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Parental Matings. — (1) From the five Langshan liens by a Barred 

 Eock male, there were 34 young, all barred : 12 were females and 8 were 

 males (fig. 1) : 



FNb f Nb Langshan $ 



f NB f NB Barred Rock $ 



FNb fNB Barred 5 12 



fNB fNB " $ 8 



Fig. 2. — Cross of Langshan <£ to Plymouth Rock g 



(2) From the various barred females bred to a Langshan male, there 

 were 20 barred (15 $ ) offspring and 25 black (16 5 ) (fig. 2) : 



FNb fNB Barred 5 



fNb f Nb Langshan $ 



FNb fNb Black $ 16 



fNB fNb Barred $ 15 



F 1 Matings. — (3) Four barred F x females from (1) were bred to a 

 barred male, Ko. 568, from (2). This was done because the only adult 



