468 HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



With the view of improving the cultivation of small 

 possessions, by the introduction of green crops, the Society 

 in 1842 offered premiums to the amount of four sovereigns 

 in each of four districts, comprehending at least one parish 

 in each, provided a satisfactory guarantee from each of such 

 districts for the application of an equal sum to the same 

 purposes was lodged. These premiums were long in 

 operation. The following awards were made from 1843 to 

 1847 inclusive : 



1843 — Kenmo7-e and Killin: i Duncan Haggart, £->) 5 2 Duncan Mackay, 

 £2 los. ; 3 Hugh M'Dougall, ;^i los. ; 4 Donald Campbell, £,\. 



1844 — Kenmore and Killin: i Duncan Mackay; 2 Donald Campbell; 



3 Peter Campbell ; 4 John Macdougall. NrM Pitsligo : i James Cardus ; 2 

 John Sharp ; 3 George Webster ; 4 George Murray. 



1845 — Kenmore and Killin: I Donald Campbell; 2 Peter Kennedy; 3 

 John Macdougall; 4 John M'Naughton. A^e7v Pitsligo: i George Murray; 2 

 John Park ; 3 George Alexander ; 4 Alexander Craigens. 



1846 — Kenmore and Killin : 1 Mrs Thomson, Balinaw ; 2 John Mac- 

 naughton, Remony ; 3 Peter Stewart, Cuilteand ; 4 Donald Robertson, Moir- 

 lanich. A rw Pitsligo : i James Benge ; 2 George Henderson ; 3 Peter Cadger ; 



4 William Horn, all residing at Cairnywhing. 



1847 — Kenmore and Killin; i Donald M 'Arthur, Alleckich ; 2 Hugh 

 M'Dougall, Kingallin ; 3 Archd. Walker, Blarmore ; 4 John M'Diarmid, 

 Duallin. Glenkens : i Robert Walker, Gateside ; 2 Joseph Black, Balmac- 

 lellan ; 3 Rev. Mr Wilson, Balmaclellan ; 4 W. S. Andrews, Craig. Fetter- 

 cairn : I William Ley, Whitemire ; 2 David Milne, Braeside ; 3 James Coutts, 

 Monboddo ; 4 David Thomson, Park ; 5 James Bertie, Flatnadreich ; 6 James 

 Edward, Bankhead. 



In order to encourage improvement in the manage- 

 ment of turnip and potato cultivation on hill farms, the 

 following premiums were introduced in 1845, one half the 

 amount being contributed by each association claiming the 

 premiums : For the best managed crop of potatoes or 

 turnips in respect to the cleaning of the land, and the 

 general good working of the crop, £2, ; second best, £2 ; 

 third best, £i. The first premiums awarded were as 

 follows : 



1845 — Gkftkens : I James Hyslop, Glenlee ; 2 Mr Sproat, Trolane ; 3 

 Wm. Gray, Ironlosh. 



1847 — Glenkens: i Robert M'Michael, Fauld o' Wheat; 2 John Shaw, 

 Park ; 3 Wm. Gray, Ironlosh. 



We may in this connection mention encouragement 



