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C— continued. SUMMARIES.
Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Others).
Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1908.
Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1908.
4—H. 23.
Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gis-borne Sheep District. WellingtouWest Coast Sheep District. Marlborough-Nelson-Westland Sheep District. CanterbuiyKaikoura Sheep District Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. Stud rams* .. 661 Other rams .. 23,140 Wethers .. 328,772 Breeding-ewes 817,020 Dry ewes .. 176,114 Lambs .. 514,991 1,508 78,655 918,570 2,863,418 589,729 2,033,406 4,321 69,763 1,064,050 2,631,359 436,242 1,660,225 734 10,542 206,375 710,101 59,803 392,315 3,170 06,847 638,511 2,990,634 267,091 1,471,708 3,147 52,816 766,354 2,329,368 282,418 1,358,676 13,541 307,763 3,922,632 12,341,900 1,811,397 7,431,321 Totals 1,860,698 0,485,280 5,865,960 1,385,870 5,437,961 4,792,779 25,828,554 * Entered in ] lock-book.
North Island. South Island. Dominion. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 5,098,865 6,356,783 0,450,509 6,354,874 6,393,460 0,505,491 6,619,378 6,643,567 7,230,450 7,475,418 6,846,053 6,311,797 626,687 580,092 690,435 751,817 755,906 729,637 097,352 704,218 546,821 617,565 1,100,652 1,202,085 5,545,176 540,158 0,013,563 ! 435,167 0,058,871 518,078 5,969,589 560,643 5,883,509 579,857 6,015,545 434,070 6,300,798 468,923 5,971,814 678,242 5,662,317 657,214 5,784,751 455,082 0,175,981 492,097 0,030,103 609,312 540,158 435,167 518,078 560,643 579,857 434,070 468,923 678,242 657,214 455,082 492,097 609,312 11,244,041 12,370,340 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,176 12,615,341 12,892,767 13,260,169 13,022,034 12,341,900 1,160,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 1,166,275 1,382,460 1,204,035 1,072,047 1,598,749 1,811,397
Year. Stud Hams, Two-tooth and Over. Flock Rams, Two-tooth and Over. Wethers, Two-tooth and Over. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 14,902 16,060 15,068 17,275 16,155 13,156 13,385 16,084 15,114 10,404 11,932 13,541 257,850 282,858 290,501 280,623 290,433 300,534 308,484 299,107 301,017 318,766 313,179 307,703 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,909 3,207,550 3,211,061 3,270,221 3,478,203 3,457,824 3,096,520 3,922,032 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,176 12,015,341 12,892,707 13,200,109 13,022,034 12,341,900 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,400 1,835,768 1,103,707 1.166,275 1,382,400 1,204,035 1,072,647 1,598,749 1,811,397 6,387,017 22,449,053 6,368,190 ! 23,480,707 7,073,070 ' 24,209,020 6,719,024 23,996,120 6,470,804 23,750,153 0,985,827 , 24,191,810 7,178,782 I 24,798,763 7,318,148 : 24,901,421 0,890,954 , 24,788,150 7,150,510 25,270,380 7,895,888 20,538,302 7,431,321 , 25,828,554
a 9 Stud and Flock Kams. Stud Breedingewes. Stud Dry Ewes. Stud Lambs. Total Stud Sheep and Flock Bams, Sheep of a distinctive Bn Wethers. "^ :ed and Crossbred Sheep. Grand Total, Stud and Dry Ewes. Lambs. Flock shee P1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1910 1917 1918 1919 272,752 298,918 305,569 297,898 306,588 313,690 321,869 315,251 316,131 329,230 325,111 321,304 230,075 222,799 227,187 222,709 232,782 228,145 229,055 237,717 252,201 160,212 171,437 165,676 14,725 14,192 13,943 14,117 11,563 12,902 13,526 17,341 15,012 6,212 6,297 12,190 157,556 153,948 160,234 163,899 155,498 167,605 170,109 176,556 175,155 114,778 125,116 127,150 075,108 089,857 700,933 705,617 706,431 722,342 734,619 746,865 758,499 610,432 027,961 626,326 3,378,398 11,013,966 3,427,994 12,147,547 3,167,082 12,288,193 3,342,281 12,094,754 3,359,909 12,044,247 3,207,550 12,292,891 3,211,061 12,691,121 3,270,221 12,377,624 3,478,263 12,640,566 3,457,824 13,099,957 3,096,520 12,850,597 3,922,632 12,176,224 1,152,120 6,229,461 22,449,053 1,001,067 0,214,242 : 23,480,707 1,194,570 6,912,842 24,209,620 1,298,343 6,555,125 23,996,126 1.324.200 6,315,300 23,750,153 1,150,805 0,818,222 24,191,810 1,152,749 7,008,013 24,798,703 1,305,119 7,141,592 24,901,421 1,189,023 0,721,799 24,788,150 1,060,435 7,035,738 25,270,386 1,592,452 7,770,772 20,538,302 1.799.201 7,304,171 25,828,554