124 HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Cultivation of Turnip. 



The Society was from the earliest particularly anxious 

 to promote the culture of turnips in those parts of the 

 Highlands where this material improvement had not been 

 practised. For this purpose premiums were offered in its 

 first list. Its first award for turnip culture was a sum of 

 £j I OS., voted in 1793, to Alexander Mey, Mount Stuart, 

 Bute ; the second, £}, to the Rev. Alex. Campbell, Lagna- 

 scavach ; the third, £1 to James Brown, Cranslagmorie, 

 Bute. The next awards were in 1795, when £4. were voted 

 to Alexander Campbell, Ladnacorth ; and ^3 awarded to 

 the Rev. Alexander Stewart, Killin. In 1796, £'j los. were 

 voted to William Kerr, Upper Knockriach, Kintyre ; and 

 two guineas to John Junkin, Airdrie, Cowal. A sum of ;^5 

 was awarded in 1797 to William Grant, Tombreacachie, 

 Banffshire. This premium is stated to have been awarded 

 as well on account of the quality and extent of Mr Grant's 

 crop, as for the useful example of improvement he had for 

 some time so successfully given in the country, in this and 

 other articles, as stated in his certificate. In the same year 

 sums varying from £2 to four guineas were awarded to the 

 Rev. John Gordon, Strathdon ; to the Rev. Chas. M'Hardy, 

 Crathie ; the Rev. Mr Harper, Kildrummy ; the Rev. Robt. 

 Farquharson, Coldstone ; and James Emslie, Cattie, Tough. 

 Sums varying from 30s. to ten guineas were voted for 

 turnip culture to the undermentioned : — 



In 1798, to Findlay Machardy, Inver of Aberarder, Crathie ; Robert 

 Farquharson, Lineherr>', Strathdon ; William Grant, Tombreakachie ; the Rev. 

 Charles Machardy, Crathie ; John Yeats, Aberlour ; John Richardson, Mains 

 of Kildrummy ; Rev. John Harper, Kildrummy ; Rev. Alexander Robertson, 

 Coul. 



In 1799, to Findlay Machardy, Inver of Aberarder ; Peter Duncan, 

 Teneback, Crathie ; John Hendrie, Knockindow, Inveraugh ; Wm. Gordon, 

 Minmore, Inveraven ; Mr Cameron, Milltovvn of Balveny ; Alex. Christie, 

 Haughs of Kilmechly ; \Yilliam Grant, Morlich, Towie ; John Wilson, Water- 

 side of Forbes ; J. Donaldson, Wester Corse, Coul ; William Donaldson ; 

 George Gordon, Ord, Auchindoir ; John Richardson, Mains of Kildrummy. 



In 1800, to James Ley, Rinavey, Crathie ; James Downie, Newton, 

 Crathie ; Peter Duncan, Tynaback, Crathie ; James Watt, Nether Cluny, 

 Mortlach ; Alex. Christie, Haughs of Kilmeachlie, Inveraven ; Wm. Gordon, 

 Minmore, Inveraven. 



