Sheep in New Zealand.
The Registrar-General, referring to the fact that the sheep of the colony numbered 10,753,752 in 1891, and 19,138,198 in 1896, points out that the increase between 1891 and 1896 amounted to 2,384,741, or at the rate of 14-23 per cent. The export and local consumption of wool developed from 111,537,5461b for the year ended September, 1891, to 132,299,6071b for the corresponding year of 1896. The export of sheepskins and pelts, which in 1890 was 2,292,521 in number reached 3,230,539 in 1895. And the destruction of rabbits, which provided for an export of 12,543,293 skins in 1890, yielded a still greater numher in 1895, when 15,220,814 skins were exported. The increase of sheep has taken place notwithstanding the slaughter needed for an export of frozen meat increasing from 898,894cwt. in the year 1890 to 1,134,097cwt. in 1895. The proportion of small flocks of sheep has increased very considerably between the Census years, and with smaller flocks the rabbit difficulty is easier to master than with large ones. The average flock consisted in 1886 of 1659, in 1891 of 1363, and in 1896 of 1081. The number of flocks was 9149 in 1886, 12,293 in 1891, and 17,703 in 1896.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 349, 16 June 1897, Page 4
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202Sheep in New Zealand. Hastings Standard, Issue 349, 16 June 1897, Page 4
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