H.—23.

C — continued. Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1912.

Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1912.

4- H. 23.

25

Stud Hams, Flock Earns, Wethers, m , Year Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Breeding-ewee. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. Over. Over. Over. 1912 16 155 290,433 3,359,969 12,277,029 1,335,763 6,470,804 23,750,153 1913 " 13156 300 534 3 207 550 12,521,036 1,163,707 6,985,827 24,191,810 !qĪ4 13'385 308 484 3,211,661 12,920,176 1,166,275 7,178,782 24,798,763 \q\t 16'084 299 167 3 270,221 12,615,341 1,382,460 7,318,148 24,901,421 {9Ī6 15 114 301017 , 3 478,263 12,892,767 1,204,035 6,896,954 24,788,150 1Q1V 10'464 318 766 3,457,824 13,260,169 1,072,647 7,150,516 25,270,386 iqio n'932 313 179 ! 3,696,520 13,022,034 1,598,749 7,895,888 26,538,302 1919 " Ī3 541 307 763 3 922 632 12 841,900 1,811,397 7,431,321 25,828,554 Ī920 " 13'553 293 068 3,901,742 11,569,675 1,824,194 6,317,738 23,919,970 1921 " 16 376 305 768 3,634 799 12,147,788 1,345,819 5,834,481 23,285,031 iqoo " 12 7 388 309 684 2,727,624 12,496,054 960,048 ! 5,716,461 22,222,259 1923 ■' 10862 319 193 2 551627 13,063,003 817,932 6,318,822 23,081,439 1004 12'008 320 806 2,807,032 13,076,094 1,046,450 6,513,386 23,775,776 Tq25 12'400 343 179 3,063,663 13,715,223 883,766 6,529,724 24,547,955 iqoK 13 ! 808 356 727 3,212,435 13,948,252 1,079,735 6,294,036 24,904,993 1007 12'334 375 940 3 074,974 14,831,730 831,691 6,522,347 25,649,016 !928 lYl51 3841200 3 024 647 15,534,051 869,127 ! 7,309,634 27,133,810 1929 " 12'794 409 537 3 289,135 16,608,155 ! 882,698 ; 7,849,063 29,051,382 Ī930 ■' 14 248 434 369 3,367,916 17,564,175 | 1,077,672 8,382,907 30,841,287 Ī93I " 15 001 446 997 3,429,552 17,608,729 I 1,210,714 -7,081,523 29,792,516

L , . „, , Sheep of a distinctive Breed and Crossbred Sheep. _. . . _. , a , , iTotal Stud r Grand Total g Stud and Stud Stud gtud sheep —, gtud and $ Flock Breeding- Dry Lam bs. and Flock Breeding „ T ,, Flock Sheep. H Earns. ewes. Ewes. Bams. Wethers. | w e S Dry Ewes. Lambs. »"»».b f 1912 306 588 232 Y82 11 563 155,498 706,431 3,359,969 12,044,247 1,324,200 6,315,306 23,750,153 1913 313 690 228 145 12 902 167 605 722 342 3 207,550 12,292,891 1,150,805 6,818,222 24,191,810 {III m.m 229,055 18 526 170 169 734; 6 19 8 211 661 12,691,121 1,152,749 7 008,613 24,798,763 1915 315 251 237 717 17 341 176 556 746,865 3,270,221 12,377,624 1,365,119 7,141,592 24,901,421 1916 316 131 252203 15 012 175 155 758 499 3 478 263 12,640,566 1,189,023 6,721,799 24,788,150 1917 329'230 160 219 6 212 114 778 610 432 3 457 824 13 099 957 1,066,435 7,035,738 25,270,386 W18 325 111 171 437 6 297 125 116 627 961 3 696 820 12,850,597 1,592,452 7,770,772 26,538,302 iqiq 321 304 l 165'676 12 196 : 127 150 626,326 3,922,632 12,176,224 1,799,201 7,304,171 25,828,554 llao 306 621 154:316 9$» Ī09 454 580 394 3 901742 11415 159 1,814,391 6,208,284 23,919,970 1991 322 144 ! 158 608 9 513 '■ 110 428 600 693 3 634,799 11,989,180 1,336,306 5,724,053 23,285,031 1922 322'072 154 277 W I 581 829 2 727 624 12 341,777 952,789 5,618,240 22,222.259 1923 330 055 172 843 9 013 119 749 631,660 2 551,627 12,890,160 808,919 6,199,073 23,081,439 1924 332 814 179 533 9 797 132 137 654 211 2 807 032 12 896,561 1,036,723 6,381,249 23,775,776 lilt 355'579 184 744 1,861 131 485 679 675 8 068 668 13 530,479 875,899 6,398,239 24,547,955 1926 370,585 192 055 10 053 ! 138 526 711 169 3 212 , 435 13,756,197 1,069,682 6,155,510 24,904,993 1927 388 274 199 219 8 644 144 897 741,034 3,074,974 14,632,511 823,047 6,377,450 25,649,016 1928 396,351 205 720 7 347 145 969 755 387 3,024,647 15,328,331 861,780 7,163,665 27,188,810 1929 422 331 219 802 7 203 156,526 805,862 3,289,135 16,388,353 875,495 7,692,537 29,0ol,382 1930 448 617 244 480 7 884 174 802 875 843 3,367,916 17,319,695 1,069,788 8,208,045 30,841,287 1931 46i;998 288:281 sloSl 169;879 878;239 17,370,448 1,202,633 6,911,644 29,792,516