CATTLE.

SUMMARY OF DISTRICTS, 1907-8 AND 1908-9.

| District. | Bulls used or intended for Stud Purposes. | | | | | | | Cows or Heifers calved or to calve this Season, for Dairy Purposes only. | | | | | | | | Cows or Heifers calved or to calve this Season, kept solely for Breeding. | | | | | | | | Heifers over Two Years Old intended for Dairying. | | | | | | | |
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| | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds. | Crosses. | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds. | Crosses. | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds. | Crosses. | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds. | Crosses. |
| AUCKLAND* {1908-9 | 2,019 | 98 | 65 | 146 | 579 | 250 | 3,912 | 2,713 | 156 | 23 | 219 | 1,356 | 1,145 | 129,692 | 1,372 | 253 | 120 | 14 | 124 | 458 | 23,840 | 715 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 133 | 324 | 19,152 |
| {1907-8 | 2,278 | 106 | 64 | 116 | 446 | 212 | 4,061 | 3,225 | 171 | 92 | 223 | 1,077 | 1,010 | 123,084 | 1,985 | 466 | 67 | 19 | 66 | 911 | 25,184 | 597 | 29 | 42 | 61 | 114 | 214 | 18,089 |
| HAWKE'S BAY {1908-9 | 1,649 | 367 | 733 | 52 | 176 | 21 | 1,004 | 2,323 | 218 | 232 | 204 | 759 | 624 | 25,754 | 12,038 | 708 | 1,718 | 18 | 90 | 1,757 | 58,218 | 501 | 243 | 107 | 12 | 58 | 123 | 3,429 |
| {1907-8 | 1,892 | 368 | 524 | 46 | 129 | 8 | 1,159 | 1,512 | 507 | 480 | 70 | 232 | 37 | 29,297 | 8,087 | 843 | 1,457 | 4 | 65 | 154 | 61,919 | 442 | 6 | 115 | 6 | 34 | .. | 6,583 |
| TARANAKI {1908-9 | 1,149 | 38 | 42 | 164 | 546 | 169 | 3,368 | 790 | 3 | 4 | 213 | 502 | 616 | 121,544 | 502 | 16 | 45 | 11 | 14 | 74 | 5,401 | 37 | .. | .. | 23 | 9 | 176 | 9,937 |
| {1907-8 | 958 | 36 | 21 | 152 | 366 | 160 | 3,465 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 124 | 386 | 23 | 126,157 | 100 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6,504 | .. | .. | 45 | .. | 30 | 35 | 11,145 |
| WELLINGTON {1908-9 | 1,351 | 536 | 186 | 241 | 441 | 136 | 3,400 | 561 | 102 | 219 | 351 | 594 | 305 | 94,859 | 2,933 | 1,717 | 1,024 | 18 | 35 | 387 | 43,332 | 88 | 26 | 10 | 104 | 57 | 60 | 7,659 |
| {1907-8 | 1,629 | 413 | 227 | 271 | 373 | 102 | 3,229 | 1,067 | 389 | 26 | 588 | 518 | 481 | 98,358 | 3,440 | 1,481 | 2,182 | 16 | 23 | 777 | 46,929 | 177 | 147 | 21 | 82 | 43 | 97 | 7,911 |
| MARLBOROUGH {1908-9 | 105 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 22 | 285 | 201 | 9 | .. | 38 | 81 | 121 | 5,247 | 21 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 21 | 380 | 25 | .. | .. | 1 | 17 | 9 | 848 |
| {1907-8 | 83 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 265 | 302 | 25 | 9 | 42 | 126 | 102 | 4,649 | 63 | 2 | .. | 3 | 15 | 20 | 511 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 555 |
| NELSON† {1908-9 | 135 | 9 | 7 | 85 | 81 | 1 | 319 | 215 | 42 | 22 | 160 | 242 | 93 | 10,743 | 25 | 1 | .. | 8 | 9 | 2 | 844 | 19 | 4 | .. | 24 | 22 | 24 | 1,167 |
| {1907-8 | 123 | 13 | 11 | 80 | 85 | 4 | 289 | 339 | 13 | 7 | 172 | 226 | 152 | 10,010 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1,098 | 46 | 20 | .. | 45 | 18 | 37 | 1,199 |
| WESTLAND {1908-9 | 51 | 28 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 205 | 32 | 5 | .. | 6 | 19 | 26 | 4,683 | 84 | 181 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2,485 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 730 |
| {1907-8 | 52 | 70 | 2 | 13 | 12 | .. | 194 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 8 | 4,193 | 46 | 190 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 2,312 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .. | 8 | 1 | 774 |
| CANTERBURY {1908-9 | 803 | 95 | 12 | 68 | 71 | 62 | 1,071 | 921 | 134 | 22 | 237 | 207 | 313 | 43,775 | 293 | 103 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 1,709 | 184 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 30 | 107 | 2,573 |
| {1907-8 | 912 | 63 | 19 | 96 | 63 | 56 | 996 | 1,093 | 67 | 46 | 263 | 182 | 306 | 47,818 | 282 | 67 | .. | 10 | 12 | 26 | 1,980 | 225 | 12 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 34 | 2,963 |
| OTAGO {1908-9 | 1,208 | 350 | 103 | 287 | 41 | 48 | 1,698 | 565 | 133 | 58 | 686 | 23 | 64 | 81,425 | 444 | 988 | 146 | 38 | .. | 74 | 7,840 | 88 | 22 | 7 | 101 | 6 | 2 | 5,914 |
| {1907-8 | 1,314 | 322 | 152 | 244 | 50 | 31 | 1,671 | 1,145 | 20 | 200 | 837 | 41 | 29 | 79,609 | 247 | 594 | 346 | 73 | 2 | .. | 9,211 | 152 | 136 | 9 | 31 | 5 | .. | 6,524 |
| TOTALS {1908-9 | 8,470 | 1,524 | 1,152 | 1,068 | 1,984 | 710 | 15,262 | 8,321 | 802 | 580 | 2,114 | 3,783 | 3,307 | 517,722 | 17,712 | 3,967 | 3,055 | 110 | 283 | 2,840 | 144,049 | 1,657 | 323 | 138 | 304 | 332 | 825 | 51,409 |
| {1907-8 | 9,241 | 1,395 | 1,027 | 1,030 | 1,555 | 588 | 15,329 | 8,770 | 1,208 | 876 | 2,329 | 2,857 | 2,148 | 523,175 | 14,292 | 3,673 | 4,077 | 135 | 210 | 1,926 | 155,648 | 1,678 | 367 | 238 | 268 | 278 | 428 | 55,743 |
| INCREASE .. | .. | 129 | 125 | 38 | 429 | 122 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 926 | 1,159 | .. | 3,420 | 294 | .. | .. | 73 | 914 | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | .. | 397 | .. |
| DECREASE .. | 771 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 67 | 499 | 406 | 296 | 215 | .. | .. | 5,453 | .. | .. | 1,022 | 25 | .. | .. | 11,599 | 21 | 44 | .. | 36 | 54 | .. | 4,334 |

• 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.