122 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1917. 



COMPLETE CENSUS OF FUR-SEAL HERD, 1917. 



Pups, as per counts and estimate 128, 024 



Breeding cows, 3 years old and over 128, 024 



Harem bulls, as per counts 4, 850 



Idle hulls, as per counts 2, 706 



Yearlings, male and female: 



Pups born in 1916 116, 977 



Deduct 35 per cent for natural mortality 40, 941 



Yearlings beginning of 1917 76, 036 



Females, 50 per cent 38, 018 



38,018 



Males 1 -^ginning of 1917 38,018 



Males killed in 1917 5 



Males Aug. 10, 1917 38,013 



2-year-old male and female: 



Yearling females Aug. 10, 1916 33, 646 



Deduct 20 per cent for natural mortality 6, 729 



2-year-old females in 1917 26, 917 



Yearling males Aug. 10, 1916 33,645 



Males killed fall of 1916 1 



Males end of 1916 33, 644 



Deduct 20 per cent for natural mortality 6, 729 



2-year-old males beginning of 1917 26, 915 



2-year-old males killed 1917 100 



2-year-old males Aug. 10, 1917 26, 815 



3-year-old males: 



2-year-old males Aug. 10, 1916 24, 169 



2-year-old males killed fall of 1916 136 



2-year-old males end of 1916 24, 033 



Deduct 4 per cent for natural mortality 961 



3-year-old males beginning of 1917 23, 072 



3-year-old males killed in 191 7 3, 565 



3-year-old males Aug. 10, 1917 19, 507 



4-year-old males: 



3-year-old males Aug. 10, 1916 19, 402 



3-year-old males killed fall of 1916 786 



3-year-old males end of 1916 18, 616 



4-year-old males killed in 1917 1, 985 



4-year-old males Aug. 10, 1917 16, 631 



5-year-old males: 



4-year-old males Aug. 10, 191 6 15, 427 



4-year-old males killed fall of 1916 151 



4-year-old males end of 1916 15,276 



5-year-old males killed in 1917 463 



5-year-old males Aug. 10, 1917 14, 813 



6-year-old males: 



5-year-old males Aug. 10, 1916 15,494 



5-year-old males killed fall of 1916 3 



5-year-old males end of 1916 15, 491 



6-year-old males killed in 1917 94 



6-year-old males Aug. 10, 1917 15,397 



