No. 547] ALTERNATIVE INHERITANCE IN BOS 433 



though there is evidence of the Hereford characters in a 

 few. A few of these F x cows were mated to a registered 

 Durham bull. Only two of the F 2 calves from these crosses 

 were observed. They are shown in Fig. 5, on the left and 

 in the middle. The one on the left is a pure Durham in 

 all respects. The one in the center is a typical Brahma 

 Durham hybrid. A downpour of rain and the scattering 

 of the herd prevented further observations. 



Heed No. 2 



The Fj cows of this herd are the product of a Brahma 

 male on grade Hereford and grade Durham in about 



equal proportion. These F t cows show the color char- 

 acters of the Hereford and Durham quite distinctly, 



though there is slight evidence of the hump of the 

 Brahma sire, and the dewlap is somewhat enlarged (Fig. 



