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Feb., 1890. Take one-third of these calves and consider that 

 to be the number of knobbers. 



Forest count of hinds 957 1890 Forest 



calves 355 



1 8 knobbers. 



take Jrd of these calves 



count of 

 hornless Deer. 



1430 



i, 430 of them. 



We therefore conclude there were on Forest, Feb. 1890 1,430 

 hornless deer, classed very nearly as above. For knobbers, we 

 tested Largy by count ; by our method of reckoning there 

 would be 27 knobbers count was 28 knobbers. 



If the Forest escapes heavy mortality it would seem that the Forest Stock 

 , ,. ..... of Deer is 



day is not distant when it will contain as many deer as it approaching 



is properly able to carry ; as we have shown already, there are a sufficienc y- 

 now barely 14 acres of ground to each deer in the Forest. 

 They have enough to eat, but the quality of winter eating is 

 inferior, a fault that becomes more serious as stock increases. 



At the end of July, 1889, the distribution of deer was as 

 below, by count. Stags counted July, 1889 hinds, etc., Feb., 

 1890 : 



The distribution of stags in Winter is quite different, they 

 winter in different localities and in small bands. 



