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Graph No. 2 shows an increase of 54 per cent, in the number of sheep in the three counties in Central Otago.

Graph showing Area of Land irrigated, and Percentage Increase in Sheep in Vincent, Tuapeka, and Maniototo Counties. No. 2. —Otago Central Irrigation.

In order to show that the increases indicated in the above graphs are not entirely due to the general increase that has taken place in live-stock throughout the Dominion, the following graphs, Nos. 3 and 4, have been prepared. No. 3 shows that the percentage of increase in dairy cows in the Vincent County exceeds the Dominion total and very greatly exceeds the increase in Otago and Southland. In fact, while the number of dairy cows for these two provinces has shown a decrease since 1924 of about 13 per cent., the number in Vincent County has increased about 7 per cent.

Graph showing Percentage Increase in Dairy Cows in Dominion, Otago and Southland, and Vincent County. No. 3.— Otago Central Irrigation.

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