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March 1827 and ist October 1829, executed the greatest 

 extent of drains. 



In 1826, ;^20, or plate of that value, was awarded to 

 John Moubray, Cambus, Clackmannan, for having, between 

 ist September 1824 and loth November 1826, executed the 

 greatest extent of wedge drains in clay or carse soils, at his 

 own expense, of proprietors or tenants in Scotland, duly cer- 

 tified and reported in terms of the Society's regulations ; 

 ;^io to Samuel Forrester, Greenfoot of Leckie, for having 

 executed the next greatest extent. From the reports, it 

 appeared that the number of roods drained by each of the 

 four competitors who had executed the greatest extent was 

 as follows: Mr Moubray, 11,255 roods; Mr Forrester, 

 7,250; William Fife, Balgray, Carse of Gowrie, 12,955 > 

 James Matthew, New Farm, Carse of Gowrie, 7,444 roods. 

 The reports and certificates of Mr Fife and Mr Matthew 

 having been defective in respect of details required by the 

 conditions to be certified, could not, in terms of the regula- 

 tions, be received in competition, and precluded either from 

 taking a premium. 



Between 1824 and 1834 the Society awarded the fol- 

 lowing premiums for curing beef and pork : 



1824. Aberdee7t and Kituardineshires — Apiece of plate of thirty guineas 

 value to David Milne, merchant, Aberdeen, for ha\'ing, between ist February 

 1823 and 1st May 1824, salted or cured with rock or bay salt the greatest 

 quantity of mess beef, of good quality (the quantity cured by him within this 

 period exceeding 90,000 pounds), under the regulations specified by the Society, 

 and shipped at the port of Aberdeen. 



1825. Aberdeen and Kincardineshires — A piece of plate of twenty sove- 

 reigns value, or that sum in money, to said David Milne for having, between 

 1st May 1824 and ist May 1825, salted or cured, as above (the quantity cured 

 by him within this period being 262 tierces of 300 lbs. each) ; and a piece of 

 plate of ten sovereigns value for having, within the same period, salted and 

 cured the gi-eatest quantity of pork, shipped as aforesaid (the quantity cured 

 by him being 38 tierces). 



1826. Shetland — £'-^ to Robert Hoseason of Mossbank for ha\'ing, between 

 1st May and 1st December 1826, salted or cured a considerable quantity of 

 beef of good quality. 



1827. Perth and Forfarshires — A piece of plate of twenty sovereigns value, 

 or that sum in money, to Samuel Addison, Fishmarket, Dundee, for having, 

 between the ist May 1826 and ist May 1827, salted or cured the greatest 



