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

SUMMARY. Number of Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1926 and 1927. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — 1926. 1927. Rams .. .. .. .. 13,808 12,334 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 192, 055 199,219 Dry ewes .. .. .. •. • ■ 10. 053 8,644 Lambs 138,526 144,897 Totals .. .. .. .. 354,442 365,094 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flockbook— Rams .. .. .. •• •• 356,727 375,940 Wethers .. .. .. •• • - 1,008,783 1,011,119 Breeding-ewes .. •• •• •• 3,153,805 3,502,309 Dry ewes .. .. .. •• •• 232,363 213,719 Lambs .. .. .. •• •• 1,492,959 1,656,626 Totals .. .. .. .. 6,244,637 6,759,713 Crossbred and other sheep not otherwise enumerated — Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 2,203,652 2,063,855 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. . • 10,602,392 11,130,202 Dry ewes .. .. .. • • • • 837, 319 609,328 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 4,662,551 4,720,824 Totals .. .. .. .. 18,305,914 18,524,209 Grand total of sheep .. .. 24,904,993 25,649,016

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Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. — _ __ i is ol . Sfi'i &g . . I — •- g "§6 J Sort §0 13 g O rt-g g-g o 5*3" 3 £3 I h Q 5 izi-c H 2h3 ° •X 0 | P Stud sheep (entered in Flockbook) — Merino .. .. .. .. .. 0-00 0-00 0-70 0*28 0-11 0-26 0*12 Lincoln .. .. .. 0-02 0-03 0 13 0-07 0-04 0-00 0-01 0-01 0-04 Romney .. .. .. 0-79 0-24 1-47 0-80 0-77 0-09 0-71 0-45 0-64 Border Leicester .. .. 0-02 .. 0-02 0-01 0-03 0-22 0-23 0-20 0-10 English Leicester .. .. 0-04 0-01 0-00 0-01 0-09 0-34 0-01 0-16 0-08 Shropshire .. .. 0-02 .. 0-01 0 01 0-00 0-06 0-02 0-03 0-02 Southdown .. .. 0-12 0-12 0-49 0-26 0-07 0-29 0-03 0-15 0-21 Corriedale .. .. 0-02 0-00 0-02 0-01 0-07 0-72 0-20 0-41 0-19 Ryeland .. .. .. 0-02 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-03 0-00 0-01 0-01 Other breeds .. .. 0-00 .. 0-00 0-00 0-10 0-03 0-00 0-03 0-01 Totals .. .. 1-05 0-41 2-15 1 18 1 88 2-06 1-32 1-71 1-42 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book — Merino .. .. .. 0-35 0-39 0-43 0-40 15-75 8-48 5-79 8-13 3-92 Lincoln .. .. .. 0-44 0-37 0-44 0-41 0-26 0-11 0-35 0-24 0-33 Romney .. .. .. 14-55 23-75 19-58 20-64 9-16 1-56 4-31 3-67 12-91 Border Leicester .. .. 0-18 0-02 0-02 0-05 0-24 0-49 0-65 0-53 0-27 English Leicester .. .. 0-16 0-03 0-01 0-04 0-55 0-74 0-08 0-42 0-22 Shropshire .. .. 0-25 0-00 0-02 0-05 0-10 0-11 0-06 0-09 0-07 Southdown .. .. 0-28 0-33 0-98 0-57 0-06 0-28 0-03 0-14 0-37 Corriedale .. .. 0-17 0-02 0-57 0-26 1-70 10-00 6-08 7-28 3-46 Half-bred.. .. .. 0-15 0-01 0-24 0-12 18-53 13-55 5-12 10-37 4-79 Ryeland .. .. .. 0-01 0-01 0-00 0-01 0-00 0-02 0-00 0-01 0-01 Other breeds .. .. 0-02 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-01 0 01 Totals .. .. 16-56 24-94 22-30 22-56 46-36 35-35 22-48 30-89 26-36 Crossbreds and others not other- 82-39 74-65 75-55 76-26 51-76 62-59 76-20 67-40 72-22 wise enumerated — —— —— Grand totals .. 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00