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2 mi my New York
OSTRICH EGGS
at west end are crno-
riffled almost me blocks
with 5 elevations in length
of 8 inches, at top 7
brecciated layers.
The ostrich eggs are
above the brecciated lay,
in a round fine grained
rock.
at this West end the
fine grained rock is
apparent & folded over
the eggs while runni'
a NE direction. The egg
are elongated in a
NE direction.
O O O
O O O
This elongation
takes place in a NE
direction over at the
east end of the
experiment here
the eggs are clus
together.
The ostrich egg layer is
1 1/2 ft thick includ-
ing the highest part
of the eggs.
Nunnung eggs per'
1/2 where they are
common to 2 ft over,
simally in their
shorter diameter.
Three me ft in diam
and less for make up
less than 3 of its
total number
Ratio of length to width
= 2 to 3 for the same
roundness to 1 to 2
in more elongated
ones.
elevation of egg from
5 inches, to 12 and 19
inches.
Ostrich eggs in
Charles Brown farm
& of horse about 100 yds