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in operation for a series of years in the dairy districts, with 

 results highly satisfactory, it was deemed expedient in 1839 

 to give further encouragement to bring forward superior 

 cheese, by offering premiums again open to all Scotland. 

 The competitors for the prizes open to all Scotland were 

 required to lodge specimens at the Society's Hall in Edin- 

 burgh, where they were judged. The following awards 

 were made : 



1824. open to all Scotland— \\'\\\\-xm. Sanderson, Blackcastle, Carnwath, 

 for the best Dunlop cheese, £\o ; James Bell of Woodhouselees, Dumfries- 

 shire, for the best imitation of double Gloucester cheese, ;i^io. 



1825. Open to all Scotland — William Sanderson, Blackcastle, Carnwath, 

 and George Hamilton, Mossheart, Carnwath, for the best imitation of double 

 Gloucester cheese, the premium of £\o equally divided ; said William San- 

 derson and Andrew Nicol, Easter House, Lanarkshire, for the best imitation 

 of North Wiltshire cheese, the premium of ;^io equally divided. 



1826. Open to all Scotland — William Sanderson, Blackcastle, Carnwath, 

 for the best imitation of Stilton cheese, ;i^io. Lanarkshire — Andrew Nicol, 

 Easter House, for the best imitation of Stilton cheese, £"1 ; said Andrew Nicol, 

 for the best imitation of North Wiltshire, ;^5 ; William Pate, Meadow, Les- 

 mahagow, for a superior specimen of double Gloucester cheese, £T). Eastern 

 District of Forfarshire — Rol)ert Adamson, Drums, for best imitation of Stilton, 

 £\o ; John Ruxton, Mains of Famell, for best imitation of North W^iltshire, 

 £(i ; Mrs Speid, Blairina, for a fine specimen of country cheese, £it- 



1827. Lanarkshire — Andrew Nicol, Easter House, for best imitation of 

 Stilton, £^ ; W^illiam Sanderson, Blackcastle, for best imitation of North 

 Wiltshire, £^ ; James Todd, Poneil, for second best, ^5. Aberdeenshire — 

 Ann Connant, dairj'maid to the Earl of Kintore, £\o ; James Morrison, Bal- 

 hagarty, for second best, £6 ; William Gammack, Whitehill, for third best, 



£a. 



1832. Argyllshire — John Lome Stewart of Glenbuckie, for best imitation 

 of double Gloucester, £\o ; Mr Harvey, Ardintenny, for best imitation of 

 Stilton, £'^ ; said Mr Harvey, for best imitation of North Wiltshire, £'i ; 

 James Cungan, Ballimore, for best imitation of Cheshire, ;^i. Aberdeenshire 

 — Janet Snell, Clockton of Slains, for best skimmed milk cheese, £% ; Robert 

 Walker, Wester Fintray, for second best, ^5 ; George Anderson, Old Bal- 

 bithan, for third best £2. Dnmfriesshire — Andrew M'Kie, Dinwoodie Green, 

 for best skimmed milk cheese, £^ ; William Niven, Burnmuir, for second 

 best, ;if 5 ; John Roddan, Foregirth, for third best, £2. 



1833. Argyllshire — John Lome Stewart of Glenbuckie, for best imitation 

 double Gloucester and Wiltshire, /"lo ; Peter Harvey, for imitation Stilton 

 and Wiltshire, £(> ; Neil Taylor, for imitation double Gloucester, £^. Aber- 

 deen and Kincardineshires — Mrs IMorrison, Balhagarty, for best skimmed milk 

 cheese, ;i^8 ; Mrs Barnett, Oldmeldrum, for second best, ;^5 ; Mrs Jamieson, 

 Mill of Allathan, for third best, £2. On this occasion the lots of cheese 

 entered for competition were 34 in number. Many of the lots contained from 

 20 to 45 cheeses each ; and the total number of cheeses exhibited amounted to 



