No. 628] 



EGG-WEIGHT 



391 



In the redistribution of the data for the present purpose 

 the records of no hens are included that did not lay at 

 least five eggs in September. Two hens laid nine eggs 

 five eggs. So that, in reality, the results of this ease are 

 based upon the mean weight of somewhat less than ten 

 eggs from each hen. 



In the second place it should be noted that the Septem- 

 ber production was scattered when compared with the 

 April production; and although an attempt was made to 

 secure eggs laid during the latter half of the month, it 

 frequently happened that it was necessary to include eggs 

 laid in the earlier part. The results of this redistribution 

 of data and the attendant computations are presented in 

 Table V. 



TABLE ]V 



Showixg the :Mkan AxNi AL Production for the First Laying Year of 

 (Groups of IxDivinuAi.s Selectkd for A^vriing Percentages of Tv- 



From the data presented in Table IV it appears, as in 

 the former case, that higher production is correlated with 

 the higher percentages of increase in egg-weiglit. The 

 mavinnnn -nnip-i-rodnction (147) .uvurred in tho^' lien, 

 nlin... nuMM in.Mv.MM- in uciulit wa^ mIh-vc P: prr rent. 



On the other hand, schrtiiiu- A. /'//f <> pn- rru\. u. > l.n.U 



