H.—23

C —continued Number of Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1941 and 1944

SUMMARIES

Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Others) since 1918

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qhp/vr, Sheep of a Distinctive Breed (entered in l'lock-book). PtolfcSiSk 1 Crossbred Sheep. Dominion. 1941. 1944. 1941. 1944. 1941. 1944. 1941. 1944. Rams .. .. .. 13,256 13,524 541,995 526,397 5,274 4,062 560,525 543,983 Wethers .. .. .. .. 921,190 1,121,587 1,468,940 1,484,518 2,390,130 2,606,105 Breeding-ewes .. .. 259,681 301,283 4,115,141 5,966,993 15,656,111 14,281,440 20,030,933 20,549,716 Dry ewes .. .. 7,262 6,667 251,729 328,474 663,642 758,151 922,633 1,093,292 Lambs.. .. .. 180,251 217,340 1,661,294 2,306,629 6,005,894 5,883,233 7,847,439 8,407,202 Totals .. .. 460,450 538,814 7,491,349 10,250,080 23,799,861 22,411,404 31,751,660 33,200,298

Auckland Poverty Bay- Wellin«ton- Marlborough- Canterbury- m T t , ri „. E' " Hawke-s Bay West Coast Nelson-Westland Kaikoura iirf? District Sheep Sheep Sheep Sheep «»»£. P. st«ct. District. District. District. District. District. Dominion. Stud rams (entered) 1,420 1,581 3,940 504 1 3,158 2,921 13,524 in Flock-book Other rams .. 82,618 116,785 115,994 19,303 j 87,116 108,643 530,459 Wethers .. 449,314 491,966 498,016 212,482 406,863 547,464 2,606,105 Breeding-ewes .. 3,048,918 4,400,679 4,291,323 771,057 j 3,518,690 4,519,049 20,549,716 Dry ewes .. 104,214 251,920 207,522 56,560 235,274 237,802 1,093,292 Lambs .. 1,106,632 1,996,235 1,730,579 311,167 , 1,397,630 1,864,959 8,407,202 Totals .. 4,793,116 7,259,166 6,847,374 1,371,073 5,648,731 7,280,838 33,200,298

North Island. South Island. Dominion. Year. — i — — Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 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 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 8,211,878 470,096 7,322,173 399,031 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 67' 1931 .. .. .. 9,247,005 642,488 8,361,724 568,226 17,608,729 l,21o'714 1932 .. .. .. 9,170,996 581,452 7,892,064 686,726 17,063,060 1 268 178 1933 .. .. .. 9,318,941 486,037 7,890,756 512,849 17,209,697 998'886 1034 .. .. .. 9,524,065 424,170 8,047,361 508,986 17,571,426 933 156 1935 .. .. .. 9,697,231 502,032 8,115,186 486,033 17,812,417 988 065 1936 .. .. .. 10,300,826 407,164 8,368,135 457,927 18,668,961 865,091 1937 .. .. .. 10,570,388 406,392 8,761,689 389,125 19,332,077 795 517 1938 .. .. .. 10,735,829 508,558 8,928,037 526,019 19,663,866 1,034'577 1939 .. .. .. 10,889,802 416,755 9,070,497 458,430 19,960,299 875 185 1940 .. .. .. 10,917,684 443,349 8,809,973 522,201 19,727,657 965'550 1941 11,268,384 398,117 8,762,549 524,516 20,030,,933 922 633 1942* 1943* 1944 .. .. .. 11,740,920 563,656 8,808,796 529,636 20,549,716 1,093,292 * Not available.