PREMIUMS OFFEEED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1884. 43 



Premiums. 



1. Best Coui)le ol" Sweet Milk Cheeses, .... £2 

 Second best, ....... ^1 



2. Best Cured Butter (not le.ss than 14 lljs.). . ■ £'2 

 Second best, ....... ,£1 



In 1884. 

 The District of Forth competes for local Premium^ 



£6 



RULES OF C03IPETITI0X. 



1. The Members of the Highland and Agricultural Society connected 

 with the respective districts are appointed Committees for arranging the 

 Competitions, the Convener being appointed by the Directors ; live mem- 

 bers to be a quorum. 



2. The Convener of each District shall summon a meeting of Committee 

 for the purpose of determining the time and place of Competition, the 

 nomination of Judges, and other preliminary arrangements. The time and 

 place (which must be within the bounds of the District, imless in reference 

 to Stallions) shall be pubUcly intimated by Conveners. 



3. The Money Premiums awarded at District Competitions will be paid 

 in January next, by precepts issued by the Directors. No payments must, 

 therefore, be paid by the Secretary or Treasurer of any local Association. 

 Medals "v^'ill be issued at same time. 



4. Stock must be the property of Lhe Exhibitor at the date of Entry. No 

 entry shall be received later than one week previous to the Show. Entry-Money 

 shall not exceed 2| per cent, on the amount of the Premium to be competed 

 for. 



5. The Competitions (except for Stallions to serve in the District) must 

 take place between the 1st of April and the 26th of October, and are open 

 to general competition to all parties within the boundaries of the District 

 of the local Society, whether members of the local Association or not. The 

 Stallion Premiums are open to all comers, or the Horses may be selected 

 at the Glasgfiw Stallion Show on permission to that effect being obtained. 



6. The Committee shall select the breed, and specify it in the retunis. 

 In Cattle the animals exhiltited must belong to one of the following pure 

 breeds — Shorthorn, Ayrshire, Polled (Galloway, Angus, or Aberdeen), 

 Highland. The Bulls may be of one breed, and the Heifers of another. 

 In Sheep, the breeds must be Leicester, Cheviot, or Blackfa<ed. 



7. Stock of an inferior description, or which does not fall within the pre- 

 scribed regulation.s, shall not be i)laced for competition. 



8. The Premiums shall not be divided. In Cattle, Horses (except Stal- 

 lions to serve in the distrirt), S}iee]>, and Swine, five lots in each Class will 

 warrant the award of full, and three lots of halt. Premium.'*. In Dairy Pro- 

 duce, eight Kxhibitors in any one Clas.s will warrant an award of full, and 

 four of half, IV-miums. A Competitor may exhibit two lots in each Class, 

 excejit in Dairy Produce, where only one lot is allowed fnnn the same farm. 

 No animal to be allowe<l to comjiete in more than one section. 



9. To authori.M? the award of the Medals in the intermediate year, there 

 must be not less than three lots in each Class, ami the Society's Hegulations 

 must be adhered to. 



10. An animal which has gained the Highland and A<Micultural Socielvs 

 first Money Premium at a previous District or (niural Show is inadmissible 

 in the Siuue Clo-ss (except in the case of Stallions) ; and one which has 



