Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 16 August [1912]
Elwes writes that he has heard that the sheep at Greystoke will be transported once the restrictions in Peebles are lifted. He recommends that Ewart take a photograph of the Foula ewes while they are alive. He is buying some of Lort's Manx and Manx-Soay crosses, and a black bull with a broad white belt. He would like to put his fat-tailed ewes to Ewart's fat-tailed ram.
The year is not written on the letter.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 20 April 1913
Elwes writes that nearly all of his sheep have now lambed. He concludes that the Soay, Manx or Hebridean sheep are not worth keeping except for ornamental value, that the Welsh spotted and Shetland sheep are hardier and that the Cheviot lamb crosses are not as hardy as one would expect. Elwes wants a wool expert to report on his various sheep at clipping time. Next season he proposes to cross Herdwicks and Shetlands more largely and to get more of the spotted breed and some Wensleydales.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 31 May 1913
Elwes asks Ewart to approve a short notice of their exhibit for insertion in press information. He believes it would be more interesting to show the Southdown-Soay cross and lamb instead of the Wensleydale.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 13 August 1920
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- Animal Markings 2
- Cheviot sheep 2
- Cross-Breeding 2
- Lambs 2
- Manx Loaghtan sheep 2
- Shetland sheep 2
- Wensleydale (sheep) 2
- Wool 2
- Agricultural exhibitions 1
- Animal breeders 1
- Animal sale 1
- Animals--Colour 1
- Animals--Transportation 1
- Blackface sheep 1
- Bulls 1
- Climate 1
- Embargo 1
- Ewes 1
- Experiments 1
- Fat-tailed sheep 1
- Hebridean Sheep 1
- Herdwick (sheep) 1
- Meat quality 1
- Meetings 1
- Photographs 1
- Physical Characteristics 1
- Rams 1
- Sheep breeds 1
- Sheep, Breeding 1
- Societies and Clubs 1
- Southdown sheep 1 + ∧ less