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Study of these results shows that the cock was without ap- 

 parent influence upon the egg product of these fowls. The 

 dift'erences are very small, too insignificant to have much 

 weight, even if in both trials of the same nature. When 

 we note, however, that in o)ic trial the balance was very 

 slightly in favor of the set of fowls with which the cock was 

 kept, and that in the other trial it was with the fowls kept 

 without the cock, we must conclude that the results prove 

 neither benefit nor injury due to the presence of the male. 

 In one respect only is there agreement in the results of the 

 two trials ; the average weight of the eggs from the hens 

 with which a male was kept was slightly the greater in both 

 trials. It seems not impossible that this eff"ect may be due 

 to the fact that the eggs had been fertilized. The differ- 

 ence is, however, exceedingly small, and would be wholly 

 without significance to the producer of eggs for market or 

 for table use. 



