The 
Journal of Heredity 
(Formerly the American Breeders’ Magazine) 
Vol. VII, No. 2 February, 1916 
CONTENTS 
Pigeon-breeding in Egypt (frontispiece)............................. 50 
Brigham Young: An Illustration of Prepotency .................... 51 
The Persian Walnut, by J. Russell Smith........................... 55 
Breeding Native Grapes see. <0 005.0 cn iein oodles oe | nis eh ree 60 
Problems in Walnut Breeding, by L. D. Batchelor................... 61 
Plant Breeding at Cornell University............................... 65 
Alterin> the/ Galloway Breed of Cattle.>. 2... 02. Does eo 65 
PAM cage cl OAV EROLCRENL oN Ne iy, Bee ots area's oc oh ke Fok 66 
Hardy Grains for the North, by C. C. Georgeson.................... 69 
Rix perbasenige el ete ee Ute... poms m aoe pate tee Palen Pee OR vk 70 
Annual Business Meeting of the Association........................ 76 
Annual Meeting of the Council..................................... 76 
What to Say about Marriage?, by A. E. Hamilton................... a 
Plant? Breeding in Kansas i736 os 0-a sn he ate we Ee ee oe 81 
Journal of Heredity Used as College Textbook....................... 81 
Bud wWariations by, A.D -tSbamelen tivo. 5 chic ss oe eee ee ae §2 
Breeding the Pecan, by E. E. Risien................................ 87 
Corriedale Sheep, by F. R. Marshall................................ 88 
Peacock-Guinea Fowl Hybrids..................0.0000.00.0.......... 95 
Sugar Cane That Outgrew Itself, by H. B. Cowgill.................. 96 
The Journal of Heredity is published monthly by the American Genetic 
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Entered as second-class matter February 24, 1915, at the postoffice at Washing- 
ton, D. C., under the act of August 24, 1912. Contents copyrighted 1916 by the 
American Genetic Association. Reproduction of articles or parts of articles 
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(Organ of the American Genetic Association), Washington, D. C. 
Date of issue of this number, January 25, 1916. 
