586 IIIGHLANU AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETV. 



58. Ten guineas, in 1814, to Murdoch MacLennan, Tullich, Lochcanon, 



59. rive guineas, in 1814, to Mr Jeffrey, New Kelso, Lochcarron. 



60. Ten guineas, in 18 14, to William Fraser Tytler, tenant of Mains of 

 Aldourie. 



61. Ten guineas, in 1814, to John Grant, Grantown, Strathspey. 



62. Five guineas, in 1814, to Major Grant, Auchterhlair, Strathspey. 



63. Ten guineas, in 1S15, to Lewis M'lver, Grcss, Lewis. 



64. Five guineas, in 1815, to James Robertson, Goalhill, Lewis. 



65. Ten guineas, in 1 81 5, to the Rev. Dr Alex. Downic, Lochalsh. 



66. Five guineas, in 181 5, to Alex. Stewart, Avernish, Lochalsh. 



67. Ten guineas, in 181 5, to said Murdoch Maclennan, Tullich. 



68. Five guineas, in 181 5, to the Rev. Dr Thomas Ross, Lochbroom. 



69. Ten guineas, in 1815, to Malcolm Fraser, Achagail. 



70. F"ivc guineas, in 1815, to Thomas Gillespie, Ardachy, Boleskine. 



71. Ten guineas, in 181 5, to Alex. Burgess, Grantown, Strathspey. 



72. Five guineas, in 1815, to said Captain Alex. Gumming. 



73. The .Society's first Gold Medal, in 1816, to Dr James Wishart, Water- 

 loo, Ross-shire, for an extensive improvement of waste land (seventy acres) in 

 the Valley of Slrathpeficr. 



74. Five guineas, in 1816, to Robert Stewart, Belnoe, Inveraven, who on 

 a small farm, rented at £1$, brought into arable culture fourteen acres of waste 

 land 



75. A piece of plate, of ten guineas value, in 1817, to the Rev. George 

 Gordon, at Little Kcithock of Auchindoun, Banffshire, for bringing into tillage 

 and inclosing a track of waste land on his said possession, and chiefly by his 

 own industrious labour. 



From this period, the premiums for improving waste 

 land were suspended for some years on account of the 

 failure of crops and the low price of grain, and from an 

 opinion that the expense attending the improvement of 

 barren soils was not compensated by their produce ; but in 

 1820 this branch was resumed, and has since been regularly 

 carried on. 



76. Eight guineas, in 1820, to the Representatives of Day Ilort Mac- 

 <lowall, tenants in Toward, Argyllshire. 



77. Five guineas, in 1820, to Robert Lamont, Toward Point, Argyllshire. 



78. Ten guineas, in 1821, to James M'Ali)ine, Inveiscaddle, Ardgour. 



79. Six guineas, in 1821, to James Maclean, Corran, Ardgour. 



80. F(jur guineas, in 182 1, to D. Macdonald, Drimterran, Sunart. 



Of those to whom awards were subsequently given for 

 improvement of waste land, and whose reports arc to be 

 found in the Transactions, the following may be instanced 

 — the date has reference to the year in which the volume 

 was published when completed : 



j-U'crt/c'CMs/nre, 

 George Gordon, Bucharn, 1831. 



