4 CONTENTS. 



Thb Census of the Herd in 1914 — Continued. 



The estimates — Continued. Page, 



Three-year-old males 34 



Four-year-old males 36 



Five-year-old males 36 



Summary of estimates of nonbreeding seals 36 



The complete census of 1914 38 



Results of the Census 38 



Independent results 38 



Comparative results 35 



Comparison of harems and idle bulls 39 



Comparison of nonbreeding seals 41 



Comparison of cows and pups 41 



The census in the future 45 



The Breeding or Harem Bulls 45 



Strength and vigor 45 



Senile bulls 46 



Adolescent harem bulls 47 



• Fighting of old bulls 47 



Significance of the increase of harem bulls 49 



The ideal proportion of harem bulls 49 



Idle and Young Bulls 50 



Age and character 50 



Irregular distribution 52 



Idle bulls as a desirable breeding element 52 



Idle bulls as a menace to the herd 53 



The ideal proportion of idle bulls 54 



The utilization of surplus bulls 55 



The Average Harem 56 



Value of the average harem 56 



Variation of average harems 56 



The average harem as a criterion of the capacity of bulls 57 



Distinctions Between the Classes of Seals 58 



General distinctions 59 



Special methods applied in 1914 59 



The yearlings 60 



Definition 60 



Limited knowledge of yearlings 60 



Records of yearlings 61 



Movements of yearlings 64 



The 2-year-olds 65 



Two-year-old males 65 



Two-year-old females '. 66 



The 3-year-old bachelors 67 



The 4-year-old bachelors 69 



Summary of measurements 70 



Mortality of Seals 70 



Death of pups on land 70 



Death of young seals at sea 72 



Death of adult seals 73 



The Effect op Pelagic Sealing 74 



Losses due to pelagic sealing 74 



Information to be gained from the cessation of pelagic sealing 74 



Effect of pelagic sealing still evident 75 



Pelagic sealing indirect cause of close land killing 76 



