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

SUMMARY. -Number of Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1923 and 1924. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book)— 1923. 1924. Rams .. .. .. .. .. 10,862 12,008 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 172,843 179,533 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 9,013 9.727 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 119,749 132,137 Totals .. .. .. .. 312,467 333,405 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flockbook— Rams .. .. .. .. .. 319,193 320,806 Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 926,581 933,040 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 3,282,709 3.207.733 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 199,711 218,412 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 1,624,962 1,633,188 Totals .. .. .. .. 6,353,156 6,313,179 Crossbred and other sheep not otherwise enumerated — Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 1,625,046 1,873,992 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 9,607,451 9,688,828 Drvewes .. .. .. .. .. 609.208 818.311 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 4,574,111 4,748,061 Totals .. .. .. .. 16,415,816 17,129,192 Grand total of sheep .. .. 23,081,439 23.775,776

Shoe a oi 01 -*TJ District in North Isl >Sj a wo I* .0 -S jH, co —• tr £ ;■§ '"n aland. ■3 i -G 60 , rH S a a 2 o « C"H a-* 5 1* s Sheep District in South Is] Jr. $& © O o H md. a i O Stud sheep (entered in Flockbook) — Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Other breeds 008 0-65 0-01 0-03 0*03 0-07 , 0-00 O'OO 005 0-21 0-20 1-50 0-01 001 0-01 0-01 0-11 0-31 0-02 0-00 0-01 0-12 0-77 0-01 001 0-01 0-18 0-01 0-00 0-78 0-05 0-75 0-03 0-10 001 0-03 0-06 0-07 0-30 0-00 0-09 0-24 0-41 0-04 0-20 0-67 0-18 0-09 0-03 0-80 0-25 0-02 0-01 | 0-01 0-15 0-03 0-28 0-02 0-47 0-22 0-21 0-02 0-10 0-37 010 0-12 0-07 0-64 010 0-10 001 0-15 0-16 0-05 Totals 0-87 l . 0-37 2-08 , in 1-88 2-13 1-39 1-79 1-40 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book— Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Half-bred Other breeds 0-33 0-39 12-11 019 0-17 0-18 0-19 0-06 0-17 0-03 0-24 0-37 0-96 | 0-71 19-07 20-02 0-04 0-05 0-02 0-02 0-00 0-03 0-22 0-55 0-01 I 0-54 0-02 j 0-15 0-03 ' 0-03 0-31 0-78 18-42 0-07 0-04 0-04 0-34 0-22 0-09 003 15-02 0-47 11-27 0-12 0-55 0-12 0-18 0-44 20-91 016 7-75 0-02 1-38 0-51 0-69 0-10 0-11 I 6-82 18-96 0-02 6-44 0-17 7-13 1-43 013 0-03 001 6.63 6-39 0-20 8-10 0-14 501 0-85 j 0-44 : 0-07 0-07 5-95 j 13-94 0-11 3-68 0-50 12-61 0-41 0-21 0-05 0-23 2-70 6-09 0-07 Totals 13-82 i 20-61 22-47 20-34 49-24 36-36 30-36 28-56 34-68 26-55 Crossbreds and others not otherwise enumerated Grand totals 85-31 79-02 75-45 61-51 70-05 72-05 78-55 ■ 18-88 63-53 100-00 100-00 I 100-00 100-00 10000 1.00-00 100-00 100-00 100-00