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pleted at this period 1 in all characters except chest width and loin 
width, which have attained, respectively, only 55 and 65 per cent of their 
adult state. This exception is quite in accord with general observed facts 
that widening continues after height or length stature has been com¬ 
pleted. All the other curves shown in figure 2 would therefore flatten 
during the second year even more than during any previous stage, which 
is quite in harmony with other investigations on growth. 
CORRELATION BETWEEN CHARACTERS 
Three types of correlations are shown in Table III: (1) Those between 
characters representing length, (2) those between characters which rep¬ 
resent length and depth, and (3) those between characters which represent 
width. The degree of correlation is shown at the ages of 14 and 280 days, 
respectively. 
Table III .—Correlations between the body measurements of sheep 
HEAD LENGTH RELATIVE TO FORELEG LENGTH AT 14 DAYS OF AGE 
[r**o.443±o.o68j 
HEAD LENGTH RELATIVE TO FORELEG LENGTH AT 280 DAYS OF AGE 
1 This is based on a large number of adult measurements and is quite uniform for all dimensions shown, 
excepting chest width and loin width. 
