Garioch Livestock Show

At the Competition for Premiums given by the Garioch Farmer Club, which took place at Old Rain, on the 8th current, there was an excellent show of Cattle and Horses.

The Premiums were adjudged as follows, viz:-

For	the 1st best	BULL,	to Mr Davidson, Cairnbroggie.
	the 2d	Do.	to Mr Marr, Cairnbroggie.
	the 3d	Do.	to Mr Williamson, Bethelnie.
For	the 1st best	COW,	to Mr Horn Elphinstone, of Logie Elphinstone.
	the 2d	Do.	to Mr Marr, Cairnbroggie.
	the 3d	Do.	to Mr Leslie, Badenscoth.
	the 4th	Do.	to Mr Walker, Fintray.
For	the 1st best	QUEY,	to Mr Davidson, Cairnbroggie.
	the 2d	Do.	to Mr Walker, Fintray.
	the 3d	Do.	to Mr Marr, Cairnbroggie.
For	the 1st best	MARE,	to Mr Walker, Fintray.
	the 2d	Do.	to Mr Davidson, Cairnbroggie.
	the 3d	Do.	to Mr Stephen, Conglass.
For	the 1st best	FILLY,	to Mr Horn Elphinstone, of Logie Elphinstone.
	the 2d	Do.	to Mr Arthur Clark, Kintore
	the 3d	Do.	to Mr Booth, Fisherford of Auchterless
	the 4th	Do.	to Mr George Rae, Fintray.

Landed proprietors being precluded by the regulations of the Club, from receiving Premiums; the premiums for the Cows, fell to be paid to Mr Marr, Mr Leslie, and Mr Walker; and those for the Fillies, to Mr Arthur Clark, Mr Booth, and Mr George Rae.

As a proof the excellence of the Cattle exhibited, the Bull (2 years old) which claimed the 2d Premium, was sold for Twenty Pounds sterling, after the show.

Upwards of forty gentlemen, proprietors, and farmers, dined at Pitmachie Inn: General Hay in the chair: and the afternoon was spent with all that harmony and hilarity, which has ever characterised the meetings of the club.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 23rd July 1817.

Prizewinning Ploughmen

The ploughing match appointed by the Garioch Farmer Club, took place at Newton upon the 2d inst.  A numerous committee of the club attended, who, in consequence of the unanimous opinion of four Judges, practical gentlemen farmers, found Alexander Watson, servant to Mr Keith, in Netherthird, entitled to the first Premium; Alexander Skene, also servant to Mr Keith, entitled to the second; and James Bisset, servant at Lessendrum, entitled to the third.

On the recommendation of the Judges, the Committee authorised their Secretary to pay a fourth premium to Alexander Simpson, in Threefield of Culsalmond, as his work was the fourth in point of merit, and as it is the wish of the Club, to encourage actual farmers and farmers' sons to come forward with their own ploughs.  The work in general obtained the approbation of the judges, the committee, and a numerous concourse of spectators.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 20th November, 1811.