INVESTIGATION OF THE FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA. 34? 



"Mr. Lembket. Yes, sir. The increase 

 will be in the nature of about 100 per cent 

 every eight years." 



You see, they could see through this 

 crude, almost stupid, proposition that this 

 herd would not double itself except once 

 every eight years. (Hearing No. 14, p. 

 1002; July 29, 1912.) 



after the opening of the season of 1928; 

 and this killing then done without the 

 slightest injury to its annual birth rat© 

 thereafter on the breeding grounds." 





Breeding 





Pups 



Pups 





cows. 





(males). 



(females). 



1911 



50, 000 



10, 000 



25,000 



25,000 



1912 



54,000 



10, 000 



27, 000 



27,000 



1913 



57, 600 



15,750 



28, 800 



28,800 



1914 



66, 870 



24,300 



33, 435 



33,435 



1915 



74,35S 



26, 000 



37, 179 



37, 179 



1916..... 



88, 793 



30, 092 



44,396 



44,396 



1917 



103,314 



33, 462 



56, 657 



56, 657 



191S 



120, 066 



42, 163 



65, 033 



65,033 



1919 



145, 997 



46,496 



77, 998 



77, 998 



1920 



192,000 



57, 100 



96, 000 



96, 000 



1921 



225, 000 



58, 000 



112, 000 



112,000 



1922 



260,000 



61,000 



130, 000 



130, 000 



1923 



321,000 



74,000 



165.000 



165,000. 



1924 



395, 000 



100, 000 



197, 000 



197,000 



1925 



450, 000 



162,000 



275, 000 



225, 000 



1926 



612, 000 



200, 000 



306, 000 



306,000 



1927 



800, 000 



200, 000 



400, 000 



400,000 



Year. 



Yearlings 



(males 



and 



females). 



2-year- 

 olds 

 (males). 



3-year- 

 olds 

 (males). 



4-year? 



olds 

 (males). 



1911 











1912 



35, 000 



37, 800 



40, 320 



46, 808 



52, 052 



62,156 



72, 983 



92, 830 



104,000 



135, 000 



165,000 



200,000 



231,000 



350, 000 



400, 000 



450, 000 









1913 



15, 750 



24,300 



26,000 



30, 002 



33, 462 



42, 163 



46, 496 



50, 100 



58,000 



61,000 



74,000 



100, 000 



162,000 



200, 000 



200, 000 







1914 

 1915 

 1916 

 1917 

 1918 

 1919 



1920 



1921 

 1922 



1923 .... 



1924 ... 

 1925 

 1926 ... 

 1927 



14, 180 

 21,870 

 23,600 

 27,000 

 30, 000 

 38,000 

 40, 000 

 46,000 

 52, 000 

 57, 000 

 68, 000 

 85, 000 

 140, 000 

 165, 000 



12, 762 

 19, 683 

 21,240 

 25,000 

 28, 000 

 35, 000 

 36,000 

 40,000 

 45,000 

 50,000 

 57,000 

 65,000 

 80, 000 



(Hearing No. 14, pp. 1004, 1005, July 29, 

 1913.) 



