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

SUMMARY. Number of Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1927 and 1928. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — 1927. 1028. Rams .. .. .. .. .. 12,334 12,151 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 199,219 205,720 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 8,644 7,347 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 144,897 145,969 Totals .. .. .. .. 365,094 371,187 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flockbook— Rams .. .. .. .. .. 375.940 384,200 Wethers .. .. .. .. 1,011,119 1,042,157 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 3,502,309 3,812,550 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 213,719 212,534 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 1,656,626 1,914,884 Totals .. .. .. .. 6,759,713 7,366,325 Crossbred and other sheep not otherwise enumerated— Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 2,063,855 1,982,490 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 11,130,202 11,515,781 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 609,328 64 9,246 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 4,720,824 5,248,781 Totals .. .. .. .. 18,524,209 19,396,298 Grand total of sheep .. .. .. 25,649,016 27,133,810

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Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. ~i ■ T~~ii v~~\ u~\ I i ■§ is I §s . Sis I i?a • :§ .22 b "Sq j ,0 g i Sd i 3 * t ! H \ Is I 5-8? > I I I I ' *s , II J*£ |m I Stud sheep (entered in Flockbook) — Merino .. .. .. .. 0-00 .. 0-00 0-69 i 0-24 0-12 ! 0-23 0-11 Lincoln .. .. .. 0-02 0-03 0-10 0-06 0-04 0-00 0-01 ; 0-01 0-03 Romney .. .. .. 0-68 0-22 1-44 0-76 0-67 0-09 0-65 0-41 0-59 Border Leicester .. .. 0-03 .. 0-01 0-01 0-03 : (M9 0-22 j (M8 0-09 English Leicester .. .. 0-03 0-00 0-00 0-01 0-07 ! 0-34 i 0-01 0-16 0-08 Shropshire .. .. 0-02 .. 0-00 0-00 , 0-01 ; 0-04 0-03 0-03 0-02 Southdown .. .. 0-18 0-15 0-53 0-30 ! 0-07 I 0-30 j 0-04 0-16 0-23 Gorriedale .. .. 0-01 0-00 0-04 0-02 0-08 I 0-63 ' 0-21 j 0-38 0-19 Ryeland .. .. . . 003 0-01 0 01 0-01 1 0-08 j 0-03 I 0-00 | 0-03 0-02 Other breeds .. .. 0-00 .. . . 0-00 ; 0-01 j 0-02 ' 0-01 | 0-01 0-01 Totals .. .. 1-00 0-41 2-13 1-17 1-75 . 1-88 : 1-30 | 1-60 1-37 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book —■ Merino .. .. .. 0-40 0-41 0-11 0-29 14-32 9-26 5-72 8-19 3-98 Lincoln .. .. .. 0-56 0-76 0-28 0-54 ' 0-18 0 19 0-08 ! 0-14 0-35 Romney .. .. . . 16-39 22-52 20-46 20-72 : 8-93 , 2-09 4-79 4-05 12-95 Border Leicester .. .. 0-13 0-03 0-01 0-04 0-20 i 0-57 0-60 ; 0-55 0-28 English Leicester .. .. 0-10 0-04 0-02 0-04 0-60 j 1-10 0-14 ; 0-61 0-31 Shropshire .. .. 0-11 0-00 0-02 0-03 1 0-12 j 0-11 0-05 0-09 0-05 Southdown .. .. 0-45 0-36 0-85 0-56 0-12 I 0-40 0-03 0-20 0'39 Corriedale .. .. 0-08 0-01 0-53 0-22 1-95 i 10-75 ; 6-74 ! 7-98 3-84 Half-bred.. .. .. 0-23 t 0-02 0-25 0-14 17-36 j 13-55 5-76 10-42. 4-94 Ryeland .. .. .. 0-02 | 0-18 0-00 0-09 0-01 j 0-03 j 0-00 0 01 0-05 Other breeds .. .. 0-01 0-00 0-01 0-01 ! 0-00 I 0-04 0-01 1 0-02 0-01 I ! I Totals .. .. 18-48 24-33 22-54 22-68 43-79 38-09 23-92 ! 32-26 27-15 Crossbreds and others not other- 80*52 75*26 75*33 76-15 54-46 60-03 74-78 j 66-14 71-48 wise enumerated ! Grand totals .. 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00