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especially in the nursery, as eight months had elapsed since their when 5 or 6 years old. a hind probably has the general appearance of being full grown weather for the purpose, but no doubt some animals escaped lings, calves being 8 months old, and yearlings 20 months old- observation ; nor is it a great vault to the imagination to errors as to sex must be very trifling. We had splendid The count however was most carefully conducted. If we make Forest. The proportion of calves is no doubt larger of late years can be accurate and no division of the count into ages, not 37 calves to each 100 hinds (one year old and above) on the whole than formerly, because better ground has come into use for and two year old hinds (too young to breed) we are left with 670 Hinds marry when 28 months old and present the forest with other Jura woods are frequented by both sexes. Jura is deficient breeding. A large portion of the calves must have died, think occasional confusion arose between calves and year- their first fruits when 3 years old, usually. On favourable ground By actual count of the Forest, late in February, 1890, we made the conjecture that 30 per cent, of the hinds consists of yearlings out 957 hinds one year old and upwards, and 355 calves. This is deer. These months are also very fatal to calves. No count course the calves are due to that balance whatever it may be. in woods. The best woods are in Ardfin. Hinds do not frequent woods in Ardfin, only stags do so, but even always into sex, of young stock ; though in clear weather birth. March and April are the only months very fatal to adult

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