PREMIUMS AND COMPETITIONS — 182I-1829. 187 



378, the weight of which altogether was about 200 stones (Aberdeenshire), or 

 50 cwt. 



1834. Banffshire— ^Ixs Mitchell, Parkmore, for best skimmed milk 

 cheese, £?> ; Mr Stronach, Knock, for second best, £s ; Mrs Bartlet, Thriep- 

 land, for third best, £2. 



1836. Banffshire — James Sim, Kilmaichly, for best skimmed milk cheese, 

 £% ; John Allan, Limestones, for second best, ;i^5 ; John Stronach, Muiryfold, 

 for third best, £2. 



1838. Open to all Scotland — John Sanderson, Blackcastle, Carnwath, for 

 best specimen of cheese denominated double Gloucester, exhibited at a com- 

 petition in Edinburgh, December 1838, ;!^8 ; John Lind, Cobinshaw, West 

 Calder, for best specimen of cheese denominated North Wiltshire, ;!^8 ; William 

 White, Wiston, Lanarkshire, for best specimen of cheese made from skimmed 

 milk, ;^8 ; said John Sanderson, for best specimen of any new variety of 

 cheese, ;^8, 



1839. Open to all Scotland — James Sanderson, Walston, Lanarkshire, 

 for best imitation double Gloucester, £?> ; John Sanderson, Blackcastle, 

 Carnwath, for best imitation North Wiltshire, ;!^8 ; James Brown, Westhall, 

 Dunsyre, for best skimmed milk cheese, £% ; John Lind, South Cobinshaw, 

 West Calder, for Cheese of any new variety, ^^8. 



1 841. Open to all Scotla7id — James Brown, Westhall, Lanarkshire, for the 

 best cheese of the quality denominated Cheshire, ;^8 ; Mrs Agnes Gray, 

 Dunse, for the best cheese of the quality denominated Stilton, ;r^8 ; Andrew 

 Purdie, West Mains, West Calder, for the best cheese made from skimmed 

 milk, £%. 



In 1825, Robert Morrison, baker, Peterhead, was de- 

 clared by the Agricultural Association of Aberdeenshire, 

 with concurrence of a Committee of the Highland Society, 

 to be the most meritorious butter curer, of persons com- 

 peting in the county of Aberdeen, and entitled to the 

 premium offered, namely, a piece of plate of ;^35 value, or 

 that sum in money. Similar prizes were awarded in suc- 

 ceeding years to 1847, as follows : 



1826. Dumfiiesshire — Mr Stothart, Crossbankhead, for having in season 

 1826 cured the largest quantity and best quality of butter for the market, of 

 tenants in the county of Dumfries, ;^lo ; James Johnstone, Cowbum, for 

 having cured the next largest quantity, £^. 



1827. Duvifnesshire — John Little, Barrascroft, for having in season 1827 

 cured the largest quantity of butter, as aforesaid, not under ten firkins, £"] los. ; 

 William Stothart, Crossbankhead, for the next greatest quantity, £"] los. ; 

 Alexander Duncan, Wynholm, for having cured the greatest quantity, as afore- 

 said, not under five firkins, £'^ ; James Fairbairn, Westerhall, for the next 

 greatest quantity in the same class, ^^5. 



1828. Dumfriesshire — Cured Butter — i said James Fairbairn, ;i^io ; 

 2 James Johnstone, Cowburn, £"] ; 3 Mr Scott Elliot of Larriston, £^ ; 4 

 Simon Dalgleish, £■},. 



1830. District in Banff and Morayshires — Cured Butter— I William 



