Show NEW NEV CHICKEN BREEDS New breeds of chickens larger and more productive as layers than development any an now In eXIstence are ale to be possible of develop develop- ment through the agency of rays X-rays as a result of experiments by Dr Diffenbach of NewY New York ork Among the phenomena resulting from exposing Plymouth Rock eggs to rays X-rays before hatching It was observed that nearly every chIck was a female When the eggs were exposed to the rays for a longer period many surprIsing freaks were hatched WhIle all were healthy some had no wings and there were other devia- devia deviations from normal which would have required many generations of breeding to produce A large number of hens hatched from flom treated ray eggs at- at attained a greater weight than usual and began to lay earlier Dr Diffenbach is continuing his e experiments In the belief that with the chickens aid of rays X-rays he will be able to produce new speCIes of chick chick- ens superior to any now known ThIS IS merely another of the possibilities presented by the mysterious propertIes of varIOUS light rays the existence of which were hardly dreamed of a few years ago |