Livestock Statistics




726 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 14

HORSES (INCLUDING MULES AND ASSES).

SUMMARY OF TOTALS.

District. Entires. Geldings. Mares over Two Years Old. Mares with Foal at Foot, or to foal this Season. Colts or Fillies under Two Years Old. Total.
**Auckland*** ... 831 36,429 24,480 8,224 11,283 81,247
Hawke's Bay ... 571 16,157 11,630 5,194 6,112 39,664
Taranaki ... 135 9,592 8,118 2,533 3,355 23,733
Wellington ... 636 24,177 18,447 6,011 7,723 56,994
Marlborough ... 107 2,677 2,274 649 1,067 6,774
Nelson† ... 91 3,700 3,259 619 1,014 8,683
Westland ... 62 1,282 852 340 463 2,999
Canterbury ... 625 27,414 21,038 6,256 9,195 64,528
Otago ... 553 28,334 21,484 7,080 11,184 68,635
Totals { 1907-8... 3,611 149,762 111,582 36,906 51,396 353,257
Totals { 1906-7... 3,378 145,246 107,730 36,453 50,252 343,059
Increase ... 233 4,516 3,852 453 1,144 10,198

CATTLE.

SUMMARY OF TOTALS.

District. Bulls. Cows or Heifers (calved or to calve) for Dairy Purposes only. Cows or Heifers (calved or to calve) kept solely for Breeding. Heifers over Two Years Old intended for Dairying only. Heifers over Two Years Old intended for Breeding only. Heifers under Two Years Old. Cows or Heifers intended for Fattening. Steers over Two Years Old. Steers under Two Years Old. Total.
**Auckland*** ... 7,283 128,882 28,698 19,146 12,100 74,022 24,694 92,478 74,276 461,579
Hawke's Bay ... 4,126 32,135 72,529 7,186 22,567 37,489 13,210 61,420 41,447 292,109
Taranaki ... 5,158 126,750 6,651 11,255 2,457 43,387 12,323 30,498 28,412 266,891
Wellington ... 6,244 101,427 54,848 8,478 17,510 54,107 21,623 77,048 48,506 389,791
Marlborough ... 417 5,255 614 630 292 3,063 2,045 3,385 3,275 18,976
Nelson† ... 605 10,919 1,194 1,365 484 5,298 3,148 4,269 4,395 31,677
Westland ... 343 4,339 2,577 797 1,137 2,706 1,681 4,309 2,632 20,521
Canterbury ... 2,205 49,775 2,377 3,286 1,139 20,407 8,666 15,874 15,451 119,180
Otago ... 3,784 81,881 10,473 6,857 4,174 36,346 13,593 31,306 27,161 215,575
Totals { 1907-8 30,165 541,363 179,961 59,000 61,860 276,825 100,933 320,587 245,605 1,816,299
Totals { 1906-7 31,405 543,927 179,267 60,210 60,018 294,967 84,145 315,558 282,253 1,851,750
Increase ... ... ... 694 ... 1,842 ... 16,788 5,029 ... ...
Decrease ... 1,240 2,564 ... 1,210 ... 18,142 ... ... 36,648 35,451

SWINE.

SUMMARY OF TOTALS.

District. Boars. Sows over One Year Old kept for Breeding. Sows under One Year Old kept for Breeding. Barrows or Sows all Ages kept for Fattening. Total.
**Auckland*** ... 1,669 8,532 2,019 48,522 60,742
Hawke's Bay ... 417 2,661 1,681 11,756 16,515
Taranaki ... 1,139 6,660 361 40,122 48,282
Wellington ... 1,361 7,419 666 39,950 49,396
Marlborough ... 103 447 119 2,302 2,971
Nelson† ... 157 748 231 4,621 5,757
Westland ... 46 275 79 1,280 1,680
Canterbury ... 689 4,165 584 27,990 33,428
Otago ... 592 2,606 378 18,781 22,357
Totals { 1907-8... 6,173 33,513 6,118 195,324 241,128
Totals { 1906-7... 5,914 33,111 6,366 196,882 242,273
Increase ... 259 402 ... ... ...
Decrease ... ... ... 248 1,558 1,145
  • The Counties of Waiapu and Cook are included in the Hawke's Bay District.
    † The Counties of Amuri and Cheviot are included in the Canterbury District.


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🌾 Statistics of Horses (Including Mules and Asses) by District

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🌾 Statistics of Cattle by District

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Livestock, Cattle, Bulls, Cows, Heifers, Steers, Statistics, Districts, Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland, Canterbury, Otago

🌾 Statistics of Swine by District

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Livestock, Swine, Boars, Sows, Barrows, Statistics, Districts, Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland, Canterbury, Otago