Rural Development Commission. Development Commission 1910-1987 (1910-2000)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Copy of a letter to Charles Mackinnon Douglas from James Cossar Ewart, 20 March 1916
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/22/18
Scope and Contents
Ewart writes that he is sending Douglas another paper on the development of the horse, but that he will require financial help to continue with the work. He supposes that the Development Commissioners are not worth approaching, but asks Douglas to consider the matter favourably.
Dates:
20 March 1916
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Cannington of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 24 November 1910
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/40
Scope and Contents
Cannington informs Ewart that the Development Commissioners are prepared to recommend that £40,000 annual grant be made for the encouragement of light horse breeding in Great Britain. He requests that Ewart serve on the Advisory Council of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries and outlines their proposals for use of the money, namely as the payment of premiums to stallion owners.
Dates:
24 November 1910
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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