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EKINO AND lONG WOOLS SHOWN SEPARATELY. Males. Females. Totals. Merino Crossbred and other longwools 576,264 807,701 6,546,656 16,868,142 807,701 16,868,142 1,383,965 23,414,798 Totals, 1914 . 1913 Increase .. ! 7,122,920 17,675,843 7,014,151 17,177,659 108,769 498,184 24,798,763 24,191,810 606,953 Number OF E Ewks in the Dominion (Stud and Floc if Ewes in the Dom: [NioN (Stud and Floc: North Island. South Island. Dominion. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breedingewes. Dry Ewes. 30th April— 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 4,859,547 349,191 5,113,798 481,525 5,472,818 501,494 5,698,865 , 626,687 6,356,783 580,092 6,456,509 : 690,435 6,354,874 751,817 6,393,460 755,906 6,505,491 729,637 6,619,378 697,352 5,219,637 360,187 5,365,389 451,209 5,264,028 493,508 5,545,176 540,158 6,013,563 435,167 6,058,871 518,078 5,969,589 560,643 5,883,569 579,857 6,015,545 434,070 6,300,798 j 468,923 10,079,184 10,479,187 10,736,846 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,170 709,378 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 1,166,275 Numb: !K of Bams, Wetheks, Ewes, and Lambs in 'HE DoMINIi IN SINCE 1905. Year (30th April). Stud liams, Two-tooth and Over. Flock liams, Two-tooth and Over. Wethers, Two-tooth and Over. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. .905 .. .906 .. .907 .. .908 .. .909 .. .910 .. .911 .. .912 .. .913 .. .914 .. 8,333 9,265 11,928 14,902 16,060 15,068 17,275 16,155 13,156 13,385 220,773 232,662 243,574 257,850 282,858 290,501 280,623 290,433 300,534 308,484 2,771,872 2,788,900 2,899,763 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 3,211,661 10,079,184 10,479,187 10,736,846 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,176 709,378 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 1.166,275 5,341,335 5,665,723 6,090,659 6,387,017 6,368,190 7,073,076 6,719,024 6,470,804 6,985,827 7,178,782 19,130,875 20,108,471 20,983,772 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 Number, of iHEEP IN THE DOMINION SINCE 1905. Ij Stud and Stud Flock BreedingHains. ! ewes. Total Stua Flock Shee PSheep and Flock fe^. Earns. Wethers. ewes Dry Ewes. Flock Sheep. Lambs. Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheeji. .905 1906 .907 .908 ,909 L910i L911 1912 .913 L914 229,106 241,927 255,502 272,752 298,918 305,569 297,898 306,588 313,690 321,869 192,364 206,612 215,528 230,075 222,799 227,187 229,709 232,782 228,145 229,055 I 10,806 120,649 11,105 141,319 12,773 I 151,881 14,725 i 157,556 14,192 153,948 13,943 160,234 14,117 163,899 11,563 155,498 12,902 167,605 13,526 170,169 552,985 600,963 635,684 675,108 689,857 706,933 705,617 706,431 722,342 734,619 2,771,872 2,788,900 2,899,763 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 3,211,661 9,886,820 698,512 5,220,686 10,272,575 921,629 5,524,404 10,521,313 982,229 5,944,778 11,013,966 1,152,120 6,229,461 12,147,547 1,001,067 6,214,242 12,288,193 1,194,570 6,912,842 12,094,754 1,298,343 6,555,125 12,044,247 ! 1,324,200 6,315,306 12,292,891 i 1,150,805 6,818,222 12,691,121 : 1,152,749 7,008,613 19,130,875 20,108,471 20,983,772 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763