The grants have been appropriated among the different branches of the 

 Scottish Dairy Associations as I'ollows : — 



Branch. 1885. 1886. 1887. 



Ayrshire, 

 Wigtownshire, 



Wigtownshire, Lower District, 

 Kirkcudbright, 

 Dumfriesshire, 

 Upper Ward of Lanarkshire, 

 Argyllshire, . 



