these evils are at work. The subject is treated further on. hinds die, than such as belong to well-conditioned hinds. time, but a good many must be yeld for a year, because on our February to 100 hinds. Largy, our choicest and best sheltered them. No doubt some of these yeld hinds have lost their calves. our rate of calves is calculated ; we think this method of reckon- best breeding district of Largy, if we can come up with a lot of 20 is current with well conditioned hinds, or else there is an enor- Hinds and Inner, our most exposed breeding ground, shows 28 calves alive It is impossible to doubt that far more calves born to poor The best and sleekest hinds are generally selected, of breeding age. places, because we seldom shoot them, but it must be far less than Count of We know less about the fertility of inferior hinds in exposed female deer of i year old and upwards, and it is to 100 of these My impression is, that I never knew a milk-hind shot that did not ground shows 45 calves to 100 hinds. We reckon as "hinds," the 2 year old hinds, and to ascribe the calves to the balance left of mous early death rate among their calves. Probably both of prove to be in-calf, happily our experience in this matter is small. Feb., 1890, hornless deer we generally find 2 or 4 adult yeld hinds among ing less liable to error than an attempt to deduct the yearlings and good hinds. Calves, in Forest.