H—2s

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

26

Year. Stud Rams, Two-tooth and over. Flock Rams, Two-tooth and over. Wethers, Two-tooth and over. Breeding-ewes. i i Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. 1918 11,932 313,179 3,696,520 13,022,034 1,598,749 7,895,888 I 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 17,571,426 933,156 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 1939 13,278 530,348 2,815,058 19,960,299 875,185 7,702,923 31,897,091 1940 12,273 528,847 2,434,586 19,727,657 965,550 7,393,962 31,062,875 1941 13,256 547,269 2,390,130 20,030,933 922,633 7,847,439 31,751,660 1942* 1943* 1944 13,524 530,459 2,606,105 20,549,716 1,093j 292 8,407j 202 33,200,298 1945 13,436 546,233 2,525,788 20,865,858 918,145 9,105,152 33,974,612 1946* 1947 361 559,518 2,492,066 20,743,782 930j 815 7,942,257 32,681,799 * Not available.