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MENDEL’S PRINCIPLES OF HEREDITY 
Maharanee has thrown four bull calves to different hulls, hut 
all the calves are dead. I have, however, one heifer calf out 
of a pure Sotik cow and sired by a young bull with parentage 
Maharanee x 1st cross-native-by-imported-Guernsey bull, and 
this heifer calf has six well-formed equal-sized teats. 
A short pedigree will make this clear 
Imported Indian cow x native E.A. bull 
1st cross cow x native E.A. bull cow known to have 
v v ) had 6 teats. 
Maharanee x 1st cross Gu. bull ditto 
v v ; 
Bull x Sotik cow 
v. ) 
Heifer calf 6 teats, pure Guernsey- 
in type. 
The points of interest here are : — 
Pure dominance of Indian type over E.A. type. 
Inheritance of ‘ mutation ’ (?) to third generation. At 
the same time this calf is humpless and shows Gu. 
characteristics, therefore dominance of Gu. over Indian x E.A. 
cross, but with maternal type of udder. 
Plate II. Three heads of 1st cross cows with parentage 
Shorthorn-bull-on-E.A.-cows (not the same cow), showing 
a family type of horn deformity. These cows are all sired by 
an imported bull, ‘ Yale Royal Victor II,’ red roan (Coats’ Herd 
Book), but I cannot ascertain whether he had any horn deformity. 
I have eight adult cows sired by this bull, three show this 
deformity ; there are many more in the country which could 
be traced. Of 1st cross shorthorns a large majority show 
shorthorn characteristics, but a minority are of a pure maternal 
type. 
These cases would well repay careful analysis, and I hope 
on some future occasion to return to the subject with fuller 
knowledge. 
