4—H. 23.
I rprvfoi Sheep of a distinctive Breed and Crossbred Sheep. U Stud and Stud Stud g . d Grand Total, g Flock Breeding- Dry and Flock I Stud and in Rams. ewes. Ewes. • an^° ek Wether s. Dry Ewes. ! Lambs. Flock Sheep. 1909 298,918 222,799 14,192 153,948 I 689,857 3,427,994 12,147,547 1,001,067 6,214,242 23,480,707 1910 305,569 227,187 13,943 160,234 | 706,933 3,167,082 12,288,193 1,194,570 6,912,842 24,269,620 1911 297,898 229,709 14,117 163,899 : 705,623 3,342,281 12,094,754 1,298,343 6,555,125 23,996,126 1912 306,588 232,782 11,563 155,498 706,431 3,359,969 12,044,247 1,324,200 6,315,306 23,750,153 1913 313,690 228,145 12,902 167,605 722,342 3,207,550 12,292,891 1,150,805 6,818,222 24,191,810 1914 321,869 229,055 13,526 170,169 i 734,619 3,211,661 12,691,121 1,152,749 7,008,613 24,798,763 1915 315,251 237,717 17,341 176,556 746,865 3,270,221 12,377,624 1,365,119 7,141,592 24,901,421 1916 316,131 | 252,201 15,012 175,155 ! 758,499 3,478,263 12,-640,566 1,189,023 6,721,799 24,788,150 1917 329,230 160,212 6,212 114,778 610,432 3,457,824 13,099,957 1,066,435 7,035,738 j 25,270,386 1918 325,111 171,437 6,297 125,116 i 627,961 3,696,520 12,850,597 1,592,452 7,770,772 26,538,302 1919 321,304 165,676 12,196 127,150 j 626,326 3,922,632 12,176,224 1,799,201 j 7,304,171 25,828,554 1920 306,621 154,516 9,803 109,454 580,394 3,901,742 11,415,159 1,814,391 ' 6,208,284 23,919,970 1921 322,144 158,608 9,513 110,428 600,693 3,634,799 11,989,180 1,336,306 5,724,053 23,285,031 1922 322,072 154,277 7,259 98,221 581,829 2,727,624 12,341,777 952,789 5,618,240 22,222,259 1923 330,055 | 172,843 9,013 119,749 631,660 2,551,627 12,890,160 808,919 6,199,073 23,081,439 1924 332,814 179,533 9,727 132,137 654,211 2,807,032 12,896,561 1,036,723 6,381,249 23,775,776 1925 355,579 ! 184,744 7,867 131,485 679,675 3,063.663 13,530,479 875,899 6,398,239 24,547,955 1926 370,535 192,055 10,053 138,526 711,169 3,212,435 13,756,197 1.069,682 6,15-5,510 24,904,993 1927 388,274 i 199,219 8,644 i 144,897 741,034 3,074,974 14,632,511 823,047 6,377,450 25,649,016 1928 396,351 i 205,720 I 7,347 I 145,969 755,387 3,024,647 15,328,331 861,780 7,163,665 27,133,810
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C —continued. SUMMARIES.
Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Others) since 1909.
Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1909.
Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1909.
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Auckland Napier-Gis- w eU S n <? t0n ; \T^ arlb ?. r , ou i? h " J Canterbury- „ Sheep borne Sheep West Coast ,Nelson-Westland f Kaikoura , T< ?t al District District Sheep i Sheep Sheep oneep in | District. District. District. | District. | District. District. | Dominion. I I I I I Stud rams (entered 1,046 1,255 3,218 846 I 3,527 2 259 12 151 in F!ock-book) Other rams .. 34,255 96,639 79,565 18,456 79,684 75,601 384 200 Wethers .. 336,489 587,432 636,741 ! 221,254- 549,165 693 566 ' 3,024'647 Breeding-ewes .. 1,339,246 3,680,579 3,192,053 727,800 3,337,802 3,256,'571 1 15'534'o51 Dryewes .. 56,056 253,339 160,701 43,203 197,017 158 811 , 869'l27 Lambs.. .. 613,383 1,919,935 1,490,173 349,484 ,1,372,402 1,564,257 j 7,309^634 Totals .. 2,380,475 6,539,179 5,562,451 ' 1,361,043 5,539,597 5,751,065 27,133,810 1 , J I
North Island. South Island. Dominion. Year. -— Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 1909 •• •• •• 6,356,783 580,092 6,013,563 435,167 12,370,346 1,015 259 1910 .. .. .. 6,456,509 690,435 6,058,871 518,078 12,515,380 1,208,513 1911 6,354,874 751,817 5,969,589 560,643 12,324,463 1,312,460 1912 .. .. .. 6,393,460 755,906 5,883,569 579,857 12,277,029 1,335,763 1913 .. .. .. 6,505,491 729,637 6,015,545 434,070 12,521,036 1,163 707 1914 .. .. .. 6,619,378 697,352 6,300,798 468,923 12,920,176 1,166,275 1915 .. .. .. 6,643,567 704,218 5,971,814 678,242 12,615,381 1,382,460 1916 .. .. .. 7,230,450 546,821 5,662,317 657,214 1 12,892,767 1,204,035 1917 .. .. .. 7,475,418 617,565 5,784,751 455,082 | 13,260,169 1,072,647 1918 .. .. .. 6,846,053 1,106,652 6,175,981 492,097 | 13,022,034 1,598,749 1919 .. .. 6,311,797 1,202,085 6,030,103 609,312 ! 12,341,900 1,811 397 1920 .. .. .. 5,838,704 1,243,633 5,730,971 580,561 | 11,569,675 1,824,194 1921 .. .. .. 6,312,456 890,601 5,835,332 455,218 | 12,147,788 1,345,819 1922 6,771,482 525,903 5,724,572 434,145 | 12,496,054 960,048 1923 .. .. .. 7,170,154 454,287 5,892,849 363,645 i 13,063,003 817,932 1924 .. .. .. 7,148,949 680,806 5,927,145 365,644 | 13,076,094 1,046,450 1925 .. .. .. 7,463,735 535,878 6,251,488 347,888 | 13,715,223 883 766 1926 .. .. .. 7,503,200 663,427 6,445,052 416,308 13,948,252 1,079,735 1927 7,905,432 513,915 6,926,298 317,776 14,831,730 831,691 1928 .. 1 . .. 8,211,878 470,096 7,322,173 399,031 15,534,051 869 127
Stud Bams, Flock Earns, Wethers, Year. Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. Over. Over. Over. 1909 .. 16,060 282,858 3,427,994 12,370,346 1,015,259 6,368,190 23 480 707 1910 .. 15,068 290,501 3,167,082 12,515,380 1,208,513 7,073,076 24,269,620 1911 .. 17,275 280,623 3,342,281 12,324,463 1,312,460 6,719,024 23,996,126 1912 .. 16,155 290,433 3,359,969 12,277,029 1,335,763 6,470,804 23,750 153 1913 .. 13,156 300,534 3,207,550 12,521,036 1,163,707 6,985,827 24,191,810 1914 .. 13,385 308,484 3,211,661 12,920,176 1.166,275 7,178,782 24 798 763 1915 .. 16,084 299,167 3,270,221 12,615,341 1,382,460 7,318,148 24,901 421 1916 .. 15,114 301,017 3,478,263 12,892,767 ' 1,204,035 6,896,954 24,788,150 1917 •• 10,464 318,766 3,457,824 13,260,169 1,072,647 7,150,516 25,270,386 1918 .. 11,932 313,179 3,696,520 13,022,034 1,598,749 7,895,888 26,538 302 1919 .. 13,541 307,763 3,922,632 12,341,900 1,811,397 7,431,321 25,828,554 1920 .. 13,553 293,068 3,901,742 11,569,675 1,824,194 6,317,738 23,919,970 1921 .. 16,376 305,768 3,634,799 12,147,788 1,345,819 5,834,481 23,285,031 1922 .. 12,388 309,684 2,727,624 12,496,054 960,048 5,716,461 22,222,259 1923 .. 10,862 319,193 2,551,627 13,063,003 817,932 6,318,822 23,081,439 1924 .. 12,008 320,806 2,807,032 13,076,094 ! 1,046,450 6,513,386 23,775,776 1925 .. 12,400 343,179 3,063,663 13,715,223 883,766 6,529,724 24,547,955 1926 .. 13,808 356,727 3,212,435 13,948,252 1,079,735 6,294,036 24,904,993 1927 .. 12,334 375,940 3,074,974 14,831,730 831,691 6,522,347 25,649,016 1928 .. 12,151 384,200 3,024,647 15,534,051 869,127 7,309,634 27,133,810