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Islay, Argyll, Lome, Mull, and Ardnamurchan.' The pre- 

 miums were awarded as follows : Isla}', to Alexander IMac- 

 duffie, Glassarie ; Argyll, to William Mackenzie, John 

 Munro, Archibald Munro, and Donald Munro, tenants in 

 Drumfern, Parish of Glenaray ; Lorn, to the Tenants of 

 Clachandow, the property of Mr Campbell of Lochnell ; 

 Ardnamurchan, to Archibald Macmillan, Samuel Mac- 

 coll, and Angus Macgillivray, Coryvullin. The premiums 

 in the district of Mull were not awarded, the rules 

 not having been adhered to. Further premiums of £,2 los. 

 each were offered for the second best bull in each of 

 the above districts of Arg>'llshire, belonging to and kept by 

 small tenants upon their fold, consisting of at least thirty 

 cows. The premiums were awarded as follows : Islay, 

 Alexander Macdougal, Laggavoulin ; Argyll, John Munro, 

 Archibald Macvicar, Malcolm Munro, Archibald Munro, 

 Peter Clark, Angus Sinclair, Neil Macvicar, Alexander 

 Morrison, Dugald Macvicar, Neil Munro, Angus Camp- 

 bell, and Duncan Ferguson, in Auchnagoul ; Lorn, the 

 Tenants of Dunbog, the property of Mr Campbell of Dun- 

 staffnage ; Ardnamurchan, to Hugh Macnaughton, Alex- 

 ander Cameron, and others, tenants in the farm of 

 Larbert. The premiums in the district of Mull were not 

 awarded, the rules not having been adhered to. The 

 Judges, we should add, were directed to 'pay particular 

 attention to the shape of the bulls, and not to the size, as it 

 was meant to encourage the true breed of Highland Cattle.' 

 In 1790 and 1791, premiums were continued in the 

 same districts. In 1792 and 1793, they were offered in the 

 Highland divisions of the counties of Dumbarton, Stirling, 

 Perth, and Forfar. Thereafter they were extended to 

 Inverness, Ross and Cromarty, Nairn, Sutherland, Caith- 

 ness, Aberdeen, Banff and Kincardine, Dumbarton and 

 Bute, and they have been in operation in almost every 

 county in Scotland. Up to 1806, the premiums continued 

 to be for bulls only. In 1807, premiums for heifers were 

 added. A li.st of the cattle premiums at district competi- 

 tions from 1790 to 1847 \\\\\ be found in Appendix. It 

 has been considered unnecessary to give the subsequent 



