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14. The Forestry Exhibition held in the Highland 

 and Agricultural Society's Showyard at Stirling. 



The Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society held their ninth 

 Annual Exhibition of Forestry in the Showyard at Stirling from 

 20th to 23rd July 1909. Stirling being situated in a central 

 district, it was expected that there would be a large collection 

 of exhibits and keen competition for the various prizes offered, 

 but though this anticipation was not altogether realised, the 

 entries comprised a fair collection of interesting objects. The 

 timber competitions were again divided into open and local 

 sections, the prizes in the former being as in previous years 

 offered by the Highland and Agricultural Society. The 

 principal exhibitors in the timber sections were Captain Stirling 

 of Keir, Mr J. A. Stirling of Kippendavie, the Duke of Montrose, 

 and Mr J. Ernest Kerr, Harviestoun Castle, Dollar, and the 

 quality of their exhibits compared favourably with similar 

 exhibits in previous years. 



In the competition for farm gates made of home-grown timber 

 there were five exhibitors — namely, Captain Stirling, Mr J. A. 

 Stirling, Mr Wm. Low, of Balmakewen, the Duke of Roxburghe, 

 and Mr James Younger of Mount Melville. Mr J. A. Stirling and 

 the Duke of Roxburghe were also exhibitors of self-closing wicket- 

 gates. The only exhibitors in the competition for a full-sized 

 section of rustic fence made from thinnings were Captain Stirling 

 and Mr J. A. Stirling. 



Mr Alan Burns, of Cumbernauld, forwarded a very interesting 

 exhibit of specimens showing the good and bad effects of pruning, 

 and an extensive collection of fungi injurious to forest trees and 

 shrubs. Another collection of fungi was exhibited by Mr Hugh 

 R. Munro, assistant forester at Murthly. 



The Duke of Roxburghe sent a large collection of examples of 

 damage caused by squirrels, voles, rabbits, hares, and blackgame ; 

 with specimens oi Peziza willkommii on Japanese larch, and other 

 diseases. He also sent a working model of a portable boiling 

 creosoting plant, and photographs of a portable sawing and 

 creosoting outfit, showing the plant in transit, a general view 

 of the plant working, tackle for lifting and setting tank, and 

 portable saw benches. 



The Competitors showing miscellaneous articles wholly 



