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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Table of thoroughbred mares. CUL-DAR193.82. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 8.2022. RN2

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR193 contains notes for Darwin's book Variation under domestication (1865-75).

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Produce table of Throughbred mares put to Thoroughbred Horses extracted from the Racing Calendar

Difference Colts Fillies Barren mares
Foaled in 1846 24 X 485 461 330
   1847 7 X 442 435 not stated
   1848 15 400 415 "
   1849   no returns
   1850 1 386 387 "
   1851 37 432 469 "
   1852 10 491 501 "
   1853 25 X 483 458 "
   1854 29 X 511 482 "
   1855 6 X 512 506 "
   1856 43 X 647 604 "
←
   1857 5 X 634 629 -514 Barren or slipped their foals
   1858 25 X 703 678 512 "
   1859 4 681 677 626 "
1860 25 X 736 711 -Above 600 "
   1861 13 X 704 691 -498 Barren 73 slipped
   1862 37 681 744 499 " 65 "
   1863 25 X 733 708 523 " 73 "
   1864 47 746 793 522 " 90 "
   1865 19 711 730 536 " 134 "
   1866 7 809 816 651 " 92 " 651 [+] 92 [=] 743
   1867 66 836 902 626 68"
12763 12797 [626 +] 68 [=] 794
[12763 +] 12797 [=] 25560

Keep for Domestic Animal— to show sterility of these highly nurtured & closely interbred quadrupeds —

(21 Years)

12 years males in excess— 9 female in excess.

see what year greatest difference & what average difference

W. B. Tegetmeir Esqr

Effects of Breeding in & in

Darwin cited this information from Tegetmeier in Descent 1: 303n.

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)