RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1868]. Calves bred by Mr John Harward. CUL-DAR85.B35. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2022. RN2
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).
John Harward (1816/17-1879) was a solicitor, and sheep and cattle breeder. Lived at Winterfold, Chaddesley Corbett, Kidderminster. There are two letters from him to Darwin in 1868 in the Correspondence.
[B35]
(near Kidderminster)
Calves bred by Mr. John Harward of Winterfold in the years 1864-65-66 & 67.
|
Bull calves |
Cow calves |
1864 |
3 |
9 |
1865 |
14 |
6 |
1866 |
17 |
16 |
1867 |
24 |
14 |
|
58 |
45 |
It seems that certain cows are more apt to breed cow-calves than other cows
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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