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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.
CD discussed the proportions of the sexes in sheep in Descent 1: 304–5.

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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