Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)
Found in 97 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, [c 15 September 1912]
Elwes thanks Ewart and his wife for their hospitality. He asks Ewart to let him know when he can spare the ram, as he will need to buy some spotted ewes for him as well as keep his fat-tails, and does not want to be any later than 10th October.
The letter is undated.
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, 19 October 1912
Elwes writes that the wool of the Ryeland sheep is probably the softest English-grown wool, that they make a good cross with the Welsh sheep and would probably improve the uniformity of the Shetland. He gives a negative review of Lydekker's book The Sheep and Its Cousins.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 14 February [1913]
Elwes writes that he is away in South France and that two men in Algeria informed him that in Morocco there is a race of sheep which could be the origin of the Spanish Merino, and that the spotted sheep are much like a breed which now exists in the Constantine province and which occasionally has four horns. He has seen three or four more or less distinct breeds of sheep in the Basque country.
The year is not written on the letter.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 12 March 1913
Elwes asks Ewart to reply to a letter concerning the old Wiltshire sheep. He reports that his ewes have just begun lambing and that Ewart's blackfaces are in the best condition of all. He has heard that the Indian sheep at 'the Zoo' are being cleared out to make room for the new rock work, and he suggests Ewart try to get them for Edinburgh Zoo.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 20 March 1913
Elwes recommends that Ewart visits the public abattoirs in Marseilles on his way to Monaco, where sheep from parts of Algeria and the south of France are seen. Hartert, superintendent of the Rothschild museum, is likely to be at Monaco and he may be able to tell Ewart something about the sheep in Algeria and southern France.
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, 01 May 1913
Elwes asks Ewart to confirm when they will meet to decide which sheep to show at Bristol, as he must shear his rams. He bought some sheep on Anglesey and asks whether Ewart would like a ram of the same breed.
Author's signature not present; letter may be incomplete.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 03 May 1913
Elwes confirms the date of Ewart's visit and invites Mrs Ewart. He asks when Ewart proposes to send his blackfaced hoggs as he is not sure whether he wants to go on with them.
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.
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Sheep 45
- Animals--Transportation 35
- Rams 31
- Shetland sheep 26
- Wool 25
- Cross-Breeding 19
- Sheep breeds 18
- Ewes 17
- Animals--Colour 16
- Agricultural exhibitions 15
- Social Interaction 15
- Animal sale 14
- Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 -- Correspondence 12
- Lambs 12
- Publications 12
- Fat-tailed sheep 11
- Hybrids 11
- Photographs 11
- Soay sheep 11
- Sheep, Breeding 10
- Experiments 9
- Farms 9
- Hides and Skins 9
- article 9
- Icelandic sheep 8
- Museums 8
- North Ronaldsay (sheep) 8
- Ovis nivicola 8
- Animal Markings 7
- Societies and Clubs 7
- Castlemilk Moorit (sheep) 6
- Cheviot sheep 6
- Welsh mountain sheep 6
- Blackface sheep 5
- Embargo 5
- Horns 5
- Sheep-shearing 5
- Zoos 5
- Lectures and Lecturing 4
- Ryeland (sheep) 4
- Samples (Commerce) 4
- Textile fabrics 4
- Agricultural Experiment Stations 3
- Animal housing 3
- Circular letters 3
- Domestic Animals 3
- Hebridean Sheep 3
- Jacob sheep 3
- Karakul sheep 3
- Manx Loaghtan sheep 3
- Merino sheep 3
- Norfolk Horn (sheep) 3
- Physical Characteristics 3
- Scottish Dunface (sheep) 3
- Skull 3
- Textile industry 3
- Wensleydale (sheep) 3
- Animal Breeding 2
- Animal breeders 2
- Animals--Health 2
- Authorship, Collaboration 2
- Committees 2
- Funding 2
- Goats 2
- Herdwick (sheep) 2
- Meetings 2
- Prehistoric animals 2
- Quarantine 2
- Reports and Dissertations 2
- Research Institutes 2
- Southdown sheep 2
- Valuation 2
- Wallachian sheep 2
- Animal feeding 1
- Archaeological sites 1
- Bulls 1
- Cattle 1
- Climate 1
- Congresses and Conventions 1
- Crofters 1
- Exmoor Horn (sheep) 1
- Faroes (sheep) 1
- Foula sheep 1
- Illustrations 1
- Livestock--Breeding--Economic aspects 1
- Meat quality 1
- Ouessant (sheep) 1
- Parasites 1
- Pregnancy in animals 1
- Proofreading 1
- Report writing 1
- Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep 1
- Sheep shows 1
- Specimens 1
- Tail 1
- Takin 1
- Taxidermy 1
- Tuberculosis 1
- Veterinary Medicine 1
- Wiltshire Horn (sheep) 1 + ∧ less