PROBLEM OF HIGHER FECUNDITY 



97 



PRODUCTION IN FIRST YEAR OF LAYING 



Per cent laying 200 

 eggs or more 



1.05 

 0.00 

 25.58 

 22.22 

 23.12 



tions of breeding stock on the basis of individual produc- 

 tion. In the third year the pullets were from the original 

 stock, except that a 'third of the poorest layers were dis- 

 carded at the end of the first year. This flock of pullets, 

 however, had not individual pedigrees. The fourth year 

 records are not given as they were not fairly comparable 

 with those of other years. In the fifth year the pullets, 

 108 in number were all from pedigreed high producers. 



A116 DAUGHTER OF 65 

 Laid 218 eggs. 



D172, GRANDDAUGHTER OF 65 

 Laid 221 eggs. 



