A STOCK CENSUS

Evening Star, Issue 17927, 24 March 1922, Page 7

A STOCK CENSUS

DOMINION'S HERDS AND FLOCKS.

The tabulation of the agricultural and nastoral statistics of the Dominion i» now complete, the work having d «JggJ hv pressure consequent of the census in April last. » Govern ment Statistician (Mr £0 were norts that at January 01, 1921, there were 3139,223 head of cattle in the Of these pure-breds numbered 12,997 Jar 3 Alderneys, 5,091 Fncsians 2,169 Tvrnhires, 8,585 Shorthorns—so fai as pure-bred dairying animals were concerned. G‘ross-breds_ in which there were predominating _ strains were. •■ ’ 469,192; Frisians, 210.1 M., A ffi h^ s .’ lift 030 • milking Shorthorns, 882,900 , SftoXd. principally hr dunmg P pure-hred D.™. 23; trarc-bred Horefords. 5.221; other nure-breds, 205. Cress-breds included 810,666 Shorthorns, 439,530 Here lords, 199,019 Polled Angus, and 16,136 crossbreds, principally for beef. Of all cattle there were 37,837 purebred and 3,101,386 cross-bred. Auckland carried more cattle than any other ustrict, Wellington being a close second. Horses amounted to 9.167 through-breds, 146.311 draughts, 171,133 other breeds (for harness and saddle), and 10,648 pomes. There- were but 35 asses and mules in the country, most of which were in Hawke s

Ba iL s numbered 349,892, and Auckland had tho biggest herds. 'Derkshires were the predominant breed. There were 21.903,392 sheep shorn during the season 1920-21. .... There have 'been substantial increases since the returns were taken in the number of sheep and lambs anl dairy cattle.