deer very well. The heather in Tarbert is very freely burnt, them, they are most excellent venison. A pretty Royal shot shot far more hinds at Kildermorie than here. The average hinds here up to u stone clean weight. 5,000, or i sheep to 5 acres. A healthy farm. Healthier ground At Kildermorie (central Ross-shire), we shot hinds up to 12 parison of any value. There may be 12 stone hinds in Jura. We considerate the shepherds are and we know they treat the spring feeding. I am unable to state the average weight of Ross- there were stags at Kildermorie over 20 stone in weight. this year weighed 1 1 stone ; he was fat and excellent. We shoot from disturbance must tell against deer, no matter how TARBERT. were on the farm ; fertility must be less, and drawbacks arising The sea blasts wither up Jura herbage in early winter ; on the 33 shire hinds, and without that information we can make no com- We will therefore take the fertility of 100 hinds, one year old and " Commercially " stocked with sheep, not too heavily \ say stone clean weight. If stags around Kildermorie had the same probably they would at least equal Jura stags. Forty years ago chance as Jura stags, instead of being shot at 5 or 6 years old other hand Jura spring feeding is ready earlier than Ross-shire stags are very hairy and also light in colour, from living so much weight of hinds shot in Jura is about 9 stone, say 8 stone 12 Ib. than Forest. Deer cannot increase as they would if no sheep in mist. They resemble Harris stags in head and body. Like