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of the shorthorn tables to have been able to compare the 25-fold table results 
with those for 3G- and 49-fold tables ; and thus determine how far we were 
approximating to a limit. This would be the more important if we had any 
method of differentiating the large classes of reds and roans, which we have seen 
may quite possibly have sprung from two original races. As no sub-classification 
is provided by the Herdbook, this cannot be attempted, and we are left with the 
TABLE ir. 
Distribution to Sires and Dams of ^ Offspring. 
Coat-Colour of Sire. 
Offspring 
Red 
Red, 
Little AVhite 
Red 
and AVhite 
Roan 
AVhite 
Totals 
Red 

R. 
R. L. AV.... 
R. W. ... 
Ro. 
W. 
75 
10 
5 
4 
10 
4 
3 
1 
.5 
3 
1 
68 
13 
4 
91 
2 
1 
1 
27 
159 
30 
13 
124 
2 
Group Total 
94 
18 
9 
178 
29 
328 
Red, 
Little 
White 
R. 
R. L. AA^... 
R. AV. ... 
Ro. 
W. 
6 
9 
3 
2 
1 
] 
1 
1 
2 
8 
5 
3 
15 
6 
16 
16 
9 
22 
Group Total 
18 
5 
3 
31 
6 
63 
Red 
and 
AVhite 
R. 
R. L. AV.... 
R. AV. ... 
Ro. 
AV. 
14 
8 
5 
3 
2 
1 
2 
2 
3 
1 
9 
10 
8 
10 
40 
1 
9 
30 
18 
26 
54 
Group Total 
30 
7 
13 
68 
10 
128 
Roan 
R. 
R. L. AV.... 
R. AV. ... 
Ro. 
W. 
56 
12 
14 
79 
7 
5 
3 
25 
6 
14 
45 
18 
13 
142 
53 
7 
5 
114 
35 
30 
267 
58 
Group Total 
161 
40 
20 
271 
12 
504 
White 
R. 
R. L. AA^... 
R. AV. ... 
Ro. 
W. 
1 
26 
4 
3 
1 
1 
18 
8 
1 
2 
51 
8 
Group Total 
27 
4 
3 
28 
62 
Grand Total 
330 
74 
48 
576 
57 
1085 
