H.—23,
C —continued. Number of Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1932 and 1933.
SUMMARIES.
Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Others) since 1914.
24
Stud Sheep i 8hee ?, 1 ?/n n ?i S nWd V ?n Breed '' Crossbred and other Sheep not Dominion (entered in Flock-book). Flock boot otherwise enumerated. Dominion. . __ — 1982. 1933. 1932. 1933. 1932. 1933. 1932. 1933. Rams .. .. 17,169 13,353 451,882 450,266 .. .. 469,051 463,619 Wethers .. .. .. .. 1,172,973 1,092,533 1,557,853 1,322,650 2,730,826 2,415,183 Breeding-ewes .. .. 232,006; 226,330 4,783,296 4,780,723 i i 12,202,644 ; 17,063,060 17,209,697 Dry ewes .. .. 7,855 6,625 383,093 334,039 877,230 658,222 1,268,178 998,886 Lambs .. .. 164,750 160,265 I 2,012,466 1,941,131 j 4,983,457 4,567,185 7,160,673 6,668,581 Totals .. .. 421,780 406,573 8,803,710 8,598,692 j 19,466,298 ! 18,750,701 28,691,788 27,755,966
Auckland »<S2£ ''SSSSS'i ™ a ' ■[_ D». D --, jfct D fS. fib « "jAStud rams (entered 1,809 1,111 3,421 532 3,238 3,742 13,353 in Flock-book) Other rams .. 47,7:21) 104,232 95,336 19,630 88,r>71 94,771 4r>0,266 Wethers .. 267,2.10 386,811 439,762 218,724 461,488 641,148 2,415,183 Breeding-ewes .. 1,783,450 3.1143,718 3,591,773 767,867 3,396,693 3,726,196 17,209,697 Dry ewes .. ' 97,804 211,029 177,204 71,956 181,545 2511.348 998,886 Lamls.. .. 642,720 1,826,927 1,332,446 j 317,797 1,059,848 | 1,488,843 6,668,581 Totals .. I 2,840,259 6,473,828 5,639,942 1,396,506 j 5,191,383 0,214,048 27,755,966
North Ielaud. South ; leland. Dominion. year. — Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewee. Breedingewee. Dry Ewee. 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 5,662,817 657,214 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 6,080,103 609,312 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 13,063,003 817,932 1924 .. 7,148,949 680,806 5,927,145 365,644 I 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 j 317,776 14,831,730 831,691 1928 .. .. .. 8,211,878 470,096 7,822,173 | 399,031 15,534,051 869,127 1929 .. 8,820,536 483,397 7,787,619 399,301 16,608,155 882,698 1930 .. 9,312,461 570,946 8,251,714 506,726 17,564,175 1,077,672 1931 .. 9,247,005 642,488 8,361,724 568,226 17,608,729 1,210,714 1932 . .. 9,170,996 581,452 7,892,064 I 686,726 17,063,060 1,268,178 1933 .. .. .. 9,318,941 486,037 7,890,756 j 512,849 17,209,697 998,886