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Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. XII. No. 9 



TOTAL LENGTH OF TIME SPENT IN PAUSES 



In Table VI the percentage of the flock spending the specified number 

 of days in pauses is given. It should be noted that pauses of one or two 

 days in length have been disregarded in compiling this table. Thus, the 

 row marked zero does not mean that the birds laid continuously or that 

 they had no 2-day pauses, but that the total time spent in pauses, dis- 

 regarding those of one or two days, was nothing. The same is true 

 for all the other values for the column headed "Total time spent in 

 pauses." An examination of the individual records shows that the 2- 

 day pauses, which might be taken as the lower limit instead of 3 -day 

 pauses, are distributed proportionately. 



Table VI. — Percentage distribution of the total time spent in pauses 

 [Records beginning after January i are excluded] 



Total time spent in pauses. 



o. .. 



3-7- 



13-17... 

 18-22... 

 23-27... 

 28-32... 



33-37- •• 

 38-42... 



43-47- • • 

 48-52... 



53-57- •• 

 58-62 . . . 

 63-67... 

 68-72... 



73-77- •- 

 78-82... 



83-87..- 

 88-92... 



93-97- •• 

 98-102. . 

 103-107. 

 108-112. 

 113-117. 

 118-122. 

 123-127. 

 128-132. 



133-137- 

 138-142. 



143-147- 



Days. 



Percentage of flock pausing. 



March 

 hatched. 



60.87 



13. 04 



8. 70 



4-35 



2. 17 



6.52 



2. 17 

 2. 17 



April and 



May- 

 hatched. 



53-331 



16. 67 



10. 00 



I. 67 



6.67 



I. 67 



3-33 

 1. 67 



I. 67 



3-32 



1915-16 



March 

 hatched. 



16. 22 

 10. 81 

 4-05 

 4-05 

 5-41 

 1-35 



». II 



^■35 

 8. II 

 6.76 

 2. 70 

 5-41 

 5-41 

 1-35 

 2. 70 



1-35 

 5-41 



1-35 



I- 35 

 1-35 



1-35 



1-35 

 1-35 



1-35 



April and 



May 

 hatched. 



30.88 

 II. 76 

 5-88 

 8.82 

 5.88 

 5-88 

 5.88 

 7-35 

 2-94 

 2.94 

 1.47 



4.41 

 2.94 



1-47 

 1.47 



1916— 17 



March 

 hatched. 



'5-38 

 7.69 

 2. 56 



2. 56 

 2. 56 

 2. 56 



2. 56 

 2.56 

 7.69 

 2.56 

 2. 56 

 7.69 



5-13 

 2. 56 

 10. 26 

 2.56 

 2.56 

 7.69 

 2.56 



2. 56 

 2. 56 



■2.56 



April and 



May 

 hatched. 



34.08 

 17.49 

 93 

 93 

 69 



93 

 59 

 93 

 14 

 14 

 24 

 79 

 14 

 14 

 69 



45 



90 

 90 



45 



45 



