She ep Returns
.Snme facts about the sheep in the C'»lonv a-- furnished by the Press:— •• Oiit'oF'the 14.546,801 sheep in the Col o y, the Hon. W. ii-'binson heads the li»i with 93.000; Mr G. H. Moore, Gleninark, 82,060; Messrs Mallock and Lance, 74.061. One cannot help remarking the accuracy of this last return. The Canterbury sheep district includes 8.364,570 acres. This not only,, it must be borne in mind, covers the area of the runs, but all the atjricul tural-.far.niß upon, which sheep are kept The total number of she»*p on the sameiis 4.620.594. Upon these farm* there are 1.28.£-<mnet\s of flocks of a less number j than 500 xheep, 366 who own under 1,000 iilieep, 2i.7 j'ersons. owning mnder .2,000 J sheep in singl** flocks. 169 persons claim-, inij to hare 5,000 sheep each, 72 owning belo. w .^-0,000 . s.hwep, and 44 who own 2O.()pO and upwards, This return is exclusive of the Wentland subdivision. whfM 0 embraces -2.7O&OOO acr&J, 17 owners, and 2,778 sheep. In the Weep district,, of. Poverty, Bay < n 3*913,000 acre* there are 2,48i),734 sheep." -,
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 34, 31 August 1886, Page 4
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181Sheep Returns Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 34, 31 August 1886, Page 4
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