deer. These months are also very fatal to calves. No count 

 can be accurate and no division of the count into ages, not 

 even always into sex, of young stock ; though in clear weather 

 errors as to sex must be very trifling. We had splendid 

 weather for the purpose, but no doubt some animals escaped 

 observation ; nor is it a great vault to the imagination to 

 think occasional confusion arose between calves and year- 

 lings, calves being 8 months old, and yearlings 20 months old- 

 The count however was most carefully conducted. If we make 

 the conjecture that 30 per cent, of the hinds consists of yearlings 

 and two year old hinds (too young to breed) we are left with 670 

 hinds of breeding age, and 355 calves about 54 calves to 100 

 adult hinds. If we omit Inner, our least fertile district, we shew 

 66 calves to 100 hinds of breeding age alive in February. 



The Four Divisions of the Forest vary much in fertility, as 

 below ; and the fertility belonging to different years varies very 

 considerably, as is proved by our death lists. 



No. (i) District, Inner. Count 426 hinds (one year old and 

 above) 118 calves. The particulars of the Inner count are here 



Forest 

 District I. 



Inner, 



facing West, 

 7,000 Acres. 



Total : 426 Hinds, 118 Calves. 



Many good stags on Inner. Heavily stocked, say 700 deer, 

 100 to 1000 acres, or i deer to 10 acres. 



Fertility, 28 calves to 100 hinds (one year old and above.) 



Western exposure, rather flat ground, our most exposed district 

 A lot of good feeding ground, good shores grassy and sheltered 

 also a good deal of poor exposed ground and some stony hill 

 tops. Marches with Ardfin sheep ground on South, with Largy 



10 Acres to 

 each Deer. 



Say 



117 Stags. 



39 Knobbers 

 426 Hinds. 



118 Calves. 



700, Total. 



