ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS AS AT 30th APRIL, 1931.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 43, Issue 5, 20 November 1931, Page 384

ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS AS AT 30th APRIL, 1931.

Class. Auckland. Napier-Gisborne. WellingtonCoast. MarlboroughNelson- land. CanterburyKaikoura. Otago Southland). Total Dominion/ Stud flockbook) 1,411 1,249 3, 689 3,406 4,344 15,001 Other rams . 49,458 98,913 900 93 19,481 88, 97,049 446, Wethers 478,659 642 741,815 148 554,312 688 ,748 3,429,552-Breeding-ewes 1,904,883 3,669,235 3, 796,009 3,657,769 3,907,946 608 17, Dry ewes 102,551 643 343 294 84,312 889 254,025 714 Lambs ■ . 774,444 668 441 333,288 1,174,159 688930 7,081,523 Totals, 3,311,406 ,856 6424 6,150 1,496,927 5,707,731 6,700, 29,792,516 Totals, 1930 3,325,272 6,937,555 ,086 6,273 1,526,516 ,042 726,816 841

TABLE 1.—SUMMARY BY SHEEP DISTRICTS.

Year. Stud Flock Rams. Stud Breedingewes. Stud Dry Ewes. Stud Lambs.,. Stud Sheep Flock Rams. entered Sheep Crossbred Sheep. Grand Total, Stud Sheep. Wethers. Lambs. Breeding-ewes. Ewes. Dry Lambs. 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 63 I,660 2,551,627 12,890, 160 808,919 6,199,073 23,081,439 1924 332,814 T 79,533 9,727 132,137 654,211 2,807,832 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 I,069,682. 6,155,510 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, 35 1 205,720 7,347 145,969 755,387 3,024,647 15,328,331 861,780 7,163,653 27,133,810 1929 4 22 ,33i 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 I,069,788 8,208,045 30,841,287 1931 322,072 ,998 461 238,281 8,081 169,879 878,239 3,429,552 17,370,448 I,202,633 6,911 ,644 2 9,792,5 1 6 330,055 332,814 355,579 370,535 388,274 396,351 422, 331 448, 617 461,998 154,277 172,843 1 79,533 184,744 192,055 199, 219 205, 720 219, 802 244, 480 238,281 7,259 9,013 9,727 7,867 10,053 8,644 7,347 7,203 7,884 8,081 98,221 119,749 132,137 131,485 138.526 144,897 145,969 156.526 174,862 169,879 581,829 631, 660 654,211 679,675 711, I69 741,034 755,387 805, 862 875,843 878,239 2,727,624 2,551,627 2,807, 832 3,063,663 3,212,435 3,074,974 3,024,647 3,289,135 3,367,916 3,429,552 12,341,777 12,890, l6o 12,896,561 13,530,479 13,756,197 14,632,511 15,328,331 16,388,353 17,319,695 17,370,448 952,789 808,919 I,036,723 875,899 I,069,682 823,047 86l, 780 875,495 I,069,788 1,202,633 5,618,240 6,199,073 6,381,249 6,398,239 6,155,510 6,377,450 7, i6 3,653 7,692,537 8,208, 045 6,911 ,644 22,222,259 23,081, 439 23,775,776 24,547,955 24,904,993 25,649,016 27,133,810 29,051,382 30,841, 287 29,792,5 t 6

TABLE 11.—COMPARATIVE STATEMENT: TEN YEARS, 1922-31.

Breed. Auckland. NapierGisborne. WellingtonWest Total in North Island. Nelson-West-land. CanterburyKaikoura. Otago. Total in South Total in Dominion. in sheep book) Merino 5 5 8,261 12,547 6,724 27,532 .27,537 Lincoln . : 657 1,236 7,050 8,943 382 223 52 657 600 9 Romney • 20,987 19,030 87,013 127,030 9,007 6,913 54,962 70, 197,912 Border 698 218 916 320 13,657 10,633 610 24 25,526 English . 1,569 224 31 1,824 1,897 22 899 25,214 27,038 Shropshire 284 223 507 84 2,311 ,084 3,479 3,986 Southdown . -. 7,458 13,083 39,784 60,325 ,871 500 , 3,931 26,302 86,627 Corriedale 80 61 706 847 972 33,!88 10,424 44,584 45,431 Ryeland . .1,037 602 618 2,257 47 466 282 4,795 4,052 breeds 65 3 266 294 ,072 167 3,239 3,533 Totals . 32,835 34,244 135,869 202 23,913 H5,39o 88,991 228,294 431,242 a flock-book Merino . 14,738 16,186 12,358 43,282 663 496,409 379,351 1,087,423 1,130,705 Lincoln . 7,123 31,150 10,241 48,514 2,54° 416 , 3,763 16,719 65,233 Romney . 519,503 1,494,507 1,175,040 3,189,050 143,757 104,834 414,441 663 3,852,082 Border . 264 784 487 1,535 1 242 28 7 70,247 English Leicester . 31523 890 476 889 4 6,325 35,142 3,199 44 49,555 Shropshire 2,369 226 402 2,997 1,400 6,264 5,244 908 15,905 Southdown . . 20 28,949 64 113,987 2,179 26,423 6,654 35,256 149,243 Corriedale 5,611 2,052 18,187 25,850 39,254 724,276 666 495 1,259,196 ,285,046 Half-bred ■23,650 12,743 667 40 77,060 346,425 950,997 5i3,9i8 811340 400 Ryeland . 574 318 215 107 7i 1,705 34i 2,117 3,224 breeds . 401 561 1,456 3,4i8 95 564 246 905 4,323 Totals 609,528 1,588,366 ' 1,323,795 3,521,689 754,995 386 272 ,851,007 4,992,274 8,513,963 and 2,669,043 246 4 4,690,950 162,239 718,019 3, 760 ,685 20,847,311 wise enumerated, ? Grand totals 3,311,406 6,424,856 6614 886, 876 1,496,927 5,7O7.,73i 6,700,982 13,905,640 29,792,516 6,700,98213,905,640 1 1 i 29,792,516 •

TABLE III.—DISTRIBUTION OF THE VARIOUS BREEDS, AND OF CROSSBREDS, IN EACH SHEEP DISTRICT (1931).