Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Alex Cowan from Henry John Elwes, 11 June 1911
Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 12 August 1912
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 29 May 1912
Elwes writes that some of his sheep have already been shorn owing to the prevalence of fly on them. He asks Ewart to confirm when he will be visiting, as he wishes to choose which ram lambs to keep as soon as possible. He would like to stay with Ewart and see the Shetland sheep at his friends' place on his way to Aberdeen.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 17 September [1912]
Elwes writes concerning the restrictions on his sheep leaving England to be tupped, and urgently asks when Ewart can send his fat-tailed ram. He also enquires whether Ewart thinks a curly lamb could be produced by crossing a Wensleydale with a white Shetland sheep.
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.
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- Rams 4
- Animals--Colour 3
- Animal Markings 2
- Castlemilk Moorit (sheep) 2
- Cross-Breeding 2
- Sheep, Breeding 2
- Wensleydale (sheep) 2
- Agricultural exhibitions 1
- Animals--Transportation 1
- Cheviot sheep 1
- Crofters 1
- Embargo 1
- Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 -- Correspondence 1
- Ewes 1
- Farms 1
- Fat-tailed sheep 1
- Hebridean Sheep 1
- Herdwick (sheep) 1
- Horns 1
- Hybrids 1
- Livestock--Breeding--Economic aspects 1
- Manx Loaghtan sheep 1
- Museums 1
- North Ronaldsay (sheep) 1
- Physical Characteristics 1
- Sheep breeds 1
- Sheep-shearing 1
- Soay sheep 1
- Social Interaction 1
- Tail 1
- Wool 1 + ∧ less