Livestock Statistics




SUMMARY SHOWING BREEDS AND CLASSES OF CATTLE FOR THE YEARS 1897–98, 1898–99, 1899–00, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09.

| Year. | Bulls used or intended for Stud Purposes. | | | | | | | Steers over Two Years Old. | | | | | | | | 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. | | | | | | | |
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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. | |
| 1897–98 | ... | 6,110 | 601 | 781 | 1,114 | 655 | 198 | 8,275 | 11,239 | 902 | 2,811 | 378 | 268 | 311 | 194,760 | 9,656 | 571 | 462 | 2,768 | 1,533 | 794 | 308,701 | 10,845 | 1,630 | 2,129 | 186 | 141 | 168 | 81,663 |
| 1898–99 | ... | 5,956 | 590 | 706 | 1,029 | 621 | 201 | 9,575 | 7,898 | 1,442 | 1,849 | 330 | 104 | 571 | 202,628 | 6,215 | 497 | 291 | 2,116 | 1,497 | 761 | 322,159 | 7,618 | 1,731 | 2,462 | 234 | 73 | 241 | 82,878 |
| 1899–00 | ... | 6,319 | 682 | 712 | 986 | 713 | 217 | 10,125 | 8,804 | 679 | 1,610 | 317 | 105 | 325 | 210,719 | 9,672 | 395 | 474 | 2,396 | 1,750 | 730 | 339,839 | 8,271 | 1,075 | 2,264 | 152 | 147 | 339 | 87,347 |
| 1900–01 | ... | 6,773 | 628 | 746 | 881 | 778 | 234 | 10,156 | 12,775 | 443 | 2,321 | 67 | 175 | 713 | 182,410 | 9,707 | 329 | 446 | 2,347 | 1,617 | 1,080 | 356,890 | 12,115 | 1,629 | 2,158 | 193 | 84 | 340 | 101,198 |
| 1901–02 | ... | 7,532 | 773 | 761 | 841 | 768 | 304 | 10,249 | 11,023 | 1,015 | 1,870 | 115 | 211 | 840 | 187,736 | 10,716 | 460 | 418 | 2,367 | 2,127 | 1,054 | 364,350 | 10,532 | 2,181 | 2,117 | 125 | 187 | 2,823 | 114,474 |
| 1902–03 | ... | 8,597 | 844 | 811 | 900 | 942 | 423 | 11,532 | 11,316 | 2,119 | 3,182 | 84 | 178 | 683 | 193,097 | 9,299 | 389 | 272 | 2,311 | 2,018 | 1,153 | 413,331 | 15,939 | 4,234 | 3,283 | 197 | 166 | 280 | 110,874 |
| 1903–04 | ... | 9,127 | 943 | 772 | 946 | 972 | 409 | 13,460 | 12,679 | 1,753 | 2,036 | 197 | 236 | 908 | 227,240 | 9,654 | 462 | 1117 | 2,067 | 2,101 | 1,374 | 451,350 | 16,279 | 4,103 | 2,782 | 75 | 128 | 695 | 116,305 |
| 1904–05 | ... | 9,301 | 991 | 883 | 955 | 990 | 525 | 14,347 | | | | | | | | 11,852 | 468 | 422 | 2,381 | 1,864 | 1,575 | 479,679 | 15,563 | 2,643 | 2,250 | 124 | 162 | 1,370 | 147,925 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 262,592 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1905–06 | ... | 9,547 | 1,251 | 893 | 1,121 | 1,127 | 602 | 14,527 | | | | | | | | 10,343 | 980 | 249 | 2,208 | 2,445 | 2,558 | 498,937 | 17,271 | 2,735 | 4,784 | 172 | 145 | 1,378 | 159,169 |
| 1906–07 | ... | 9,985 | 1,369 | 951 | 1,087 | 1,302 | 607 | 16,104 | | | | | | | 287,607 | 10,266 | 750 | 656 | 1,973 | 2,199 | 1,769 | 526,314 | 17,498 | 3,655 | 2,918 | 107 | 269 | 716 | 154,104 |
| 1907–08 | ... | 9,241 | 1,395 | 1,027 | 1,030 | 1,555 | 588 | 15,329 | | | | | | | 315,558 | 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 |
| 1908–09 | ... | 8,470 | 1,524 | 1,152 | 1,068 | 1,984 | 710 | 15,262 | | | | | | | 320,587 | 8,321 | 802 | 580 | 2,114 | 3,783 | 3,307 | 517,722 | 17,712 | 3,967 | 3,055 | 110 | 283 | 2,840 | 144,049 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 313,768 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Year. Heifers over Two Years Old intended for Dairying. Heifers over Two Years Old intended for Breeding only. Cows or Heifers intended for Fattening. Steers or Heifers under Two Years Old, not otherwise enumerated.
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.
1897–98 ... 2,033 161 449 423 260 103 32,679 2,847 378 962 84 22 27 23,860 3,476 416 1304 72 32 72 49,017 15,758 1,606 1,876 1,520 624 891 418,563
1898–99 ... 1,087 109 60 263 199 90 35,841 2,280 288 875 148 13 95 28,372 2,727 296 1191 109 12 152 56,548 10,961 1,649 2,000 1,012 577 623 393,174
1899–00 ... 1,856 131 51 327 195 139 37,188 2,409 293 954 64 41 53 30,438 2,474 214 578 64 14 180 49,517 10,612 832 1,562 1,089 575 640 382,485
1900–01 ... 1,628 108 52 190 152 133 31,927 2,820 647 611 57 69 123 28,586 2,704 259 791 27 5 149 48,468 16,615 1,575 1,760 847 461 1,358 405,345
1901–02 ... 1,873 139 144 278 122 158 36,287 2,467 501 880 41 81 999 28,718 2,097 389 1123 47 88 520 46,003 17,236 1,140 1,523 891 1,002 2,403 476,665
1902–03 ... 1,217 267 63 288 154 158 40,543 3,963 859 742 67 21 102 29,914 2,520 504 947 18 5 47 43,120 19,479 2,099 3,059 1,122 709 1,495 508,027
1903–04 ... 9,290 118 204 138 183 127 44,194 3,899 1,032 570 43 39 195 30,450 2,893 307 606 7 52 131 45,953 19,814 3,081 3,059 1,074 770 1,592 550,756
1904–05 ... 9,010 105 84 172 182 353 48,069 4,409 630 369 54 165 446 42,138
63,496
1905–06 ... 2,280 76 42 297 273 374 53,732 5,007 882 677 46 80 495 49,328 64,864
1906–07 ... 1,738 180 76 269 281 251 57,415 4,607 1,250 884 50 104 263 52,860 84,145
1907–08 ... 1,678 367 238 268 278 428 55,743 4,611 1,316 1,352 185 210 579 53,607 100,933
1908–09 ... 1,657 323 138 304 322 825 51,409 4,789 833 985 42 129 1,156 49,486 116,109

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—1909.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[Feb. 23.]
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🌾 Statistics of Cattle Breeds and Classes, 1897-1909

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Cattle, Livestock, Statistics, Animal Husbandry, Agriculture, Breeds, Shorthorn, Hereford, Polled Angus, Ayrshire, Jersey
  • John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington