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

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