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