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c mparisoti of computations of the seal herd on the Pribilof Islands, 1918 

 to /9^S— Continued 



Class 



Harem bulls --- 3,516 



Breeding cows 208,396 



Surplus bulls 2,043 



Idle bulls - 390 



0-year-old males 8,489 



5-year-old males..- -- 5,132 



4-year-old males 18,670 



3-vear-old males.. 21,551 



2-year-old males 45,685 



Yearli ng males - - - 59, 291 



2-year-old cows 51,359 



Yearling cows 64,240 



Pups 208,396 



Total - 697,158 723,050 



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 



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 



761,281 808,870 



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 



1929 



7,187 



307, 491 



5,207 



1. 633 



10, 399 



7,016 



9,102 



13, 639 



64,354 



85,381 



67, 21(1 



85,417 



307, 491 



871,513 971,527 



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 fur-seal carcasses, 

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

 they are fed preserved seal meat and prepared rations. Captures 

 are made at that time for obtaining the 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 S5 

 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 

 Government account. 



TRAPPING SEASON OF 1929-30 



During the season of 1929-30, 745 blue and 32 white fox pelts were 

 taken, a total of 777. Of this number, 193 blue and 31 white pelts 

 were taken on St. Paul Island and 552 blue pelts and 1 white pelt on 

 St. George Island. There were also trapped, marked, and released 

 for breeding purposes 72 foxes on St. Paul Island and 546 on St. 

 George Island. The breeding reserve includes, in addition, a number 

 of animals that are not captured during the foxing season. 



REINDEER 



.S7. Paul Island. — During the year ended September 30, 1929, 20 

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

 herd on September 27 showed a total of 329, of which 25 were the 

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



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

 ended September 30, 1929. When the count was made at the end of 

 that period there were 45 animals in the herd and no young whatever 

 were observed. 



