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General comparison of computations of the seal herd on the Pribilof Islands, 1923 



to 1934 — Continued 



Classes 



Harem bulls 



Breeding cows.. 

 Surplus bulls... 



Idle bulls 



6-year-old males 

 5-year-old males 

 4-year-old males 

 3-yeiir-old males 

 2-year-old males 

 Yearling males., 

 2-year-old cows. 

 Yearling cows... 

 Pups 



Total 



10, 770 



451,751 



6,494 



2,282 



8,173 



13,897 



15, 862 



24,770 



94,920 



125, 490 



98,768 



125,490 



451,751 



1, 430, 418 



FOXES 



Sizable herds of blue foxes are found on both St. Paul and St. 

 George Islands, from which several hundred pelts are obtained each 

 year. The management of these herds is incidental to the sealing 

 industry and requires attention only during the winter, when sealing 

 activities are at a minimum. Beginning about December 1 the foxes 

 are fed specially prepared rations to supplement the natural food 

 supply, wliich has then become rather scarce. The trapping season 

 also begins early in December, as soon as the skins become prime, 

 and is continued for several weeks. 



TRAPPING SEASON OF 1934-35 



In the 1934-35 season there were taken 1,002 fox pelts, of which 

 983 were blue and 19 white. One hundred and eighty-four blue and 

 16 white pelts were taken on St. Paul Island and 799 blue and 3 white 

 pelts on St. George Island. There were also trapped, marked, and 

 released for breeding stock 11 foxes on St. Paul Island and 26G on 

 St. George Island. The breeding reserve includes likewise a consider- 

 able number of animals that were not captured during the season. 



REINDEER 



St. Paul Island. — During the year ended September 30, 1934, 14 

 reindeer were killed and used for food. A count of the animals in 

 the herd on October 10 showed a total of 820, of which 147 were the 

 young of the season. The herd was apparently in good condition. 



St. George Island. — No reindeer were killed for food during the year 

 ended September 30, 1934. A count made on September 29 showed 

 72 animals in the herd, of which 8 were the young of the season. 



FUR-SEAL SKINS 



SHIPMENTS 



Seven hundred and twenty-two barrels contjiiiung 53,462 fur-seal 

 skins taken on the Pribilof Islands in 1934 were shipped on the U. S. S. 

 Sinus, which sailed from the islands on August 8 and reached Seattle, 



