light, and the hinds are chiefly in low ground. Neither could draw up a table of losses from the date of calving in June till Feb. We will take 100 hinds (i year old and upwards.) years above that of the Ross-shire stags when killed, perhaps valued suggestions, has pointed out that this paper contains no have never counted calves till February, when there is good day- Taking the yield of calves as counted in 1890 at 37 calves masses when disturbed. It would be like trying to count a Jura stags carry a considerably higher average condition Deduct 30 for hinds too young to breed. Mr. A. G. Cameron, to whom I am indebted for many more. No warbles or decayed horns in Jura. (alive Feb.) for 100 hinds of i year old and upwards, we may We cannot disturb the nursery without doing mischief, and we 37 process of reasoning. we count hinds and calves in July or August if we tried ; they plateful of fleas. Consequently we can only arrive at the deaths fatter and better venison. No doubt the average age is 4 or 5 than Ross-shire stags in the Dibidale district ; they are much old. Deduct i 14 for yeld hinds. are strong and wild at that time of year, and move about in large in the nursery, and during the first eight months, by the inductive Leaves 70 adult hinds. history of the calves from their birth till they are eight months time or it will be nugatory.