DOMINION’S HERDS.

Shannon News, 10 March 1925, Page 1

DOMINION’S HERDS.

TOTAL OF 3,530,811 DETAILS OF - THE BREEDS. Details of the cattle in New Zealand, classified according to breeds, have been published by the Government Statistician. They refer to the position at January 31, 1924, and comparison is made with the enumeration three years previously. The statistician remarks that the most noteworthy feature is tne increase shown in dairy breeds. This is. of course, the outcome of comparative market values, beef breeds being less profitable than dairy. The following table gives a rough comparison of the last two seasons in respect of which information in regard to breeds is

Totals 3,139,223 3,530,811 *As regards purebred cattle, no distinction was’ made between Milking Shorthorn and Shorthorn (beef) in 1921.

available: — Purbred — 1921 1924 Jersey . 12,997 28,554 Guernsey . 26 iJt) Alderney 3 2 Friesian 5,091 8,177 Ayrshire 2,169 3 832 Milking Shorthorn * 2.969 Red Poll 118 1,054 Shorthorn (beef) . 8,585* 4.319 Hereford 5,221 4,234 Polled Angus 3,583 4,285 Other purebred ... . cattle 44 16 Crossbred with predominating strain of —Jersey and other Chan’nel Island breeds .... . 469,192 883,070 Friesian . 210,131 275,268 Ayrshire . 46,511 51,397 Milking Shorthorn . 882,950 774,691 Red Poll 1,635 4,413 Other dairy breeds 23,530 5,968 Shorthorn (beef) . . 810,666 666.487 Hereford . 439,533 514,528 Polled Angus ... . 200,144 286,941 Devon . 2,372 1,918 Other beef breeds . 14,722 9.642