LIVE-STOCK.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume VI, Issue 6, 16 June 1913, Page 640

LIVE-STOCK.

of comprises Whangaroa’ Rodney, and No. of stock-inspection Raglan, Ohinemuri, East Rotorua, and Taupo No. the comprises Clifton, Stratford, No. stock-inspection Waitotara, Wanganui, Manawatu, whenua. • : No. Bay, • Wairoa, stock-inspection the Weber, Dannevirke, Woodville, Castlepoint, and Featherston,

Groups No. the comprises Waimea, No. Grey, No. Kaikoura, Ashley, cote, burton. stock-inspection 4 comprises Levels, No. Counties comprises Geraldine, Mackenzie, No. stock-inspection comprises Waihemo, Waikouaiti, Vincent, and Bruce, Tuapeka. Peninsula, Vincent, • Bruce, Tuapeka. district Lake, Wallace, ‘No. district the of Wallace, and Fiord, and Stewart Island.

Districts. 1 comprises of Coromandel, Counties Waikato, East Taupo , West the Taranaki, West, stock-inspection No. Kiwitea, ManawatU, whenua. 5 No. Waikohu, and ; district No. Woodville, Hutt,

Stock-inspection of No. 1 the Waimea, No. Grey, the comprises Malvern, Cheviot, Ellesmere, cote, burton. district No. comprises Waimate, Mackenzie, No. stock-inspection and Bruce, No. and Wallace,

' Districts. the Counties comprises Rodney, and Eden, Coromandel, No. comprises Raglan, and Rotorua, and Opotiki. district the of Clifton, Stratford, West, 4 Wanganui, whenua. No. comprises and Waipukurau, Patangata. No. of Woodville, South, Hutt,

Stock-inspection Collingwood, No. 1 Waimea, Awatere, district Murchison, district stock-inspection Heath- Malvern, Cheviot, cote, Springs, burton. 4 Mackenzie, No. comprises stock-inspection and Bruce, Peninsula, Counties No. lsland.

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' SHEEP. Groups of Stockinspection Districts. Number of Sheep at 30th April, 1912. Health and . Condition. Mortality Percentage. Numbe.rof Breeding Ewes on Hand intended to be bred from. Lambing: Estimated Percentage. Estimated Mortality Percentage among L a m b s up to Weaning. Estimated Number of Lambs reared. Clip: Wei gilt and Condition. Condition of Flocks regarding Lice and Ticks. Dipping: How performed. North Island. No. 1—Ohaeawai, Whangarei, Auckland, and Thames 533,701 Good Adults, 5 ; hoggets, 10f 264,942 85 4 223,754 Not so heavy as last year, but condition better, and Fairly satisfactory Satisfactorily, except in Thames district. sounder No. 2—Hamilton, Te Kuiti, 927,453 Very good Adults, 24- ; 494,833 92 6 427,933 Hamilton, heavy Fairly satisfactory Hamilton and Te j and Tauranga hoggets, 5 and good; Te Kuiti, much improved ; Tauranga, not so good as usual Kuiti, satisfactorily ; Tauranga, not satisfactorily. Groups Stock- of No. Plymouth, Opuinspection Districts. Stratford, Number 468,853 Good Adults, 3|; hoggets, 4| 247,237 90 5J 210,275 Weight heavier, except in Hawera. Condition better S a t i s f actory all round Not satisfactorily in New Plymouth district ; satisfacthan usual all torily in other disround tricts. of Sheep at 30th April, 1912. Health and . Condition. Mortality Percentage. Numbe-rof Breeding Ewes on Hand intended to be bred from. Lambing: Estimated Percentage. ; Estimated Mortality Percentage among Lambs up to Weaning. E £ "d "a s CT of Lambs reared. Clip: Weight and Condition. * Condition of Blocks regarding Lice and Ticks. Dipping: How performed. North No. 4Wanganui, Feilding, Nd.'lOhaeawai, — Whangarei, Palmerston 2,970,763 Good Adults, 3f ; hoggets, 6 1,473,354 95 3 1,357,696 Weight lighter than last season. Condition good Satisfactory, except in Feilding district Fairly satisfactorily. 1 Auckland, No. 5Gisborne Hastings 533,701 4,903,569 Good Good . Adults, Adults, 2J-; 2,441,350 85 U2,044,020 Good Not satisfactory .. Not satisfactorily. hoggets, 10 f264,942 85 4 223,754 Not so heavy as last year, but condi-, tion better, and' Fairly satisfactory Satisfactorily, except in Thames district. sounder > . ■ No.' Hamilton, Kuiti, No. Woodville, Masterton, and Tauranga Wellington and 927,453 2,814,750 good. Good Adults, ; hoggets, 6 hoggets, Adults, ; 3| 494,833 92 6 427,933 Hamilton, heavy and good; Te Kuiti, much improved ; : TauraFairly satisfactory Hamilton and Te Kuiti, satisfactorily ; Tauranga, not satisfactorily. nga, not so good as usual ; S a t i s f actory all round hoggets, 4 1,471,744 92 3 1,313,384 Good Fairly satisfactory in Woodville and Wellington, but prevalent in Masterton Not satisfactorily in W o o d v ille and Masterton; satisfactorily in Wellington. No. New Plymouth, Opu-Totals, North 12,618,089 6,393,460 5,577,062 468,853 Good Adults, 3|; hoggets, 4J 247,237 90 5i 210',275 Weight heavier, except in Hawera. Condition better Not satisfactorily in New Plymouth district; satisfacStratford, and No. Wanganui, Feilding, than usual all torily in other districts. round Good ... Adults, 3|; 1,473,354 95 3 1,357,696 Weight lighter than Satisfactory, except Fairly satisfactorily. 2,970,763 hoggets, 6 last season. Conin Feilding disdition good trict and North 5 Hastings Good . .. Adults, 2 J-; 2,441,350 85' If 2,044,020 Good Not satisfactory .. Not satisfactorily. 4,903,569 No. Woodville, Good hoggets, 6 Adults, 3|; hoggets, 4 1,471,744 92 3 1,313,384 Good .. Fairly satisfactory in Woodville and Wellington, but prevalent in Masterton Not satisfactorily in W o o d v ille and Masterton;, satisfactorily in Wellington. . 2,814,750 12,618,089 6,393,460 5,577,062 Totals, North Island ..

South Island. No. Nelson Blenheim 1,197,071 Good 4 ; 649,214 71 13 401,019 Good in Nelson; Fairly free from lice, Fairly satisfactorily. hoggets, 7| 649,214 71 13 401, .019 ■ Good in Nelson; - neither so .heavy nor so good as ■ usual in Blenheim Fairly free from lice, but ticks very prevalent i Fairly satisfactorily. No. hoggets, 7| neither so heavy nor so good as usual in Blenheim but ticks very prevalent 110,562 Good ; 51,070 95 10 43,664 Weight, heavy; Very fair ■ , .. Fairly satisfactorily. hoggets, 5 51,070 95 10 43,664 Weight, heavy ; Very fair Fairly satisfactorily. No., Amberley, church, condition, good hoggets, 5 condition, good 3,538,804 Good ; hoggets, 1,980,884 93 7|*, 1,780,981 ; condition, good Satisfactory Satisfactorily. 4 Oamaru 2,148,120 Good . Adults, ; 61 1,177,046 ■97| 4 1,101,715 Light .. Satisfactory Satisfactorily. Adults, 3f ; hoggets, 71 1,177,046 97| 4 1,101,715 Light .. ' Satisfactory Satisfactorily. 5 and Mosgiel, Balclutha 2,092,604 Good 1,011,268 82 3i 802,289 Light; good condition Satisfactory as to lice, ticks not Fairly satisfactorily. Adults, 3f ; hoggets, 7| 1,011,268 82 . 802,289 ■ “ Light-; good condition Satisfactory as- to lice, ticks not Fairly satisfactorily. No. and Invercargill 1,966,298 Good ; ■ 980,634 77|9 ■■ ■ 691,592 , Invercargill, heavy, satisfactory ; ' Fairly satisfactory Fairly satisfactorily: 9 t but not in good i ' . ' condition; Gore, light, condition ■; sound 980,634 77| 9 691,592 Invercargill, heavy, but not in good condition ; Gore, light, condition sound satisfactory Fairly satisfactory Fairly satisfactorily; Totals, 11,132,064 5,850,116 4,821,260 Totals, North . 12,618,089 6,393,460 totals 153 23, 12,243,576 10,398,322 12,243,576 10,398,322 I

CATTLE. >> spa d F-< -A .S 5 ti> o'. t>D_r a-n o a© be o bpd 4.52 si o g>.S §4 Groups of ft o - Dai 1911 centa amo duri is, d ercer -lity Inly eedin s & £} g 02 [=< O O 0> cludi , Api Dai 1911 ■g g 3 . CD aS'd co Percer rtality mainly Fee din s 4 -eg 3 rn . CD O CD inspection » £ I* 1— Estimated Percentage S’d 3 <D Provision for Winter Feed. s s Estimated Percentage ,P CD Provision for Winter Feed. 5° >> . Number o Cows, Apr Estimated P of Mortali Dairy Cat Spring Mo to all Caus of Calves kept, and how fed. Estimated age of Mo Calves due Insufficient Estimated N Calves rear Estimated P of Depreci Value of Ct to Insufflci ing. Cattle at end of Winter. 5° Number o Cows, Apr Estimated I J of Mortali Dairy Cati Spring Mo to all Cans of Calves kept, and how fed. Estimated age of Mo Calves due Insufficient Estimated N Calves rear Estimated P of Depreci Value of Ct to Insuffici ing. Cattle at end of Winter. North No. 1 Whangarei, Auckland, Thames 262,674 88,016 6 all ; and Whangarei 7 80,164 20 No special provision. Ohaeawai, ; ; Auckland, 70 per cent.; Thames (4,500), whey and good ; Thames, poor. No.-Hamilton, Kuiti, and Tauranga 70 per skim-milk cent.; Thames (4,500), whey and skim-milk good ; Thames, poor. 278,663 85,485 3 . and ; 25 57,049 70 few a but very Tauranga, poor; Te Te special New Plymouth, Stratford, and skim-milk sion 260,511 122,742 3 65 ; whey 6 68,700 25 root . Very fair district, the No. Feilding, Palmerston mixed kind of calf-food poor. 265,012 79,244 4 c ; and whey chiefly, Wa- 8| nui a 44,067 34 special provision Pal-; ; with cases and Palmerston, ing, poor. 5 i n ing, poor. 5 Hastings 289,318 24,6112J cent.; Feilding 3i 14,350 . 15 Very Very good. Woodville, 6 Wellington and 235,811 60,671 3 and calf-food ; 10 22,835 25 other than hay Fair provision in WoodGood in Woodville, me-by-products ville district — hay dium in Masterton and 10 22,835 25 other than hay Fair provision in Woodville district — hay Good in Woodville, medium in Masterton and calf-food ; little Masterton Wellington Wellington. Totals, North 1,591,989 460,769 287,165

South Nelson 1 39,636 14,929 2 ; 71 8,111 221 in provision good in districts, provision Blenheim. Hokitika . 38,740 11,233 90 ; milk 71 8,734 20 provi- ; Medium. ingredients No. • ingredients 103,364 42,878 H ; 2 18,798 30 AmGood. Sockburn and district. food root districts No. 47,856 21,573 3 75 per ; food 8 14,911 25 proGood. vision Mosgiel, 5 81,691 36,004 31 41 per ; 41 12,187 30 Fair good. Balclutha artificial whey, food 6 116,895 46,347 2 cent.; 31 25,878 30 Good Good. food 31 25,878 30 Good Good. Totals, 428,182 172,964 88,619 Island Totals, 1,591,989 460,769 287,165 totals . 2,020,171 633,733 375,784 .. 375,784

Groups Stockinspection Districts. HORSES. PIGS. Number April, 1911. Health and Condition. Breeding : Progressive or Otherwise. Number April, 1911. Health and Condition. Breeding: Progressive or Otherwise. •Diet. Store are generally allowed to roam. usually off upon or North 1Ohaeawai, 47,843 Fair Not very progressive ; 39,693 Good .. Not verproMostly whey and Roam Yes in Auckland, Auckland, 47,843 Fair Not very progressive ; poor stallions 39,690 Good .. Not very progressive • Mostly whey and skim-milk Roam .. Yes in Auckland, but not in the Hamilton, poor stallions gressive skim-milk but not in the other districts. 49,344 Very good Hamilton, not progres49,328 Good .. Not progressive Skim - milk and Roam Very seldom. and sive ; Te Kuiti, progressive ; Tauranga, fern-root 49,344 Very good Hamilton, not progressive ; Te Kuiti, pro49,328 • Good .. Not progressive Skim - milk and fern-root Roam other districts. Very seldom. New Opu22,642 Good slightly progressive Progressive in Hawera 47,016 Good .. Fairly progressive Skim - milk and Mostly allowed Yes in all disand district in draught whey with sueto roam tricts except horses ; not progresrosine, and root Stratford, sive in other districts crops and polwhere they are lard not finished off 22,642 Good gressive ; Tauranga, slightly progressive Progressive in Hawera district in draught 47,016 Good .. Fairly progressive Skim - milk and whey with sueMostly allowed to roam Yes in all districts except horses ; not progressive in other districts rosine, and root crops and polStratford, where they are No. 38,441 Good Palmerston N., not pro38,218 Good .. Fairly progressive Factory by-pro-Mostly allowed on grains. Yes in some Palmerston gressive ; Wanganui ducts, and calfto roam until cases, but not and Feilding, promeals and poltaken in for generally. 5 gressive in draughts lard fattening 43,252 G i s b orne, Gisborne, not very pro16,002 Good .. Gisborne, medium; Skim-milk, boiled Housed Yes. ings not very gressive; Hastings, Hastings, prooffal, maize, carWoodville, No. good; Hastings, good progressive gressive rots, and mangels 29,270 Good Not progressive 27,210 Good .. P r o g r essive in Skim - milk and Allowed to run Yes. and Wellington Masterton, but whey with calfin small padnot progressive in Woodville or Wellington food. Hotelrefuse mostly about Wellington docks 38,441 43,252 29,270 Good ■ .. G i s b orne, not very good; Hastings, ■ good Good Palmerston N., not progressive ; Wanganui and Feilding, • progressive in draughts Gisborne, not very progressive ; Hastings, progressive Not progressive 38,218 16,002 27,210 Good .. Good .. Good .. Fairly progressive Gisborne, medium; Hastings, progressive Progressive in Masterton, but not progressive in Woodville or Wellington lard Factory by-pro-ducts, and calfmeals and pollard Skim-milk, boiled offal, maize, carrots, and mangels Skim - milk and whey with calffood. Hotelrefuse - mostly about Wellington Mostly allowed to roam until taken in for fattening . . Housed .. Allowed to run in small paddocks not finished off on grains. Yes in some cases, but not generally. Yes. •. Yes. Island . 230,792 217,473

Island. No. 1 14,198 good Not 12,675 Good . progressive and root. to Yes. crops in small paddocks and No. . 6,185 Good Not progressive 4,987 Very Progressing crops milk - Skim yards Roam Yes in most cases. Skim - milk and in small paddocks and yards Roam Yes in most cases. No. 53,144 Good Draughts, progressive ; 54,254 Good .. Progressive root crops Skim-milk, root Roam Yes. Sockburn church, 53,144 Good Draughts, progressive ; light, not progressive 54,254 Good .. Progressive root crops Skim-milk, root crops, and grass Roam Yes. No. 4 31,327 Good progressive progressive; 22,006 Good .. Not progressive Mostly skim-milk, Mostly housed.. Not much. progressive ; a little root crops in some 22,006 Good .. Not progressive crops, and grass Mostly skim-milk, Mostly housed.. Not much. 5 34,520 Good light, not progressive Progressive 18,991 Good .. Progressive a little root crops in some cases City offal, skimAllowed to roam Yes. Balclutha 34,520 Good . ■.. Progressive ... 18,991 ■ Good ... Progressive cases City offal, ■ skim? milk, and root. Allowed to roam until taken in Yes. No. 34,118 Good Progressive 18,368 Good Not very progresmilk, and root crops Whey, offal, pountil taken in to fatten Mostly housed.. Yes. sive crops Whey, offal, potatoes, and. grain . r to fatten Mostly housed..' Yes. Totals, 173,492 131,281 sive tatoes, and grain .'Totals, 173,492 230,792 217,473 230,792' 131,281 217,473 totals 404,284 348,644

Statement showing Condition of Live-stock during the Past Season, 1st April, 1912, to 31st March, 1913.