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C— continued. SUMMARIES.

Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Others).

Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1908.

Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1908.

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Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gis-borne Sheep District. ■Wellington- I MarlboroughWest Coast I Nclson-Westlanfl Sheep Sheep District. District. 4,332 I 974 CanterburyKaikoura Sheep District Otago Total Sheep in District. Dominion. i Stud rams (entered in Elock-book) Other rams Wethers Breeding-owes Dry ewes Lambs 649 898 3,773 2,919 | 13,545 22,008 343,269 806,610 189,054 508,588 75,254 869,112 2,674,898 604,563 1,689,955 63,630 16,327 1,020,166 225,348 2,357,196 714,555 450,016 I 56,719 1,480,552 I 316,901 65,489 670,956 2,858,472 246,306 1,163,1.98 50,330 293,038 772,324 3,901,175 2,156,818 11,568,549 275,626 1,822,284 1,150,721 6,315,915 Totals 1,870,178 5,914,680 5,381,892 1,330,824 5,008,194 4,408,738 ! , 23,914,506

Year. North Island. South Island. Dominion. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-owes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 5,698,865 6,356,783 6,456,509 6,354,874 6,393,460 6,505,491 6,619,378 6,643,567 7,230,450 7,475,418 6,846,053 6,311,797 5,838,704 626,687 580,092 690,435 751,817 755,906 729,637 697,352 704,218 546,821 617,565 1,106,652 1,202,085 1,243,633 5,545,176 ' 540,158 6,013,563 435,167 6,058,871 518,078 ' 5,969,589 i 560,643 5,883,569 ] 579,857 6,015,545 ! 434,070 6,300,798 i 468,923 5,971,814 i 678,242 5,662,317 j 657,214 5,784,751 | 455,082 6,175,981 i 492,097 6,030,103 ' 609,312 5,729,845 578,651 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,176 12,615,341 12,892,767 13,200,169 13,022,034 12,341,900 11,568,549 1,166,845 ! 1,015,259 I 1,208,513 1,312,460 ! 1,335,763 1,163,707 1,166,275 1,382,460 1,204,035 1,072,647 1,598,749 1,811,397 1,822,284

Year. Stud Rams, Two-tooth and Over. Flock Rams, Two-tooth and Over. Wethers, Two-tooth and Over. Broeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 14,902 16,060 15,068 17,275 16,155 13,156 13,385 16,084 15,114 10,464 11,932 13,541 13,545 257,850 282,858 290,501 280,623 290,433 300,534 308,484 299,167 301,017 318,766 313,179 307,763 293,038 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 3,211,661 3,270,221 3,478,263 3,457,824 3,696,520 3,922,632 3,901,175 11,244,041 12,370,340 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,176 12,615,341 12,892,767 13,260,169 13,022,034 12,341,900 11,568,549 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 1,166,275 1,382,460 1,204,035 1,072,647 1,598,749 1,811,397 1,822,284 6,387,017 6,368,190 7,073,076 6,719,024 6,470,804 6,985,827 7,178,782 7,318,148 6,896,954 7,150,516 7,895,888 7,431,321 6,315,915 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 24,901,421 24,788,150 25,270,386 26,538,302 25,828,554 23,914,506

3 CD rH Stud and Flock Rams. Stud Breedingewes. Total Stud Sheep 0I a distinctive Breed and Crossbred Sheep. Stud Sheep v,iL Lambs, and Flock Rrao/ i,v„ Ewes - Hams. Wethers. I-Jres? Dry Ewes - Lambs - Grand Total, Stud and Flock Sheep 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 19181 1919 1920 272,752 298,918 305,569 297,898 306,588 313,690 321,869 315,251 316,131 329,230 325,111 321,304 306,583 230,075 222,799 227,187 229,709 232,782 228,145 229,055 237,717 252,201 160,212 171,437 165,676 154,376 14,725 157,556 675,108 3,378,398 11,013,966 1,152,120 6,229,461 14,192 153,948 689,857 3,427,994 12,147,547 | 1,001,067 I 6,214,242 13,943 i 160,234 700,933 3,167,082 12,288,193 1,194,570 6,912,842 14,117 163,899 705,623 | 3,342,281 12,094,754 1,298,343 6,555,125 11,563 155,498 706,431 ; 3,359,969 12,044,247 1,324,200 6,315,306 12,902 167,605 722,342 3,207,550 12,292,891 1,150,805 6,818,222 13,526 170,169 734,619 3,211,661 1.2,691,121 .1,152,749 7,008,613 17,341 i 176,556 746,865 3,270,221 12,377,624 1,365,119 7,141,592 15,012 : 175,155 758,499 3,478,263 12,640,566 1,189,023 6,721,799 6,212 114,778 610,432 3,457,824 13,099,957 < 1,066,435 7,035,738 6,297 125,116 627,961 3,696,520 112,850,597 1,592,452 7,770,772 12,190 127,150 626,326 3,922,632 12,176,224 1,799,201 7,304,171 9,733 109,347 580,039 3,901,175 11,414,173 1,812,551 6,206,568 11,013,966 12,147,547 12,288,193 12,094,754 12,044,247 12,292,891 12,091,121 12,377,624 12,640,566 13,099,957 12,850,597 12,176,224 11,414,173 1,152,120 1,001,067 1,194,570 1,298,343 1,324,200 1,150,805 .1,152,749 1,305,119 1,189,023 1,066,435 1,592,452 1,799,201 1,812,551 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,209,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 24,901,421 24,788,150 25,270,386 26,538,302 25,828,554 23,914,506