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Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Others) since 1908.

Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1908.

Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1908.

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Stud rams (entered in Flock-book) Other rarnj Wethers Breeding-owes . . Dry ewes Lambs .. Auokland Narriei- Ris Wellington- I Marlborough- CanterburyaSJr™ West Coast Nelson-WDstlarrd Kaikoura District Mstrtet P Sheep Sheop Sheel> Distrrct. District. District. District. District 538 926 ' 3,243 ' 580 3,586 23,705 83,995 68,231 16,434 69,822 209,827 486,322 562,336 204,711 483,795 977,433 3,405,019 2,787,702 I 684,971 I 2,872,220 51,566 230,667 172,054 46,132 152,562 474,788 1,815,404 1,455,907 I 313,705 1,069,673 Otago Sheep Distrrct. 1,989 Total in Dominion. 10,862 57,006 604,636 2,335,058 164,951 1,189,345 319,193 2,551,627 13,063,003 817,932 6,318,822 Totals . I 1,737,857 6,022,333 5,049,473 I 1,266,533 4,651,658 4,353,585 23,081,439 I

North Island. South Island, Dominion. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewea. 11,244,041 1,166,845 12,370,346 i 1,015,259 12,515,380 | 1,208,513 12,324,463 : 1,312,460 12,277,029 1,335,763 12,521,036 1,163,707 12,920,176 1,166,275 12,615,341 1,382,460 12,892,767 , 1,204,035 13,260,169 1,072,647 13,022,034 1,598,749 12,341,900 1,811,397 11,569,675 ' 1,824,194 12,147,788 ' 1,345,819 12,490,054 960,048 13,063,003 j 817,932 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes, Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 5,698,865 626,687 5,545,176 540,158 6,356,783 I 580,092 6,013,563 435,167 6,456,509 I 690,435 I 6,058,871 518,078 6,354,874 751,817 ' 5,969,589 560,643 6,393,460 755,906 5,883,569 579,857 0,505,491 729,637 6,015,545 434,070 6,619,378 697,352 j 6,300,798 468,923 6,643,567 , 704,218 " 5,971,814 678,242 7,230,450 ' 546,821 5,662,317 657,214 7,475,418 617,565 5,784,751 455,082 6,846,053 1,106,652 . 6,175,981 492,097 6,311,797 ,1,202,085 6,030,103 609,312 5,838,704 1,243,633 ; 5,730.971 580,561 6,312,456 [ 890,601 : 5,835,332 455,218 6,771,482 525,903 5,724,572 434,145 7,170,154 : 454,287 j 5,892,849 363.645

Year. Stud Rams, 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 1920 19-21 1922 1923 14,902 16,060 15,068 17,275 16,155 13,156 13,385 16,084 15,114 10,464 11,932 13,541 13,553 16,376 12,388 10,862 257,850 282,858 290,501 280,623 290,433 300,534 308,484 299,167 301,017 318,766 313,179 307,763 293,068 305,768 309,684 319,193 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 3,211,661 3,270,221 3,478,263 3,457,824 3,696,520 3,922,632 3,901,742 3,634,799 2,727,624 2,551,627 11,244,041 12,370,346 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 11,569,675 12,147,788 12,496,054 13,063,003 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 1,166,275 1,382,460 1,204,035 1,072,647 1,598,749 1,811,397 1,824,194 1,345,819 960,048 817,932 6,387,017 6,368,190 7,073,076 6,719,024 6,470,804 6,985,827 7,178,782 7,318,148 6,896,954 7,150,516 7,895,888 7,431,321 6,317,738 5,834,481 5,716,461 6,318,822 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,020 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 24,901,421 24,788,150 25,270,386 26,538,302 25,828,554 23,919,970 23,285,031 22,222,259 23,081,439

err 41 'rH Stud and Flock Rams. Stud Breedingewes. Stud Dry Ewes. Stud Lambs. Total Stud Sheep and Flock Barns. Sheep of a distinctive B] Wethers. »™^ ■oed and Crossbred Sheep. Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheep. Dry Ewes. Lambs. 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 272,752 298,918 305,569 297,898 306,588 313,690 321,869 315,251 316,131 329,230 325,111 321,304 306,621 322,144 322,072 330,055 230,075 222,799 227,187 229,709 232,782 228,145 229,055 237,717 252,201 160,212 171,437 165,676 154,516 158,608 154,277 172,843 14,725 14,192 13,943 14,117 11,563 12,902 13,526 17,341 15,012 6,212 6,297 12,196 9,803 9,513 7,259 9,013 157,556 153,948 160,234 163,899 155,498 167,605 170,169 176,556 175,155 114,778 125,116 127,150 109,454 110,428 98,221 119,749 675,108 689,857 706,933 705,623 706,431 722,342 734,619 746,865 758,499 610,432 '■ 627,961 626,326 580,394 600,693 581,829 631,660 3,378,398 11,013,966 3,427,994 12,147,547 3,167,082 12,288,193 3,342,281 12,094,754 3,359,969 12,044,247 3,207,550 12,292,891 3,211,661 12,691,121 3,270,221 12,377,624 8,478,263 12,640,506 3,457,824 13,099,957 3,696,520 12,850,597 3,922,632 12,176,224 3,901,742 11,415,159 3,634,799 11,989,180 2,727,624 12,341,777 2,551,627 12,890,160 1,152,120 6,229,461 1,001,067 6,214,242 1,194,570 6,912,842 1,298,343 6.555,125 1.324.200 6,315,306 1,150,805 6,818,222 1,152,749 7,008,613 1,365,119 7,141,592 1,189,023 6,721,799 1,066,435 7,035,738 1,592,452 7,770,772 1.799.201 7,304,171 1,814,391 6,208,284 1,336,306 5,724,053 952,789 5,618,240 808,919 6,199,073 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 24,901,421 24,788,150 25,270,386 26,538,302 25,828,554 23,919,970 23,285,031 22,222,259 23,081,439