LAMBING ESTIMATES FOR 1948

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 78, Issue 1, 15 January 1949, Page 82

LAMBING ESTIMATES FOR 1948

Dominion Percentage Second Highest on Record

By the Livestock . Division.

'T’HE estimated lambing percentage of the Dominion for the 1948 season is 92.72, which is the second highest on record and is only .39 below the record figure of 93.11 for 1947. The previous best figure was that for 1945, when the estimated percentage ; was 92.64. The percentage estimate for the South Island is, as usual, higher than that for the North Island, but the difference this season is greater than normal, 96.93 being recorded for the South Island and 89.43 for the North Island, a difference of 7.50. The North Island percentage has fallen by 3.04 from 92.47 in 1947, but the percentage for the South Island has increased by 2.99 from 93.94.

Dominion Totals

Loans for Building Sow Accommodation ON the grounds that pig breeding, as distinct from pig fattening, is mainly the work of the small farmer in New Zealand, the Government has decided to make loan assistance available to farmers for the building of extra sow accommodation or the renewal of units which have become obsolete. It is hoped thereby to aid the production of pig meats by encouraging the small pig raiser to carry more breeding sows. Loans of up to £5O will be granted for each unit built or improved, with a limit of £lOO. Each loan will be subject to the approval of the secretary of the local branch of Federated Farmers and the supervisor of the local district pig council, by whom the plans must be approved and the work inspected. Loans will be made through one of two channels: Through the State Advances Corporation, if the farm is already indebted to the Corporation, which will take additional security if necessary and charge interest at its normal rate for such loans; in all other cases through the Bank of New Zealand by overdraft secured on the property, carrying interest at the normal overdraft rate and Government guaranteed if necessary. Regular repayments will be arranged by means of factor orders.

Brppdine raw Estimated Estimated Count y Vas at 1948 e ) ■ Percentage number of lambs . of lambs

Mangonui 29,836 86.20 1 I 25,719 Whangaroa . . , 14,648 81.90 ’ 11,997 Bay of Islands 64,766 88.10 57,059 Hokianga .. 44,584 78.72 35,097 Whangarei . . 89,576 86.81 - 77,761 Otamatea ' 75,696 ' 85.34 , 64,599 Hobson 79,176 85.32 67,553 Rodney .. ’ .. 92,892 86.20 80,073 Great Barrier 5,715 64.53 3,688 Waitemata .. . 70,316 86.69 60,957 Eden ... . .. 2,267 85.27 1,933 Manukau 65,732 89.10 58,567 Franklin 117,702 94.10 110,758 Coromandel .. 32,058 88.02 : . 28,217 Thames .. .. 10,645 84.17 8,960 Hauraki Plains 15,037 93.11 / 14,001 Ohinemuri . . .. 18,872 94.64 17,860 Waikato 158,239 ~ 91.64 145,010 Raglan .. 433,769 ~ 91.24 ,395,771 Waipa 186,426 94.18 175,576 Piako 125,534 - 85.48 107,306 Matamata 276,501 95.60 264,335 Rotorua 101,869 96.70 98,507 Taupo . \ . 28,769 94.60 27,215 Taumarunui 114,153 91.00 103,879 Kawhia 68,450 92.28 63,166 Otorohanga 149,754 94.00 140,769 Wait onio 363,363 86.12 - 312,928 Ohura 115,810 88.00 101,913 Kaitieke .. 66,865 90.60 60,580 Tauranga 150,430 95.80 144,112 Whakatane .. 51,164 90.00 46,048 Opotiki: .. . 47,413 74.00 35,086,, Totals .. .. 3,268,027 90.18 2,947,000

„ Breeding ewes Estimated . Estimated C-W B (a S at 1948) T „uje .ygj. of lambs of lambs

AUCKLAND DISTRICT

Matakaoa 60,889 83.00 ' 50,538 Waiapu 240,671 82.00 197,350 Uawa 119,436 80.00 95,549 Cook 420,978 84.00 353,622 Waikohu '. . 347,509 84.00 291,908 Wairoa 404,286 80.81 326,704 Hawke’s Bay 928,227 86.07 798,925 Waipawa ..' 418,791 > 93.76 392,658 x Waipukurau .. 132,211 92.57 122,388 Patangata .. 495,534 88.38 437,953 Weber ... .. ■ 52,352 82.35 43,112 . Dannevirke 276,723 92.55 256,107 Woodville .. ... 83,951 ' 92.15 . 77,361 Pahiatua .. 154,823 A 90.18 139,619 Akitio 158,163 80.55 127,400 Totals . ? 4,294,544 86.42 3,711,194

EAST COAST-HAWKE’S BAY DISTRICT

Clifton 89,401 90.87 1 81,239 Taranaki .. x .. < 29,141 . 97.21 28,328 Inglewood /.?; , < •. 48,733 90.21 43,962 Egmont 18,816 96.61 18,178 Stratford _ 105,286 93.08 98,000 Whangamomona . . 56,625 87.96 49,807 Eltham .. .. > 52,547 - 96.69 50,808 Hawera .. .. 69,946 99.73 69,757 Waimate West 5,778 98.98 5,719 Patea .... 206,343 95.95 197,986 Waitotara 136,177 90.77 123,608 Waimarino . . .. 163,237 88.00 ' 143,649 Wanganui .. ./ 269,726 83.35 ., 224,817 Rangitikei . . 957,631 96.00 919,326 Oroua .. - .. a 194,125 . 95.49 185,370 Kairanga 106,565 96.50 102,835 Kiwitea 228,044 95.03 216,710 Pohangina .. 125,131, ' 93.61 117,135 Manawatu 137,665 98.60 135,738 Horowhenua 117,741 96.02 113,055 Hutt 64,946 76.12 49,437 Makara . .. 45,628 79.94 36,475 Featherston 311,233 90.00 . 280,110 Wairarapa South .. 171,448 - 91.00 156.018 Masterton 279,089 86.30 240,854 Castlepoint 89,625 ' .85.40 76,540 Eketahuna .. .. 131,917 ' 82.10 108,304 Mauriceville .. 46,481 87.10 40,485 ;■ ■ ' ' 46,481 87.10 40,485 -• ■x , . Totals . . * .. 4,259,025 91.90 3,914,250

' County Breeding ewes (as at 1948) . Estimated percentage of lambs Estimated number of lambs

WEST COAST-WELLINGTON DISTRICT

Waimea . . .. 168,762 85.0 143,448 Takaka 27,932 83.0 , 23,184 Collingwood 14,710 < 80.0 11,768 Buller 1,372 . 90.7 1,244 Inangahua . . 13,356 — - 101.4 . 13,543 Murchison . . . . 27,397 89.4 24,493 Grey ' 22,871 116.0 26,530 Westland .. .. 33,472 113.5 37,991 Sounds 97,467 . 75.8 73,880 Marlborough 204,608 88.3 180,669 Awatere .. ■ .. 165,617 88.0 145,743 Totals . . . 777,564 87.77 682,493

MARLBOROUGH-NELSON-WESTLAND DISTRICT

Kaikoura 129,838 85.3 110,752 Amuri .. .. 215,081 84.0 180,668 Cheviot 142,657 98.5 140,517 Waipara .. ■ 286,714 98.0 280,980 Ashley 56,829 91.0 51,714 Kowai .. 73,413 100.0 . 73,413 Oxford .. .. 68,356 91.0 62,204 Rangiora s .. .. 42,967 107.5 46,190 Eyre ' 52,212 106.0 55,345 Tawera .. , .. 51,098 87.0 44,455 Malvern .. 130,428 103.4 134,863 Paparua .. . 37,104 107.5 39,887 Waimairi' .. 3,761 98.0 3,686 Heathcote .. .. , 7,060 98.0 6,919 Akaroa .. • 84,905 113.0 95,943 Mount Herbert 37,716 104.0 39,225 Wairewa 69,504 111.0 j 77,149 Halswell - . 15,028 101.0 15,178 Springs 32,930 106.0 34,906 Ellesmere .. 78,616 113.0 88,836 Selwyn .. 143,233 A 84.8 121,462 Ashburton .. 746,630 . 88.7 662,261 Geraldine 245,127 96.0 285,322 Levels .... 171,228 104.0 178,077 Mackenzie .. .. 285,369 82.6 235,715 Waimate 470,067 88.7 416,949 Chatham Islands .. 44,383 73.0 • 32,400 Totals ... .. 3,722,254 93.09 3,465,016

CANTERBURY-KAIKOURA DISTRICT

District Breeding ewes (as at 1948) Estimated percentage of lambs Estimatednumber of lambs Waitaki 450,602 97.0 437,084 Maniototo .. 237,160 94.0 222,930 Vincent 236,086 < ; 94.0 221,921 Waihemo .. .. 98,427 91.0 89,569 Waikouaiti . . 72,763 95.0 69,125 Taieri ' ....' 1 165,596 90.0 149,036 Peninsula .. .. . 15,328 101.0 15,481 Clutha 424,738 102.0 433,233 Tuapeka 335,212 93.0 311,747 Bruce .. .-. 217,691 95.0 206,806 Lake .. .... 113,329 85.0 96,330 Southland .. U.?. 1,768,025 110.0 1,944,828 Wallace 596,736 101.0 602,703 Stewart Island 2,375 80.0 1,900 Totals .. 4,734,068 101.45 . 4,802,693

OTAGO-SOUTHLAND DISTRICT

Auckland. .. .. 3,268,027 90.18 2,947,000 East Coast-Hawke’s ;; A Bay .. .. 4,294,544 86.42 3,711,194 ; West Wellington .. .. 4,259,025 91.90 3,914,250 Marlbor ough-N elson- ' Westland 777,564 87.77 682,493-Canterbury-Kaikoura 3,722,254 93.09 3,465,016 Otago-Southland .. 4,734,068 101.45 4,802,693 , Dominion 21,055,482 ' 92.72 19,522,646

DISTRICT ESTIMATES The following table gives the estimates of the current (1948) season’s lambing for each sheep district: —

Year Number of breeding ewes (*as at 1941) x? (fas at 1945) Number of : Estimated breeding ewes percentage (*as at 1941) of lambs Estimated number of lambs Actual No. of lambs tailed (fas at 1945) Estimated percentage of. lambs Estimated number of lambs Actual No: of lambs tailed NORTH ISLAND 1948 .. 11,821,596 89.43 10,572,444 — 1947 .. 11,696,313 92.47 10,814,554 11,250,554 1946 .. 890,011 87.92 10,453,719 10,447,857 1945 .. 11,890,011 92.56 11,004,903 p 11,252,679 1944 .. . ■<7'. 11,740,920 90.08 10,576,495 11,054,223 1943 . . *11,268,384 87.18 9,823,748 10,654,244 SOUTH ISLAND 1948 . . 9,233,886 96.93 : 8,950,202 ■ — • ■ 1947 .. 9,047,469 93.94 8,498,971 8,584,492 1946 .. 975,847 91.69 8,229,713 8,194,441 1945 .. 8,975,847 92.75 8,324,990 8,308,779 1944 .. ) 8,808,796 94.07 8,286,568 8,399,083 1943 .. *8,762,549 89.16 7,813,548 7,767,692 DOMINION 1948 .. 21,055,482 . 92.72 19,522,646 — 1947 .. 20,743,782 93.11 19,313,525 19,835,046 1946 .. 120,865,858 89.54 18,683,432 18,642,298 1945 .. 20,865,858 92.64 19,329,893 19,561,458 1944 .. 20,549,716 91.79 18,863,063 19,453,306 1943 . . *20,030,933 88.05: 17,637,296 ■' 18,421,936

The following table shows the estimated lambing for the North and South Islands for the previous five years together with the actual number of lambs tailed: —