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General comparison of computations of the seal herd on the Pribilof Islands, 
1915 to 1926 ‘ 














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Classes 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 | 1920 
fare) DUS => = 5-=- sae oreo ee woe ee 2,151 3, 500 4, 850 5, 344 | 5, 158 4, 066 
Breeding COWS noe sees oe ee ee eee 103, 527 116,977 | 128,024 ; 142,915 | 157,172 167, 527 
Surplus bullsie225 hts! tee eee og a ae |), jorge se oa8 8,977 | S217; 110) | 9, 619 6, 115 
Idle bulls 22 2 ee ee, eee 673 2, 632 2, 706 2, 444 2, 239 1, 161 
6=year-old males: - =: = 3a gee he ar S| es is 11, 167 15, 397 13, 785 8, 991 4, 153 
5xyear-old males. 23052599 5. SSeS 11,271 | 15,494 14, 813 11, 941 | 5, 282 5, 007 
A=vear-Old mi alesse: a Se Se ee ee 15, 848 15, 427 16, 631 7, 114 5, 747 5, 667 
S-year-oldimaless = > st ss es Sora Se 18,282 | 19, 402 19, 507 9, 117 13, 596 10, 749 
2=year-old males: ai ee | 23,990 | 24,169 26, 815 30, 159 33, 081 39, 111 
Yearling unales: $2) ea ee ee | 30,307 |. - 33, 645 38, 013 41, 595 46, 444 51, 074 
2-Veat-Old (COWS es -= aon, Se 23,990 | 24,245 26, 917 30, 415 33, 287 39, 480 
Wearlingicows ete eee ee es ; 30,306 | 33,646 | 38,018 41, 608 46, 447 51, 081 
IPT DS: eee ee eae a Re Se A 103,527 | 116,977 | 128, 024 142,915 } 157,172 167, 527 
4 6) 2 LE ern ear ITA een eS | 363, 872 | 417, 281 468,692 | 496,432 | 524, 235 552, 718 
Classes 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 
Are (DUNS 22 tae ed 3, 909 3, 562 3, 412 | 3, 516 3, 526 4, 034 
Brpeding COWS) =e eS 176,655 | 185,914 | 197,659 | 208,396 | 226,090 244, 114 
Surplusibullse so ee ee 3, 301 2, 346 1, 891 2, 043 3, 558 2, 002 
Ue TGV Ea DSR Te ae ene ny. eed eee 747 508 312 390 311 423 
G-vear-oldiamalegn a= sp ae er a eee Se 3, 991 3, 771 4, 863 8, 489 4, 105 13, 434 
D-Veal-Old malese ee va He Ea 4,729 6, 080 10, 612 5, 1382 16, 792 16, 812 
4-VCaT-OldyMaleSee eae een a 6, 780 11, 807 5, 710 18, 670 18, 692 17, 872 
3-VGar-Old, Malesia sss ene ae ee 14, 668 7, 459 22, 786 21, 551 21, 185 17, 189 
ZV OAL OMA OS een SR een ee 41, 893 40, 920 43, 112 45, 685 43,515 | 38, 183 
Weanling males! us Maes S2 2 ae ee 50, 249 52, 988 55, 769 59, 291 52, 091 56, 514 
2-VOAL-OlGS COME Set eee eee ee 43, 419 46, 280 48, 801 51, 359 49, 786 44,415 
GETING COWS Meats te ee ae nS 54, 447 57, 413 60, 422 64, 240 57, 309 62, 175 
PU pS es eee ee ee eee eS TU 176, 655 185, 914 197, 659 208, 396 226, 090 244, 114 
otal seer se ae he ee SNe 581, 443 604, 962 653, 008 697, 158 723, 050 761, 281 







SHIPMENT OF FUR SEALS TO STEINHART AQUARIUM 
Pursuant to a request from the director of the Steinhart 
Aquarium, San Francisco, for a number of fur seals for exhibition 
purposes, there were shipped from St. Paul Island on the U. S. 
Coast Guard cutter Bear, on August 26, one 4-year-old male, one 2- 
year-old fernale, and two female pups. The animals reached San 
Francisco on September 13. Unfortunately the two pups died 
shortly after their arrival. : 
DEVELOPMENT OF FOX HERDS ON PRIBILOF ISLANDS 
FEEDING 
St, Paul Island—Fox feeding was begun the middle of November 
and was carried on at the village, Northeast Point, Southwest Point, 
Halfway Point, and Zapadni. As usual, cooked food was used. 
St. George Island—tIn addition to cooked food, preserved seal 
carcasses were fed on this island. The feeding of foxes was begun 
in the first part of November. 
FOX-TRAPPING SEASON OF 1926-27 
During the season 728 blue and 30 white fox pelts were taken on 
St. Paul and St. George Islands, a total of 758. The total number 
taken in the preceding season was 725. 
