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Journal of Agricultural Research 
Vol. XXX, No. 10 
Table I .—Ascaris A. Egg count in female 20 cm. long 
Ovaries (3,185 mm. combined length) 
Uteri (500 mm. combined length) 
a 
6 
a 
V 
c' 
In cross section 
Consecutive in 1 
mm. longitudinal 
section 
Total in 
1 mm. 
length of 
ovary 
(aX6) 
In cross section 
Consecutive in 1 
mm. longitudinal 
section 
Total in 
1 mm. 
length of 
uterus 
(a'XV) 
Eggs 
Eggs 
Eggs 
Eggs 
I. 122_ 
Eggs 
Eggs 
35. 
144.9_ 
48. 
125.3. 
5,674. 2 
144_ 
23.7_ 
2,648.0 
II. 88_ 
Average 135.1. 
Average 126.7- 
Average 20.9_ 
72.2. 
91_ 
72.2. 
6, 107.4 
545_ 
23.6.. 
III. 75. 
Average 70 2. 
Average 550.7_ 
Average25.1... . . 
13,822.6 
78.. 
82.3. 
75. 
88.0. 
5,981.2 
225_ 
22.9. 
IV. 76.. 
111.....". 
Average 227.6- 
Average 21.9_ 
9,086.0 
1,116.4 
V. 97.. 
5,642.85 
10,307. 5 
7, 431. 2 
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Total number of eggs in ovaries (7,431.2X3,185), 23,668,372. 
Total number of eggs in uteri (5,642,85X 500), 2,821,425. 
Total number of eggs in the ascarid, 26,489,797. 
Table II .—Ascaris B. Egg count in female 27.5 cm . long 
Ovaries (3,115 mm. combined length) 
. combined length) 
I. Germinal zon 
Average 56.6 
Average.. 
Consecutive in 1 
mm. longitudinal 
section 
Eggs 
123.4.. 
145.7.. 
127.6.. 
Average 132.2.. 
87.9.. 
Total in 
1 mm. 
length of 
ovary 
(«X6) 
20,305.9 
3,603.9 
3,948.0 
7,180.2 
6,361.8 
8,072.1 
218 ... 
287 ... 
Average 270.3 
Consecutive in 1 
mm. longitudinal 
section 
Eggs 
18.2.. 
19.8- 
21.9- 
Average 19.9— 
16.8- 
21.7- 
15.9.. 
12.3- 
Average 15.0- 
length of 
uterus 
(a'X&O 
Total number of eggs in ovaries (8,072.1 X 3115), 25,144,591.5. 
Total number of eggs in uteri (6,703.4 X 360), 2,413,224.0. 
Total number of eggs in the ascarid, 27,557,815.5. 
