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Table XIII. — Number of Days Between Mating and Fertility.' 



Table XIV. — Hours Elapsing Between Mating and Fertility." 



Time after mating when first 



fertile egg was laid. 



Days. Hours. 



Band 

 No. 



1 



4 



8 



15 



17 



18 



20 



22 



26 



31 



38 



309 



351 



377 



383 



384 



397 



403 



448 



450 



558 



620 



626 



630 



645 



666 



' Unpublished data, Ohio Experiment Station. 



' Unpublished data, Ohio Experiment Station. Band numbers 1 to 38 

 inclusive represent hens in their third laying year. All the rest represent 

 pullets. 



