From George Cupples [1 June 1869]1
Sheep–
from Robert Thomson, Esqr. | Seggie House | near St Andrews Fifeshire.2
Further returns for previous years, will probably be got from this gentleman and his neighbours.
In the year 1867 | ||||
out of | 318 | Lambs | ||
He had | { | 147 ewe lambs | ||
171 wether (or wedder) | ||||
in 1868 | ||||
out of | 207 | Lambs | ||
{ | 102 ewes | |||
105 wedders | ||||
for 1869 | ||||
The return will be got. |
CD annotations
End of letter: ‘sent by G. Cupples— | Jun 1— 1869.—’ ink
Footnotes
The date is established by the annotation.
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Note on proportion of sexes born in sheep.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6770
- From
- George Cupples
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 85: B56
- Physical description
- Amem 1p †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6770,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6770.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 17
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