FORESTRY EXHIBITION AT STIRLING. 1 79 



25. Forestry Exhibition at the Highland and 

 Agricultural Society's Show. 



By George U. Macdonald. 



The Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society held their annual 

 Exhibition of Forestry in the showyard at Stirling, from 26th 

 to 29th July 1921. 



Stirling being situated in a central district, it was expected 

 that there would be a large collection of exhibits, and in that 

 expectation members of the Society and the general public were 

 not disappointed, for as a matter of fact the number and variety 

 of articles sent in for competition, as well as those which were 

 sent in for exhibition only, constituted one of the finest collec- 

 tions yet seen at these shows. The Committee were fortunate 

 in procuring an admirable site for the exhibits in the showyard, 

 on the highest portion of the ground, from which a splendid 

 view of the beautiful surrounding district could be obtained. 



In the competitive class there were 46 entries, while for 

 articles for exhibition only there were 20 entries. 



A very important section was that in which some beautiful 

 specimens of the timber of Scots pine, larch, and Norway spruce 

 were shown. In this section there were seven competitors, the 

 chief awards going to Lord Minto, Minto Estate; the Earl of 

 Home, Douglas Castle ; the Earl of Moray, Doune ; and Lord 

 Mansfield, Scone. The larch in this section, which was 

 exhibited by the Earl of Moray, was of very excellent quality, 

 and, in the opinion of the Judges, was equal to anything they 

 had yet seen. 



Most interesting also were the competitions in which 

 specimens of the timber of broad-leaved trees were shown. 

 An almost faultless plank of ash was shown by Lord Minto, while 

 for oak the leading award went to the Earl of Moray, Doune ; 

 and for elm to Mr Wm. Fyfe, Whittinghame Estate, Prestonkirk. 

 Lord Minto was also first in the competition for specimens of 

 the timber of any three coniferous timber trees other than those 

 alr^dy referred to. 



The competition for farm and estate gates manufactured from 

 home-grown timber and shown in working order, only brought 

 out four competitors. Mr Wm. Leven, forester. Scone, was 

 awarded a No. 2 Silver Medal; while Mr Stephen Ballard, 



