... r ECaT.-The ERot Agriulturasl Acsoceation held their annual of I ploughing match, and show of seeds and roots, on Thursday the ' 18th of December, on the estate of Echt, on the farm of South r. Mean Echt, ccupied by Mr M'Bey. Thirty-four ploughs started re D and, after a spirited contest, each ploughman finished his allotted Y task in a masterly and workmanlike style, and, through the kind ...

... arket(ts GRAIN, &e. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE—Jan. 9. During the present week the arrivals of English wheat up to our market coastwise have amounted to 235 quarters. By land-carriage the receipts fresh up to-day were small, hence tbe show of samples of both red and white was limited, but of fair average quality. The attendance of millers was not large, yet the demand forall kinds of wheat of home ...

... PLOUGWNG. MATCHES. A ploughing eompetition was hold at Hilton of Turnestallpon Wednesday, 17th December, at whieh fifty-two ploughs sheeted. Thojudges-Mr Johustone, Loan head; Mr Cantley, Uppermilt, and Mr Clark, Overseer, Tipporty-awarded the prizes ias fol- lows:-1, John Gordon, servant, Coldwells; 2, Win. Caspbell, servant, Loanhead; 3, Alex. Dielle, servant, Auohterelr'on; g4, William ...

... ;1 BANCHORY-DEVENICi. -The annual ploughing match, in ,e connection with the Banchory-Deveniclc Farmer Association of was fheld on the farm of Cassie Port, on Thursday, 1st instant, 1e (New-year's Dfay), when a larger number than usual of ploughs e started, Mr Keith's neighbours being anxious to show the re- 3e spect they bear towards him, for his very obliging disposition 9, both in his ...

... I t, I RICHARTON.-27,Z 1ickarton Agricutural Aegociatfon held II t their Annual Ploughing Mfatch on the 7th inst., on the farm of p s Runbleyond, possessed by Act Milne. The Judges-Nessrs s *, Had?&4iuu6ishish; 'Watt, Eflbpr;~ and Wlg& 33.ulk-divdui1. li f' 'ad the~prizes; Aitidr:1 WhsC1alder, servant to Mr Angis, dot s Thbton;,%2 Joseph 'Pyer, sona-of Mr Pyper, Nether Aqulcolie; 3, oft 1' ...