RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1868]. Cattle [numbers of males and females]. CUL-DAR85.B40. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/).

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. 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.

B40

(Cattle)

          Males            Females

Fox     27                37 [see CUL-DAR85.B39]
Alderney

Wright     39                49
[2 words illeg]

Harward    58                45 [see CUL-DAR85.B35]
Kidderminster

Abbot         156                163 [see CUL-DAR85.B39]
Short-Horn

                294        —      280

cows ♀ bulls ♂

294        : 280        :: 100        :        x        95.23

[calculations not transcribed]

These figures inform Descent 1: 305.

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