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most interesting ground in Jura. Marches with Ardfin sheep 



ground on South, Inner and Scrinadle on West, Gatehouse on 



shews about the North. The track to Glenabatrich is nearly the N. boundary. 



ea!h A Deer t0 The SCa f rmS a Sma11 part f the EaSt boundar y> together with 

 fence of Knock Crome, and also the Largy, Manse, and Keills 

 enclosures. The ridge of the island running N. and S. divides 

 Largy from Inner. 28 knobbers were counted on Largy, 

 February, 1890. 



I append particulars of Largy count. 



Total, 1 60 hinds, 80 calves, 28 knobbers. 



Acres, and 

 2,000 Deer 

 on it. 



Fertility of 

 West is 32 t.o 

 100. 



Inner and 

 Scrinadle. 



Fertility of 

 East is 44 to 

 100, 



Gatehouse 

 and Largy. 



Infertility of 

 Inner. 



Eighteen hinds were shot on Largy, before this count was 

 taken. We have allowed for all hinds shot, in our calf estimate. 



It therefore appears that 559 hinds (one year old and above) 

 brought 179 calves on West side of Forest Inner and Scrinadle 

 (alive late Feb. 1890), whereas it appears that 398 similarly aged 

 hinds brought 176 calves on East side of Forest Gatehouse and 

 Largy. This is a great contrast in fertility. The extent of the 

 whole Forest is about 27,500 acres. 



Hitherto Inner has been regarded as the chief calf nursery, but 

 we now see that only half the Forest-reared calves are born on the 

 West side, and that Inner produces just one-third of the Forest- 

 born calves. It is likely Inner rears many inferior calves. 

 No doubt the Inner hinds ought to be picked over, to take 

 off the worst of them. Inner deer eat a good deal of sea 

 weed ; it is probably useful and wholesome for them. Sheep 

 do the same, also horses, etc. A fine stag was found dead 



