From:
John Downing
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
13 Nov 1873
Source of text:
DAR 162: 241
Summary:
Is pleased that CD found the letters from Bell’s Weekly Messenger to the point.
Encloses extracts relating to benefits derived by animals from altered conditions of life.
Encloses notes on deterioration of short-horns from inbreeding. Breeders agree with him on benefits of introducing fresh blood into inbred stocks.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
