Jacob sheep
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Heatley Noble, 23 May 1912
Noble reports that he has heard from an acquaintance that the piebald sheep breed is unknown to him, and that his friend H.M Wallis didn't hear of any sheep like theirs when he was in Algeria. He concludes that the piebald sheep appear to be the result of a cross which has bred true, but that the country of origination cannot be traced, and that the breed now does not exist outwith the British Isles.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Heatley Noble, 20 October 1912
Noble asks Ewart again to return his paper on the piebald sheep.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Heatley Noble, with enclosed letter to Noble from Colonel Henry Platt, 26 April 1912
Noble notes the 'interesting' enclosure from Platt.
Platt, in a letter dated 25 April 1912, provides information about piebald sheep near the Portugese frontier and asks if there is any chance that they are advancing in their studies.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 23 June [1912]
Elwes writes that he is enclosing a letter from Heatley Noble about the pied sheep (letter not present) of which he showed Ewart photographs and remarks on the interesting point he makes about the crosses always coming out black. If this can be verified, Elwes will get his tup from the Shetland flock to cross with him on other breeds. He also provides a list of crosses he proposes to make and asks for Ewart's advice.
The year is not written on the letter.