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C — continued. PERCENTAGES. Percentage of each Breed in each Sheep District.

r> SUMMAEY. Numhkr of Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1918 and 1919. 1,918. 1919. Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,538,302 25,828,554 Stud, slici']i (entered in Blook-book) Rams .. .. .. .. .. 11,932 13,541 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 171,437 165,676 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 6,297 12.196 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 125,116 L27,1F,0 314,782 318,563 Sheep of a distinctive breed hut not entered in Flockbook — Rams .. .. .. .. .. 313,179 307,763 Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 926,915 924,919 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 2,998,906 2,725,604 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 305,386 308,335 Lambs .. .. .. .. ... 1,649,215 1,508,305 6,193.631 5,774,926 Crossbred and other sheep not otherwise enumerated ■ Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 2,769,575 2.997.713 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 9,851,691 9,450,620 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 1,287,066 1,490,866 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 6,121,557 5,795,866 20,029,889 19,735,065

Sheep District 3 i _ — IE __ & ° " p_ _ '/-, .3 in North Island. .... Shei CO I rr) ill u O ftW 3ft_££. rQ ™ V - 11 .. up District in South [all ,1 3 - r. Ej s °'S ° Land. a .c 'c a '5 .* S H P Stud sheep (entered in Elockbook) — Merino Lincoln .. .. .. 0-16 0-10 Romney .. .. .. 0-54 0-22 Border Leicester . . .. 0-01 0-00 English Leicester .. .. 0-02 0-01 Shropshire .. .. 0-01 0-00 Southdown .. .. 0-01 0-05 Corriedale .. .. 0-00 0-00 Other breeds .. .. 0-01 O-Oo 0-46 1-23 0-18 0-00 0-01 0-17 0-00 0-00 0-25 0-08 0-02 0-01 0-00 0-10 0-00 0-00 0-27 0-21 0-63 0-04 0-12 0-01 0-01 013 0-10 003 0-03 0-14 0-70 0-28 0-27 0-46 ; 0-03 0-04 0-01 0-10 | 0-02 0-43 0-08 0-02 013 0-06 0-06 0-16 0-46 : 0-68 0-25 0-12 0-24 0-11 0-02 0-01 0-06 0-08 0-23 0-11 0-01 I 0-01 Totals ... .. 0-70 0-31 .heep of a distinctive breed but not entered in Floek-book Merino .. .. .. 0-25 0-61 l.inroln .. .. ... 1.0 1-98 Romney .. .. .. 11-93 14-64 Border Leicester .. .. 0-09 ' 0-00 Rnglish Leicester .. .. 0-20 , 0-01 Shropshire .. .. 0-16 , 0-02 Southdown .. .. 0-02 • 0-07 Corriedale .. .. 0-00 0-01 Halfbreds.. .. .. 0-00 0-00 Other breeds .. .. 0-02 0-03 1-90 1-05 1-30 1-63 1-31 1-46 1-23 0-21 2-68 16-94 0-10 003 0-04 0-28 0-58 0-00 0-01 0-40 2-14 15-23 0-08 0-04 0-05 0-15 0-24 0-00 0-02 12-56 7-83 4-93 0-40 0-20 ! 0-13 11-94 1-44 , 6-62 [ 0-00 1-1K 1-96 0-50 I -65 0-08 0-03 0-00 ! 0-01 I 0-13 ! 0-10 ; 0-01 | 0-29 413 2-95 10-60 13-30 4-70 . .. 0-01 0-05 7-20 3-46 0-23 1-28 4-83 , 10-55 1-37 | 0-60 0-80 : 0-41 0-04 0-04 0-07 ' 0-11 8-19 1-50 9-47 4-25 0-02 0-02 Totals ... .. 13-08 17-43 18-87 18-36 30-85 30-00 l 21-43 27-28 22-36 71-35 76-3!) Irossbreds and others not other- 85-55 82-20 wise enumerated 77-24 I 80-59 62-12 63-37 , 77-20 Grand totals .. 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 , 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00