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may have been accidental, but there undoubtedly was coiTcla- 

 tion between type and prolificacy. In other words, gilts 1 hat 

 are selected according to the proper standard oi' those that 

 are the best individuals from the stanib)oint of tyjie seem also 

 to produce the largest litters. 



"Another illustration of this same point is biouglit out in 

 Figs. 9 and 10. These show seven Chester White gilts when 



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Fig. S. — Type vs. prolificacy. Poland China cilt No. ^. 



they were approximate!}' one j'ear old, together with theii' 

 litters. One of these litters was sired by a Berkshire boar, and 

 the rest were all sired bj' a Chester AMiite hoar. These gilts 

 were also placed in accordance with the nuuitioned standard 

 of excellence. Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, gilts shown in Fig. 9, 

 farrowed a total of 35 pigs and raised practically all of them; 

 while Nos. 5, 6 and 7, three gilts shown in Fig. 10, farrowed a 

 total of 11 pigs, and foiu' of these were farrowed dead. Nos. 

 1, 2, -3 and 4 (Fig. 9) and two of the gilts in Fig. 10 wei'e all 

 litter mates. One of the pigs in Fig. 10 was from another 

 litter and from an unprolific strain, an<l she fnirdwcil (inl}- one 



