H—2s

C—continued Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1918

27

Year. Stud and Flock Rams. Stud Breedingewes. Stud Ewes. Stud Lambs. Total Stud Sheep and Flock Rams. Shee Wethers. sp of a Distin Crossbred Breedingewes. ctive Breed L Sheep. Dry Ewes. and Lambs. Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheep 1918 .. 325,111 171,437 6,297 125,116 627,961 3,696,520 12,850,597 1,592,452 7,770,772 26,538,302 1919 .. 321,304 165,676 12,196 127,150 626,326 3,922,632 12,176,224 1,799,201 7,304,171 25,828,554 1920 .. 306,621 154,516 9,803 109,454 580,394 3,901,742 11,415,159 1,814,391 6,208,284 23,919,970 1921 . . 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 7,259 98,221 581,829 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 9,727 132,137 654,211 2,807,032 12,896,561 1,036,723 6,381,249 23,775,776 1925 .. 355,579 184,744 7,867 131,485 679,675 3,063,663 13,530,479 875,899 6,398,239 24,547,955 1926 .. 370,535 192,055 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 27,133,810 1929 .. 422,331 219,802 7,203 156,526 805,862 3,289,135 16,388,353 875,495 7,692,537 29,051,382 1930 . . 448,617 244,480 7,884 174,862 875,843 3,367,916 17,319,695 1,069,788 8,208,045 30,841,287 1931 .. 461,998 238,281 8,081 169,879 878,239 3,429,552 17,370,448 1,202,633 6,911,644 29,792,516 1932 .. 469,051 232,006 7,855 164,750 873,662 2,730,826 16,831,054 1,260,323 6,995,923 28,691,788 1933 .. 463,619 226,330 6,625 160,265 856,839 2,415,183 16,983,367 992,261 6,508,316 27,755,966 1934 .. 467,211 228,769 7,083 162,631 865,694 2,437,618 17,342,657 926,073 7,076,996 28,649,038 1935 .. 471,070 231,605 7,292 169,041 879,008 2,481,354 17,580,812 980,773 7,154,807 29,076,754 1936 . . 492,403 249,016 7,105 174,869 923,393 2,608,645 18,419,945 857,986 7,303,735 30,113,704 1937 .. 515,644 260,510 6,077 188,320 970,551 2,653,241 19,071,567 789,440 7,821,019 31,305,818 1938 . . 522,360 266,724 7,588 195,045 991,717 2,894,717 19,397,142 1,026,989 8,068,209 32,378,774 1939 .. 543,626 268,257 7,729 190,189 1,009,801 2,815,058 19,692,042 867,456 7,512,734 31,897,091 1940 .. 541,120 262,467 5,939 188,556 998,082 2,434,586 19,465,190 959,611 7,205,406 31,062,875 1941 .. IQ/fO* 560,525 259,681 7,262 180,251 1,007,719 2,390,130 19,771,252 915,371 7,667,188 31,751,660 1943* .. 1944 .. 543 j 983 301^283 6,667 217340 1,069^273 2,606j 105 20,248j 433 1,086j625 8,189j 862 33,200,298 1945 .. 559,669 309,447 6,230 223,491 1,098,837 2,525,788 20,556,411 911,915 8,881,661 33,974,612 1946* .. 1947 .. 572^879 316^203 7,250 234j 254 1,130,586 2,492j 066 20,427^579 923^565 7,708|003 32,68i,790 * Not available.