Hoj^al Scottisl) ^flrbortcultural Societg 



Instituted 16th February 1854. 



PATRON : 



HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE KING. 



PROCEEDINGS IN 1921- Continued. 



THE GENERAL MEETING. 



The General Meeting of the Society was held in the Showyard 

 at Stirling, on Thursday, 28th July 192 1, at 2.30 p.m. His 

 Grace the Duke of Atholl, K.T., President of the Society, 

 presided, and there was a large attendance of members. 



Minutes. 

 The Minutes of the Annual Meeting, held on 12th February 

 last, were held as read and adopted. 



Report on Essays. 

 The Judges reported that they had considered the two essays 

 received in competition for the prize of ;^5 offered by Messrs 

 A. & G. Paterson, Ltd., Glasgow, on " Improved methods of 

 felling, hauling, and manufacturing timber in this country 

 introduced during the war," and that they recommended that 

 the prize should be awarded to the report by " Silva." The 

 Judges' report was approved and the writer's name was found 

 to be Mr John M'Ewen, Garrowslack, Mosstowie, by Elgin. 



Exhibition, 

 The report of the Judges on the exhibits at the Forestry 

 Exhibition in the Showyard was read by the Secretary as 

 follows : — 



I. ARTICLES IN COMPETITION. 



Competitioti No. I. 

 For Specimens of the timber of Scots Pine {Pinus silvesiris). 



1. The Earl of Minto (Francis Berry, Forester). 



2. The Earl of Home (Wm. Scott, Forester). 



3. The Earl of Moray (James Morton, Forester). 



