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Gordon Halliburton of Pitcur. Long-woolled Tups — i said Patrick Kinnear. 

 MoitUtiearn and Blairgcnvrie — Blackfaced Gimmers or Ewes — i Patrick Small, 

 Dalriach ; 2 Thomas Watson, Spittal of Glenshee ; 3 Donald Stewart, Dalna- 

 cardoch ; 4 John and Neil Forbes, Dalnagairn. Badenoch and Rothiemurcht<s 

 — Blackfaced Gimmers or Ewes — i John Macpherson, Aberarder ; 2 John 

 Macnab, Shirrobeg ; 3 Lieut. -Col. Mitchell, Strathmashie ; 4th John Mac- 

 pherson, Cluny. Sutherland District — Cheviot Ewes — i James Hall, Scibers- 

 cross ; 2 James Home of Langwell. Cheviot Gimmers — i said James Home ; 

 2 said James Hall. 



A premium of fifteen guineas was this year voted to James Baikie of 

 Tankerness, Orkney, for the best and most successful set of experiments for the 

 improvement of the breed of Shetland sheep, under conditions prescribed by 

 the Society. 



1826. Carse of Gozorie — Short-woolled Ewes — i James Hunter, Temple- 

 hall ; 2 William Watson, Ochtertyre. Long-woolled Ewes — i Mr Kinnear, 

 Littleton ; 2 Charles Hunter, Cranoley. .Short-woolled Tup — i said James 

 Hunter. Long-woolled Tup — i said Mr Kinnear. Moulinearn and Blair- 

 gowrie — Blackfaced Gimmers or Ewes — i Mr Richmond, Moneydie ; 2 Alex. 

 Downie, Wester Inverechroshue ; 3 John Forbes, Dalnagairn ; 4 Capt. Gilbert 

 Stewart, Allean. Badenoch and Rothiemurchns — Blackfaced Gimmers or 

 Ewes — I John Macpherson, Aberarder ; 2 John Macpherson, Cluny ; 3 John 

 MacNab, Sherobeg. Cabrach, Inveraven, Kirkinichael, &'c. — Blackfaced 

 Gimmers or Ewes — i John Eraser, Glenavon ; 2 Jas. Shaw, Inchroy ; 3 Wm. 

 Gordon, Glack ; 4 James Stewart, Lynechork. 



1827. Cabrach, Jjivej-aven, Kirkinichacl, &'c. — Blackfaced Gimmers or 

 Ewes — I William Gordon, Glack ; 2 Mrs Shaw, Inchroy ; 3 John Grant, 

 Boglochran ; 4 James Shaw, Lagnale. County of Sutherland, (Sr'c. — Cheviot 

 Ewes — I James Home of Langwell ; 2 James Hall, Sciberscross. Cheviot 

 Gimmers — i said James Hall ; 2 said James Home. Coival — Blackfaced 

 Gimmers or Ewes — i ^Thomas Macfarlane, Strachurmore ; 2 John Campbell, 

 Glenmassan ; 4 Archd. Clark, Achafour. District of Selkirk, Roxbtu-gh, and 

 Peebles, &'c — Cheviot Gimmers, bred upon moist grassy lands, according to 

 the division of farms made by the Pastoral Society of Selkirkshire — i Robert 

 Laidlaw, Cassock ; 2 Francis Paterson, Clarkhill ; 3 James Brj^don, Mood- 

 law. Ch'eviot Gimmers, bred upon dry, heathy lands, according to the 

 said division — i George Ballantyne, Lewingshope ; 2 Gideon Scott, 

 Singlie. 



1828. Cabrach, Inveraven, Kirkmichael, &^c. — Blackfaced Ewes — i Jas. 

 Grant, Ruthven ; 2 Mrs Margaret Shaw, Inchroy ; 3 Donald M 'Intosh, Auch- 

 riachan ; 4 James Shaw, Lagnaul. Glengarry, &=€. — Blackfaced Ewes — i 

 Donald M'Intyre, South Laggan ; 2 Neil M'Laren, Mallagie. Isle of Skye 

 district — Cheviot Ewes — i Donald ]\Iacdonald, Kingsburgh ; 2 John Macpher- 

 son, factor for Lord Macdonald. Che-viot Gimmers — i said Donald jNIacdonald ; 

 2 Dr Farquhar M'Kinnon, Kyleakin. 



1829. Cowal — Blackfaced Gimmers or Ewes — i Thomas Macfarlane 

 Strachurmore ; 2 Archd. Clark, Achafour ; 3 Alex. Brodie, Garrachra. Mid 

 Lothian, Selkirk, dye. — Cheviot Gimmers, bred upon moist, grassy lands — 

 I Robert Laidlaw, Cassock ; 2 James Brydon, Moodlaw ; 3 Wm. Paterson, 

 Twiglees. Cheviot Gimmers, bred upon dry, heathy lands — i Gideon Scott, 

 Singlee ; 2 Mr Ballant^me, Tinnis ; 3 James Brj'don, Redfordgreen. County 



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