No. 628] 



EGG-WEIGIIT 



393 



correlation between egg-prodnction and egg-weiglit. Most 

 poultrvmen believe that, if a hen produces smaller eggs, 

 she consequently produces more eggs; and, conversely, 

 that if a hen produces larger eggs, she produces fewer 

 eggs. This matter has not l)eeii considered m tlie pi-cscut 

 paper; it will be dealt with at ;i hilci- ntiic. I he iiomt 

 may again be stated, that the .-miiificnii! cdnvlMi ion exi-ts 

 between numerical production mimI lln- nhilif,/ on /In imrt 

 of the hen fo nnnnh <in ni< i > n^i m > <i,i n < nil, I w \\ o-e 

 seasons of tiic iml-; w lim hotli ju-odnd loii nnd eu'u- 

 weight atiam llicir rcsiicctiNC niaxima. A iimiici- per- 

 centage of increase and absohitc nicMn cu-u- wciulil tor tlie 

 entire year has not yet been att('iiiptt'(l. Mnnv ]»()ints like 

 this remain to be worked out and the autlior din's not wish 

 to present his results dogmaticalK . hxw onlv witli tlielioiie 

 that the problem will be attacked 1»\ otluT i ii\-e-tiu'ators. 

 It IS not improbable that the i'e>ults Ix- lonnd hi vary 

 with the breed of fowl, the dah < I li il> 1 im, ili. non^ n<r, 

 the feedino- and with other factoi >. 



With th. M i-oiPl. o]unl\ m iiiiiid md o>iK um, the 

 IHUl.nM' nt <tmnilating hirliiei- inv(-1mati(.n an<l .h^<-us- 

 Mcii tin aiUhoi pi(^(nt^th( folh.uinu hi i. t Mnnnia-x a^ 

 e\pie-ino a budoui.al l.ut whuh if 1 iK i ].n.x.d lo U oi 

 general apphcation. max- l;il<«> it- pl;ire a- a i iiiid;iniciital 



law of production lll the doiiU'-tle tow i : 



Ih, lUUat< inOPIo'! ' 'f'l I > 'I' " ^ innnf, l,rl, 



nnf ouhi In, Ih' >n>wi>>r nf , o<is h,nl n-i/ln, „ n>nr. or 



II ///// / ^uun >,h I , , I l> > , i <! nt Inin hill al hi, 

 Ihe r/rorrr of i,on,i.r or ,h.„„.r m Ihr lurnu irrjaht of 



iinul III Ihosr pmoil, nt lininu, {Ihr n nnil mnl nnlumna] 

 marlmu) rini nnlrri^rfl Im i!,r )yiirrl:><ll „ imnu^.il ,no- 

 duction- of Ihr jlorh: anl on /Ins hnsis, ^/nnips ui In n.^ 

 cluiractenzed In, hn/ln r proiliK nn, nhihf /, nm I,,- >! i ;/ , r, )}- 

 Uatedas avciiralrhi a-^. nud mnyr rasdi, II, In, <nn, nthrr 

 known means. 



