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TABLE 54. COLOB OF EGOS LAID BY BIRDS, SUBJECT; COLOR OP EGGS FROM WHICH 

 RESPECTIVE BIRDS WERE HATCHED, RELATIVE 



Coefficient of correlation = .145 rfc .009 

 1 2 .3 4 5 6 7 8 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 



5 

 6 

 7 

 8 



9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 10 

 17 



892 995 791 938 1,050 367 144 190 



938 



1,405 



1,101 



686 



389 



235 



119 



130 



83 



86 



91 



37 



39 



23 



3 



1 



1 



5,367 



66-68 

 62-64 

 58-60 

 54-56 

 50-52 

 46-48- 

 42-44- 

 38-40 

 34-36 

 30-32 



66-68 

 62-64 

 IMi 



54-5 

 50-52 

 46-48 

 42-44 

 38-40 

 34-36 



58-60 

 54-56- 



r 



I 



20 24 28 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 2 10 14 18 22 28 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 2 

 December January February March April 



PlG. 18. VARIATION OF SIZE (WEIGHT IN GRAMS) OF SUCCESSIVE EGGS LAID DURING 



EARLY PULLET PRODUCTION 

 The squares blocked in black indicate the days on which eggs were laid by the respective pullets 



