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