H.—23

C —continued. Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1918.

Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1918.

4—H. 23.

25

Stud Earns, Flock Bams, Wethers, Year. Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. Over. Oyer. j Over. j. J 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 1929 .. 12,794 409,537 3,289,135 16,608,155 882,698 7,849,063 29,051,382 1930 .. 14,248 434,369 3,367,916 17,564,175 1,077,672 8,382,907 30,841,287 1931 .. 15,001 446,997 3,429,552 17,608,729 1,210,714 7,081,523 29,792,516 1932 .. 17,169 451,882 2,730,826 17,063,060 1,268,178 7,160,673 28,691,788 1933 .. 13,353 450,266 2,415,183 17,209,697 998,886 6,668,581 27,755,966 1934 .. 12,034 455,177 2,437,618 17,571,420 933,156 7,239,627 28,649,038 1935 .. 11,249 459,821 2,481,354 17,812,417 988,065 7,323,848 29,076,754 1936 .. 12,398 480,005 2,608,645 18,668,961 865,091 7,478,604 30,113,704 1937 .. 10,991 504,653 2,653,241 19,332,077 795,517 8,009,339 31,305,818 1938 .. 12,261 510,099 2,894,717 19,663,866 1,034,577 8,263,254 32,378,774

| 1 Sheep of a Distinctive Breed and Crossbred Sheep. * Stud and Stud Stud aSiS Grand Total 1 Flock Breeding- Dry and FlSck I 8tud aild !« Rams. ewes. Ewes. Lambs ' d am °° Wethers . | Dry Ewes. Lambs. Ftook Sheep. I 1918 325,111 171,437 6,297 125,116 627,961 3,696,520 12,850,597 1,592,452 7,770,772 26,538,302 1919 321,304 165,676 12,196 127,150 626,326 3,922,632 12,176,224 1,799,201 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 9,7'27 132,137 654,211 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 6,153,510 24,904,993 1927 388,274 199,219 8,644 144,897 741,034 3,074,974 14,632,511 823,047 6,377,450 25,649,016 1928 396,351 205,720 7,347 145,969 755,387 3,024,647 15,328,331 861,780 7,163,665 27,133,810 1929 422,331 219,802 7,203 156,526 805,862 3,289,135 16,388,353 875,495 7,692,537 29,051,382 1930 448,617 244,480 7,884 174,862 875,843 3,367,916 17,319,695 1,069,788 8,208,045 30,841,287 1931 461,998 238,281 8,081 169,879 878,239 3,429,552 17,370,448 1,202,633 6,911,644 29,792,516 1932 469,051 232,006 7,855 164,750 873,662 2,730,826 16,831,054 1,260,323 6,995,923 28,691,788 1933 463,619 226,330 6,625 160,265 856,839 2,415,183 16,983,367 992,261 6,508,316 27,755,966 1934 467,211 228,769 7,083 162,631 865,694 2,437,618 17,342,657 926,073 7,076,996 28,649,038 1935 471,070 231,605 7,292 169,041 879,008 2,481,354 17,580,812 980,773 7,154,807 29,076,754 1936 492,403 249,016 7,105 174,869 923,393 2,608,645 18,419,945 857,986 7,303,735 30,113,704 1937 515,644 200,510 6,077 188,320 970,551 2,653,241 39,071,567 789,440 7,821,019 31,305,818 1938 522,360 266,724 7,588 195,045 991,717 2,894,717 19,397,142 1,026,989 8,068,209 32,378,774