New Zealand Gazette – 1911 – No. 64

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✨ Agricultural Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

INTERIM RETURN OF SHEEP.

(Compiled by the Department of Agriculture.)

APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION ON THE 30th APRIL, 1911.

District. Number of Sheep. Increase. Decrease.
1910.* 1911.
Auckland ... ... ... 1,205,346 1,116,470 ...
Napier-Gisborne ... ... 5,913,301 5,638,857 ...
Wellington-West Coast ... ... 5,799,015 5,564,138 ...
Marlborough-Nelson-Westland ... ... 1,302,059 1,615,912 313,853
Canterbury-Kaikoura ... ... 5,486,464 5,244,078 ...
Otago ... ... ... 4,563,435 4,575,130 11,695
Total ... ... ... 24,269,620 23,754,585 325,548

Decrease, North Island ... ... ... ... ...598,197
Increase, South Island ... ... ... ... ...83,162
Net decrease ... ... ... ... ...515,035

  • Complete returns.

The Agricultural Department states that the decrease recorded is principally accounted for by the dry summer and short age of feed in some sections. This led to a larger number of sheep than usual being killed for export. One Canterbury company alone has handled 196,891 more carcasses this year than last year. The decrease in several districts is further accounted for by the establishment of new meat-export works.

TOTALS FOR THE DOMINION.

SUMMARY OF HORSES (INCLUDING MULES AND ASSES) FOR THE YEARS 1900 TO 1911.

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.
1900 2,465 120,932 93,487 22,017 27,824
1901 2,596 124,869 93,188 27,249 32,176
1902 2,784 124,514 93,405 29,781 36,935
1903 2,818 128,076 95,240 31,643 41,405
1904 2,966 134,787 98,188 33,915 44,914
1905 3,180 137,111 102,733 36,289 47,653
1906 3,378 145,246 107,730 36,453 50,252
1907 3,611 149,762 111,582 36,906 51,396
1908 3,407 155,586 118,386 34,912 51,487
1911 3,818 168,883 171,104 61,883 404,688
  • For summary of "Horses" without "Mules and Asses," see last table.

SUMMARY OF CATTLE FOR THE YEARS 1900 TO 1911.

Bulls. Steers over Two Years Old. 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. Heifers over Two Years Old intended for Breeding only. Cows or Heifers under Two Years intended for Fattening. Steers or Heifers under Two Years not otherwise enumerated. Totals.
1900 20,196 198,884 372,416 117,717 34,190 32,913 52,403 427,961
1901 21,228 202,810 381,492 132,439 39,001 33,687 50,267 500,860
1902 24,049 210,659 428,773 134,973 43,390 35,668 47,161 535,990
1903 26,629 245,049 468,125 140,367 47,054 36,228 49,949 580,146
1904 27,992 262,592 498,241 170,037 51,875 48,211 63,496 614,406
1905 29,068 287,607 517,720 185,654 57,074 56,515 64,864 612,434
1906 31,405 315,558 543,927 179,267 60,210 60,018 84,145 577,220
1907 30,165 320,587 541,363 179,961 59,000 61,860 100,933 522,430
1908 30,170 313,768 536,629 172,016 54,988 57,420 116,109 492,226
— Bulls (all Ages). Dairy Cows in Milk and Dry). Heifers to calve next Season intended for Dairying. All other Cattle. Total.
1911 *40,870 633,733 170,345 1,175,223 2,020,171

* Bulls show a very large increase. This is accounted for by the increase of dairying, and also by the fact that the collection this year asked for a return of "Bulls, all Ages," and not only of those used or to be used for stud purposes, as was done in previous years



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🌾 Agricultural Statistics: Number of Sheep by District (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Statistics, Livestock, Sheep, Provincial Districts, Auckland, Napier-Gisborne, Wellington-West Coast, Marlborough-Nelson-Westland, Canterbury-Kaikoura, Otago

🌾 Summary of Horses for the Years 1900 to 1911

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Statistics, Livestock, Horses, Mules, Asses, Entires, Geldings, Mares, Colts, Fillies

🌾 Summary of Cattle for the Years 1900 to 1911

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Statistics, Livestock, Cattle, Bulls, Steers, Cows, Heifers, Dairy, Breeding