California Condor Eben McMillan 21 may 1964 likely have to remain for some time. Most Shepherds have the impression that everything wild is to be shot. Therefore I think it advisable that the Woolgrowers Association be advised that the Possession of firearms by foreign employees must be Curtailed Immediately. I feel that the present threat of losing the use of these foreign laborers will cause Sheepmen to gladly see that NO firearms are Possessed by these herders in the future. I drove to the ranch of Hugh and Charlotte Smith that lies about seven miles southeast of Granite Station. Hugh Smith told me that he figured on a three percent death loss in his Cattle throughout the year. This does not include young Newborn Calves, but would only include such Calves as lived to the time of being branded and marked. His Calf Crop runs about 87 percent. This would be 87 Calves that would live to be branded out of one hundred cows. Of course some of these Cows would not be with Calf, Others might abort the fetes before it reached full development and some might die in the act of giving birth to a Calf. I think it would be safe to say that of the 13 percent of the Cows that do not have Calves that live to be branded one-half would loose their Calf at time of birth. This Calf that dies at birth is a favorite food for Condor. Hugh Smith also said he thought his 87 percent Calf Crop was below many other operators of Kern County but that the annual death loss of adult Cattle of 03 percent was lower than is the Case with most Cattlemen in Kern County.