Cowan, Alex, fl 1911 (Dalhousie Castle, Bonnyrigg (Scotland))
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Alex Cowan from Henry John Elwes, 11 June 1911
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/32
Scope and Contents
Elwes writes from Shetland that he has not been able to find Cowan a grey ram but he has seen two tup lambs in Mr Gordon's flock which may prove to be the right colour. He reports that all the Shetlanders he spoke to inform him that the pure Shetland sheep can hardly be found now, but there are many sheep among the white and moorit which if carefully selected, bred and pastured, can be just as good. He is sure that breeding Shetland sheep could be a lucrative business, although he fears they...
Dates:
11 June 1911
Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 29 August 1912
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/55
Scope and Contents
Ewart thanks Elwes for the wool samples and the details about the Austrian Skemschaf. The four sheep have not yet arrived from Greystoke, but he doubts they are allowed into Scotland yet. Cowan is coming to see the Shetland ram from Fairisle and that he will use it with Elwes' ewes if it is judged to be better than Alexander's ram.
Dates:
29 August 1912
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- Animals--Colour 1
- Animals--Transportation 1
- Castlemilk Moorit (sheep) 1
- Embargo 1
- Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 -- Correspondence 1
- Ewes 1
- Lambs 1
- Livestock--Breeding--Economic aspects 1
- Samples (Commerce) 1
- Sheep breeds 1
- Sheep, Breeding 1
- Wool 1 + ∧ less
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