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C—continued.
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 Napier-Gis-Sheep borne sheep District. District. WellingtonWoKt Coast Sbeep District. Marlborough- CanterburyKelson- WcHtlanrt Kaikoura Bheep Sheep District. District 1,175 5,110 Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. itud rams (entered in Flock-book) )ther rams Vethers Jreeding-cwes )ry owes .iambs 765 845 4,598 3,883 16,376 23,702 361,707 888,998 139,334 487,441 78,312 777,284 2,908,223 420,552 1,520,499 67,671 887,640 2,515,235 330,715 1,360,802 16,819 67,159 228,671 624,052 703,058 2,896,291 77,493 170,070 410,839 1,032,778 52,105 755,445 2,235,983 207,055 1,022,122 305,768 3,034,799 12,147,788 1,345,819 5,834,481 Totals 1,901,947 5,705,715 5,166,661 1,438,055 : 4,796,060 4,276,593 23,285,031 J
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 1920 1921 5,098,865 0,350,783 6,456,509 6,354,874 6,393,400 0,505,491 0,619,378 0,043,507 7,230,450 7,475,418 6,846,053 6,311,797 5,838,704 6,312,450 620,087 580,092 ; 690,435 751,817 755,900 729,037 697,352 704,218 546,821 617,565 1,100,652 1,202,085 1,243,033 890,601 5,545,170 540,158 0,013,503 435,107 0,058,871 518,078 5,909,589 500,043 5,883,509 579,857 0,015,545 434,070 0,300,798 408,923 5,971,814 078,242 5,002,317 057,214 5,784,751 455,082 0,175,981 492,097 0,030,103 009,312 5,730,971 580,501 5,835,332 455,218 11,244,041 1,160,845 12.370.340 1,015,259 12,515,380 i 1,208,513 12,324,403 j 1,312,400 12.277.029 : 1,335,703 12.521.030 1,103,707 12,920,170 i 1,100,275 12.615.341 | 1,382,400 12,892,707 ! 1,204,035 13,260,109 i 1,072,047 13,022,034 1,598,749 12,341,900 1,811,397 11,509,075 ! 1,824,194 12,147,788 : 1,345,819
Year. Stud Hams, Two-tootb and Over. Flook Bams, 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 1920 1921 14,902 10,000 15,008 17,275 10,155 13,150 13,385 16,084 15,114 10,404 11,932 13,541 13,553 16,370 257,850 282,858 290,501 280,023 290,433 300,534 308,484 299,107 301,017 318,766 313,179 307,763 293,068 305,768 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,107,082 3,342,281 3,359,909 3,207,550 3,211,001 3,270,221 3,478,203 3,457,824 3,090,520 3,922,032 3,901,742 3,634,799 11,244,041 12,370,340 12,515,380 12,324,403 12,277,029 12,521,030 12,920,170 12,615,841 12,892,707 13,200,109 13,022,034 12,341,900 11,569,675 12,147,788 1,106,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,400 1,335,703 1,103,707 1.100,275 1,382,400 1,204,035 1,072,047 1,598,749 1,811,397 1,824,194 1,345,819 i i I i I I I I 6,387,017 22,449,053 0,308,190 23,480,707 7,073,070 24,269,020 0,719,024 23,996,120 6,470,804 23,750,153 0,985,827 24,191,810 7,178,782 24,798,703 7,318,148 24,901,421 0,896,954 24,788,150 7,150,516 25,270,386 7,895,888 20,538,302 7,431,321. 25,828,554 6,317,738 23,919,970 5,834,481 23,285,031
m ( , Ht - Sheep oi 8 C Stud and Stud Stud stn/1 sSoSn Same, ewes. Uvea. 1{aln8- withers. distinctive Breed and CrosBbrod Sheep. Grand Total, Stud and Br owes nS " Ewes. Lambs. Flock Sheep. .908 272,752 230,075 14,725 157,556 675,108 3,378,398 .909 298,918 222,799 14,192 153,948 689,857 3,427,994 .910 305,569 227,187 13,943 j 160,234 706,933 3,167,082 .911 297,898 229,709 14,117 163,899 705,623 3,342,281 .912 306,588 232,782 I 11,563 ' 155,498 706,431 3,359,909 .913 313,690 228,145 I 12,902 167,605 722,342 3,207,550 .914 321,869 229,055 13,526 I 170,169 734,619 3,211,661 .915 315,251 237,717 17,341 | 176,556 746,865 3,270,221 .916 316,131 252,201 15,012 : 175,155 758,499 3,478,263 .917 329,230 160,212 6,212 ; 114,778 610,432 3,457,824 .918 325,111 171,437 6,297 125,116 627,901 3,090,520 .919 321,304 165,076 12,190 127,150 626,326 3,922,032 .920 306,621 j 154,510 I 9,803 109,454 580,394 3,901,742 .921 322,144 158,608 9,513 110,428 600,693 3,634,799 11,013,966 1,152,120 6,229,461 22,449,053 12,147,547 1,001,007 0,214,242 23,480,707 12,288,193 1,194,570 0,912,842 24,209,020 12,094,754 1,298,343 6,555,125 23,996,120 12,044,247 1,324,200 0,315,300 23,750,153 12,292,891 1,150,805 0,818,222 24,191,810 12,091,121 1,152,749 7,008,613 24,798,703 12,377,024 1,366,119 7,141,592 24,901,421 12,040,500 1,189,023 0,721,799 24,788,150 13,099,957 1,000,435 7,035,738 25,270,380 12,850,597 1,592,452 7,770,772 26,538,302 12,170,224 1,799,201 I 7,304,171 25,828,554 11,415,159 1,814,391 i 6,208,284 23,919,970 11,989,180 1,336,306 5,724,053 23,285,031 6,229,461 6,214,242 0,912,842 6,555,125 6,815,806 6,818,222 7,008,013 7,141,592 0,721,799 7,035,738 7,770,772 7,304,171 6,208,284 5,724,053 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,209,020 23,990,120 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,703 24,901,421 24,788,150 25,270-,886 20,538,302 25,828,554 23,919,970 28,285,081