12 HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



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and Galloways — Signal success of the Duke of Buccleuch in Ayrshire 

 Sections — Highland Cattle Premiums — Fat Stock — Horse Premiums — 

 Sheep Classes — No Entries for Southdowns — Dinner, Marquis of Lothian 

 presiding — Mr RiddcU, Kilbowie, represents the Exhibitors. Sho'cc; at 

 Dumfries: — Good muster of Galloways — Tweeddale Medal for Shorthorns 

 — Silver Cups in Horse Classes — Large show of Blackfaced Sheep — 

 Failure in Southdowns — Dairy Produce — Dinner ..... 399 



CHAPTER XLIV. 



COMMITTEE AND CIRCUIT OF GENERAL SHOWS. 

 Early Arrangements — First Chairman — Permanent Committee established in 

 1835 — Mr Home of Langwell — Mr Wardlaw Ramsay — Sir A. G. Mait- 

 land — Lord Rosslyn — Mr Kinloch of Gilmerton — Mr Gillon of Wallhouse 

 — Circuit of Shows — Table of Stock and Implements shown, and Receipts 

 at the various Shows from 1822 to 1878 412 



CHAPTER XLV. 



PRIZE ESSAYS AND TRANSACTIONS. 

 Early Resolution to Publish Essays and Reports — Editor appointed, with 

 power to Re-write — First Series, 1799 to 1824 — Now out of Print — Synopsis 

 of their Contents — Second, Third, and Present Series — Now issued Gratis 

 to Members — Chairmen of Publication Committee — Present Chairman, Mr 

 Irvine of Drum — Editors of the Ti-ansactions ...... 416 



CHAPTER XLVI. 



WOOL AND WOOL-STAPLING. 

 Report on Preservation of Shetland Breed of Sheep — Leads to Formation of 

 British Wool Society — Its E.xperiments — 'The Royal Shepherd of Great 

 Britain ' — Premiums for Management of Sheep — For Wool at General and 

 District Shows and Special Competitions — Prizes for Essays on Stapling 

 of Wool — Dr Singers' Paper — Advantages of .Stapling — Premium of 100 

 Guineas — Premiums and awards for Sheep-shearing 420 



CHAPTER XLVII. 



SEED COMPETITIONS — MEDALS. 

 Premiums for Seeds of Natural Grasses — Ryegrass — Cereals — Turnip Seed — 

 Medals — Subjects or Articles for which Medals are now given . . . 426 



CHAPTER XLVHI. 



HAINAULT SCYTHE — REAPING MACHINES. 

 Flemish Farmers exhibiting in 1827 the Hainault Scythe in Scottish Counties 

 — Description of the Scythe — Attempt at Reaper in 1806 — Prize to the 

 Deanston Machine in 1812 — Prize to Mr Bell's Machine in 1827 — The Bell 

 Testimonial of ^1000— Mr Bell's Statement 429 



CHAPTER XLIX. 



STEAM CULTIVATION. 

 Marquis of Tweeddale draws attention to the subject in 1834 — Premium of 

 ;{^5oo offered in 1837 — Arrangement with Mr Heathcot, M.P., for exhibition 

 on the Lochar Moss — Sad fate of the Machine — Premium of ;^200 offered 



