112 THE BREEDING OF ANIMALS 



Poland China sow owned by W. Minner of that county 

 farrowed twenty-five pigs in one litter. 



109. Unusual fertility among poultry. An instance 

 of remarkable ability in egg-laying is given in the Experi- 

 ment Station Record, vol. 28, p. 270. In this volume is 

 described a Single Comb Brown Leghorn hen which laid 

 257 eggs in twelve months. This hen weighed only 

 three and two-tenths pounds. The average weight of 

 the eggs was one and eight-tenths ounces. At the Dela- 

 ware Experiment Station a White Leghorn hen, Lady 

 Eglantine, laid 314 eggs in one year. 



