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veai-. Xos. 1127 and 1128, and also equal to the particular F 2 
ear from which it came. Whether types with still smaller ears 
can be isolated by selection from family 1132 remains to be seen. 
Many of the F s families of this cross were distinctly differ 
ent from others in ear diameter. There were six families, for 
instance, the smallest ears of which were larger than the largest 
ears of family 1132. The mean diameter varied from nearly 31 
To nearly 46 millimeters. 
