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ance for the factor of age, therefore, it would seem that 

 the difference of less than one pig is too small to justify 

 the conclusion that cross-bred litters are larger than 

 pure-bred ones. 



Table XVIII. — Effect of Choss-Breedinq on Size of 

 Litters 



Influence of the boar. 



That the boar to which the sow is mated exerts an 

 influence on the size of the resulting litter is believed by 



