Sheep, Breeding
Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:
Barooga Stud Ram, "The Lion", 1870s-1930s
Photograph of Barooga stud ram, "The Lion" standing in a paddock with horses grazing in the background in the early 20th century.
Letter to Alex Cowan from Henry John Elwes, 11 June 1911
Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 17 October 1912
Ewart writes that the embargo on transporting sheep and cattle between England and Scotland will be lifted in a few days. He thinks he may get the use of one of the islands in the Forth for sheep that are too wild for fences. He asks whether Elwes knows the Ryeland breed of sheep, as it has been suggested that he should put some to the 'Siberian' ram.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from A. Palmer Henzell, 01 November 1923
Henzell requests information regarding the practical application of Mendelian theories to the breeding of Merino sheep.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from A.B Burn, 31 December 1915
Burn thanks Ewart for his paper and enquires whether he has published anything recently on his sheep breeding experiments. He would be interested to hear what the progeny of the Siberian sheep are like.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from A.H Cockayne, 13 October 1924
Cockayne writes that he is conducting some research into the structure of New Zealand wool, which is arousing interest among local sheep breeders. He asks Ewart to send him some samples of the 27 English wools being experimented with at Leeds and to advise him on some publications dealing with wool fibre. He makes some remarks on his findings so far.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from F.E Dawley, 29 November 1913
Dawley writes that 'Professor W.M Ryder' of Syracuse University has been looking over his flock of Persian Fur Sheep. He asks Ewart to send him a bulletin on sheep breeding.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from George Bolam, 16 December 1921
Bolam thanks Ewart for his paper 'The Nestling Feathers of the Mallard' and makes some remarks on the applicability of Mendelism to sheep breeding.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Heatley Noble, 15 August 1911
Noble writes that he would be glad to join a society to improve the breed (of sheep) he is interested in and goes on to answer some questions about various aspects of sheep breeding.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Heatley Noble, 27 September 1911
Noble thanks Ewart for his letter and admits that he had overlooked the fact that no wild sheep have four horns. He is currently trying to breed rams with both pairs of horns turned down, but is having difficulty. He hopes Ewart will visit him when next in London.