Rural Development Commission. Development Commission 1910-1987 (1910-2000)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 25 May 1912
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/33
Scope and Contents
Elwes writes that he has not seen anything of the paper on Scotch sheep which was to be published in The Scottish Naturalist and of which Ewart was to correct the proofs. He mentions a skull and skin of fat-tailed sheep from Central Asia which is now at the British Museum. He has spoken to Lydekker about stuffing other breeds which are not at present represented in the Domestic Animals gallery, but he has been told that there is not enough space and money. However,...
Dates:
25 May 1912
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James Wilson, 04 October 1910
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/18
Scope and Contents
Wilson provides some notes on the '1,000 gallon' cow, remarking that most breeds have the milk but few have the fat and that the 'pedigree fetish' currently restricts much crossing of breeds. He remarks that this line of work could have a claim on the Development Commission, to which Ewart could add 'the horse question': namely, to breed a horse that can do farm work and produce an army service corps horse when crossed by a thoroughbred. He does not believe that the Development Commissioners...
Dates:
04 October 1910
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- Horses 1
- Horses--Breeding 1
- Museums 1
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