The most striking variations betwixt the present state of the parish, and that which existed at the time of the last Statistical Account, are,- the decrease of the population, which was then reckoned at 2350, and now at 1850; the number of buildings which have been completed; the immense improvements which have been made in agriculture; and the improvements, scarcely inferior, which have been made on the state of the roads. The system of husbandry vies, in point of excellence, with what is carried on in any district of Scotland, so that, in this respect, the parish may be considered as not susceptible of improvement.

Revised April 1841.