mous early death rate among their calves. Probably both of Feb., 1890, February to 100 hinds. Largy, our choicest and best sheltered good hinds. ground shows 45 calves to 100 hinds. We reckon as "hinds," the It is impossible to doubt that far more calves born to poor them. No doubt some of these yeld hinds have lost their calves. 2 year old hinds, and to ascribe the calves to the balance left of The best and sleekest hinds are generally selected, of breeding age. hornless deer we generally find 2 or 4 adult yeld hinds among My impression is, that I never knew a milk-hind shot that did not Hinds and in Forest. hinds die, than such as belong to well-conditioned hinds. ing less liable to error than an attempt to deduct the yearlings and We know less about the fertility of inferior hinds in exposed prove to be in-calf, happily our experience in this matter is small. best breeding district of Largy, if we can come up with a lot of 20 Calves, places, because we seldom shoot them, but it must be far less than Count of female deer of i year old and upwards, and it is to 100 of these is current with well conditioned hinds, or else there is an enor- time, but a good many must be yeld for a year, because on our Inner, our most exposed breeding ground, shows 28 calves alive these evils are at work. The subject is treated further on. our rate of calves is calculated ; we think this method of reckon-