Sheep industry
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James Kidd, 26 November 1923
Kidd writes that he is sorry he was absent when Ewart visited, but he encloses a letter (not present) of introduction to Mr Caird, the Managing Director of the Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Company Ltd. He adds that Mr Caird has an interest in the Australian sheep breeding industry and he would no doubt be able to introduce Ewart to contacts in the Argentine.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Major Maurice Raymond Portal, 26 February 1924
Portal writes that he has crossbred ten shearling Spanish sheep with the crossbred Mouflon ram, and he will let Ewart know of the results. He doubts that the first offpsring will be worth much commercially.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Thomas Vale, 09 October 1925
Vale writes concerning the correspondence between the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Department of Agriculture, New Zealand on the subject of the improvement of British wool. From his research he recommends the Corriedale sheep as the best to crossbreed with to ensure an increased weight in fleece without impairing the mutton value.
Sheep in Corral, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a large number of sheep in a corral on a farm that belonged to the A. C. and C. Company in Maple Creek, Northwest Territiories, [Canada] for shipment on 3 September 1889.
Sheep in France and Western Germany, 1966
Located in A.B.R.O. Reprints 1965 - 1966. Volume 4 of 19.