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Daughters that became broody before March i are given in bold-faced type. Among 

 other things listed in the column headed "Remarks," pauses occiuring after March 

 I and extending through April 30 are listed and are to be read as follows: The date 

 of the beginning of a pause is given, followed by its length, and in case more pauses 

 occur it is indicated by the number of eggs (inclosed in parentlieses) followed by 

 the length of the succeeding pause. Thus, No. 9277 in the family of male 3617 by 

 female 6003, a pause of 7 days length began April 7, when the bird laid one egg 

 followed by a 3-day pause. 



Families sired by male 3617. — The progeny of one father and two mothers. None 

 of the members of tliese families shows a well-defined winter c)''cle. The February 

 egg production, in most cases where production began January i or before, is greater 

 than for January. The families are also noteworthy because of the number of birds 

 without any pause exceeding two days in length. 



Family sired by male 5240. — In this family several individuals have a well- 

 defined winter cycle; others lack such a cycle. 



Family sired by male 4786. — This family is characterized by the existence of a 

 . single short pause in each record. 



Family sired by male 6781. — This family is characterized liy numerous pauses of 

 varying lengths. 



F'amily sired by male 4723. — This is a heterogeneous family. 



