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animals, and a medium silver medal to be given along with 

 the first prize in each class. The amount awarded under 

 this class during the last fift}' years is considerably above 



Sheep. 



Premiums for improving the breed of sheep were com- 

 menced in 1 8 19 in the Perthshire parishes of Methven, 

 Moneydie, Redgorton, and Auchtergaven. The premiums 

 were — (i) for the best pen of five short-woolled ewes, the 

 property of any tenant in the district, and which should be 

 certified in October 1820 to have been at least one year in 

 his possession, £\o los., second, ^5 5s. ; (2) for the best 

 pen of five long-woolled ewes, under the like conditions, 

 ;^io los., second, ^^5 5s. In 1820, a second district was 

 added, viz., the county of Sutherland, including the estates 

 of Langwell and Sandside, in the county of Caithness. The 

 premiums were — (i) for the best pen of ten two-year-old 

 Cheviot ewes, the property of any tenant within the district, 

 which should be certified to have been at least one year in 

 his possession, £"] 7s., second, £^ 5s., third, £->, 3s. ; (2) for 

 the best pen of ten Cheviot gimmers or one-year-old ewes, 

 under the same conditions, £j 7s., second, £^ 5s., third, 



£l 3s. 



The competition for the first district took place at 

 Moneydie on the 21st September 1820, when three pens of 

 short-woolled and thirteen pens of long-woolled ewes were 

 produced. The premiums were awarded as follows : 



Short-woolled — I Richard Deighton, Craigengall ; 2 George Richmond, 

 Moneydie. 



Long-woolled — i said George Richmond ; 2 John Craig, Tanley. 



The competition for the second district was held at 

 Golspie in August 1820, when three pens of ewes and five 

 pens of gimmers were exhibited. The premiums were 

 awarded as follows : 



Two-year-old Ewes — i Gabriel Reid, Kilcalmkill ; 2 Donald Home, 

 Langwell ; 3 James Hall, Sciberscross. 



One-year-old Ewes — i said Donald Home ; 2 said James Hall ; 3 

 Thomas Houston, Kintradwell. 



