[Papers]. 1917-1920.

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[Papers]. 1917-1920.

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Includes correspondence arranged chronologically within two groups: Wilfred Wheeler correspondence, 1917-1919, both incoming and outgoing; and general correspondence, 1917-1920, incoming and outgoing. The general correspondence is to and from sheep farmers, supply companies and people interested in raising sheep and discusses purchasing, feeding, housing and fencing sheep, sheep dipping recipes and equipment, and laws related to dogs. Also includes records as Agent of Demonstration Sheep Farms, with lists of applicants, sheep owners, and sheep farms; materials issued by the Mass. Dept. of Agriculture about the demonstration sheep farm program; and printed forms completed by students in a course in sheep husbandry at the Essex County Agricultural School. Printed materials include information about sheep, wool auctions, agricultural societies, and copies of legislative bills from Mass. and other states pertaining to dogs, demonstration sheep farms, and wool clip.

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Massachusetts Sheep Breeders' Association.

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Wheeler, Wilfred.

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Lockwood, Dimon, 1888-1970.

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Lockwood was a farmer and educator in the Boxford/Topsfield, Mass. area and owned Arrowhead Farm where he raised Shropshire sheep, poultry and various crops. Through his association with Wilfred Wheeler, secretary and then commissioner of the Mass. Dept. of Agriculture, Lockwood was called upon to answer questions about sheep husbandry and to offer his opinions about the needs of local sheep farmers. The idea for an Agent for Sheep Husbandry also arose from the association of the two men and Loc...

Massachusetts. Dept. of Agriculture.

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American Shropshire Association of Massachusetts.

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Essex County Sheep Breeders' Association.

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Essex County Agricultural School.

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