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MONTHLY V/IIDIire RESEARCH LETTER foU 2, Ho. l* 
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Tabic 1.—Production of eggs among hen pheasants (Iren different level* 
of calci'jn in the diet* 
Per Oont April 13-23 
April 2L-29 
Ca lciun 
Nuaber 
of Eggs 
lUber* 
Hotkey 
11^1^* 1 
UUber 
of Hans 
I«s7 
Hsn/Doy 
of Hsn* 
of Kflfa 
0.37 
11* 
10 
0.13 
t 
5 
0.13 
0.63 
35 
10 
0.J2 
7 
5 
0.23 
1.09 
33 
10 
0.30 
13 
1* 
o.Sl* 
2.01 
57 
9-10 
o.SI» 
15 
1* 
0.63 
?.3L 
56 
10 
0.51 
16 
5 
0.53 
Total 
195 
to- so 
0.36 
55 
23 
0.1|0 
An effort was made to locate cock pheaaant* on the Haoga and Bellaont 
area 3 by the ua* of crowing counts, triangulation, and farmer interviews. On 
the Nuoga area, 12 cocks were located. An average of 0,U$ calls per two■ m \note 
stop was recorded during the peak of crowing activity for the aonth) the cam- 
parable count for April, 19$0, we* 2*6 calls per stop. 
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At Bellaont, 11 individual cocks were located. An average of 1«8 
cock calls per stop wes recorded during the peek of crowing nativity during April) 
the comparable count for April, 19$8, was $2 call* par stop. 
