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brothers and sisters. The accompanying chart will make 

 these and the succeeding steps very plain. 



FELCH BREEDING CHART 



Following is Mr. Felch's explanation of the chart 

 and plan of line-breeding: 



"Each dotted line represents the female as having 

 been selected from the connected upper group, while 

 the solid line shows the male as having been taken from 

 the indicated upper group. Each circle represents the 

 progeny. To-wit: female No. 1 mated with male No. 2 

 produces group No. 3, which is } the blood of sire and 

 dam. 



"Females from group No. 3, mated back to their 

 own sire No. 2, produce group No. 5, which is 3-4 of 

 the blood of the sire, No. 2, and 1-4 the blood of the 

 dam, No. 1. 



