Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 26 May 1913
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/19
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Ewart reports that the Board of Agriculture see no reason why someone should not be sent to purchase all the sheep that may be rented by him and others, but they are reluctant to move towards forming a Shetland sheep society.
Dates:
26 May 1913
Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 05 June 1913
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/24
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Ewart writes that Watson has started for Shetland with sufficient introductions. Ewart's paper will appear in the Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. He asks what Elwes wants done with the Shetland hoggs when shorn and with the wethers.
Dates:
05 June 1913
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 13 August 1920
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/26/2
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Elwes writes that he has been invited to the Blackface Sheep Breeders' Association meeting in Perth. He does not think wild sheep could be used in the improvement of British wool. He is also doubtful whether a cross between a Blackface and Soay sheep would be able to withstand the climate of the West Highlands, or whether the lower quality of their meat and wool would render the experiment worthwhile. He believes the Blackface-Cheviot or Blackface-Shetland cross would be preferable and would...
Dates:
13 August 1920
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