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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



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

 1919 to i530— Continued 



Classes 



Harem bulls 



Brooding cows.. 



Surplus liuUs 



Idle bulls 



6-year-old males - 

 5-year-old males. 

 4-year-old males. 

 3-year-old males. 

 2-year-old males. 

 Yearling males.. 

 2-year-old cows.. 

 Yearling cows... 

 Pups 



Total... 723,050 



1925 



3,526 



226, 090 



3,558 



311 



4,105 



16, 792 



18, 692 



21, 185 



43, 515 



52,091 



49, 786 



57, 309 



226, 090 



1926 



4,034 



244,114 



2,002 



423 



13, 434 



16,812 



17,872 



17, 189 



38, 183 



56, 514 



44, 415 



62, 175 



244, 114 



761, 281 



1927 



4,643 



263, 566 



4,827 



972 



13, 450 



16, 073 



14, 448 



9,730 



41, 252 



61,026 



48, 186 



67, 131 



263, 566 



808, 870 



1928 



6,050 



284, 725 



5,285 



1,449 



12, 857 



13,001 



7,798 



11,133 



49, 087 



65, 861 



57, 061 



72, 481 



284, 725 



871,513 



1929 



7,187 



307, 491 



5,207 



1,633 



10, 399 



7,016 



9,102 



13, 639 



64,354 



85, 381 



67,210 



85,417 



307, 491 



971, 527 



1930 



8,312 



332, 084 



3, 963 



1, 899 



5,612 



8,191 



11,327 



14,871 



69, 674 



92, 232 



72, 605 



92, 247 



332, 084 



1,045,101 



FOXES 



On both St. Paul Island and St. George Island attention is given 

 to the care of a herd of blue foxes. Throughout the summer the 

 animals find an abundance of natural food, consisting of fm'-seal 

 carcasses, birds' eggs, and marine life along the beaches. In the winter 

 season they are fed preserved seal meat and prepared rations. Cap- 

 tures are made at that time for obtaining pelts or for marking and 

 releasing the animals for breeding stock. The natives perform this 

 work under the direction of the bureau's resident staff and receive $5 

 for each fox skin taken. The skins are shipped to the Fouke Fur Co. 

 at St. Louis, Mo., where they are sold at public auction for Govern- 

 ment account. 



TRAPPING SEASON OF 1930-31 



During the season of 1930-31 there were taken 915 fox pelts, of 

 which 889 were blue and 26 white. Two hundred and eleven blue 

 and 24 white pelts were taken on St. Paul Island, and 678 blue and 

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

 and released for breeding purposes 50 foxes on St. Paul Island and 

 313 on St. George Island. The breeding reserve includes, in addition, 

 a considerable number of animals that were not captured during the 

 season. 



REINDEER 



»S'^ Paul Island. — During the year ended September 30, 1930, 17 

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

 the herd on September 29 showed a total of 404, of which 70 were the 

 young of the season. The herd was reported to be in good condition. 



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

 year ended September 30, 1930. A count made on October 3 showed 

 51 animals in the herd, of which 13 were young of the season. 



FUR-SEAL SKINS 



SHIPMENTS 



Two shipments of fur-seal skins were made from the Pribilof 

 Islands in the calendar year 1930. They consisted of 43,300 skins, 

 as follows: From St. Paul Island, 500 taken in 1929 and 34,382 taken 

 in 1930; from St. George Island, 300 taken in 1929 and 8,118 taken 



