Livestock Statistics




3356
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 127

HORSES.

TABLE SHOWING DETAILS OF HORSES IN THE DOMINION AS AT 31ST JANUARY, 1919.

| Land District
(including Interior Boroughs). | Stallions
for Stud. | Geldings
over Two Years Old. | Dry Mares
over Two Years Old. | Mares with Foal at Foot or to Foal this Season. | Fillies
under Two Years Old. | Colts or Geldings
under Two Years Old. | Other Horses and Horses unspecified. | Total Horses. |
|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| North Auckland .. | 215 | 19,748 | 16,016 | 1,228 | 1,167 | 1,377 | 1,276 | 41,027 |
| Auckland .. | 343. | 22,526 | 19,727 | 2,331 | 2,440 | 2,322 | 2,007 | 51,696 |
| Hawke’s Bay .. | 230 | 17,243 | 14,737 | 2,718 | 1,955 | 2,016 | 1,178 | 40,077 |
| Taranaki .. | 113 | 11,095 | 10,979 | 615 | 730 | 764 | 289 | 24,585 |
| Wellington .. | 270 | 21,502 | 20,528 | 2,183 | 1,882 | 2,228 | 1,769 | 50,362 |
| Nelson .. | 42 | 3,752 | 3,811 | 292 | 283 | 301 | 108 | 8,589 |
| Marlborough .. | 43 | 3,214 | 3,157 | 289 | 286 | 281 | 120 | 7,390 |
| Westland .. | 18 | 1,195 | 1,085 | 126 | 81 | 140 | 250 | 2,895 |
| Canterbury .. | 271 | 29,764 | 26,376 | 2,167 | 2,356 | 2,221 | 2,930 | 66,085 |
| Otago .. | 163 | 17,336 | 16,394 | 1,334 | 1,454 | 1,585 | 1,811 | 40,077 |
| Southland.. | 61 | 13,435 | 13,153 | 930 | 1,170 | 1,131 | 525 | 30,405 |
| Totals for Dominion .. | 1,769 | 160,810 | 145,963 | 14,213 | 13,804 | 14,366 | 12,263 | 363,188 |

CATTLE.

TABLE SHOWING DETAILS OF CATTLE IN THE DOMINION AS AT 31ST JANUARY, 1919.

| Land District
(including Interior Boroughs). | Bulls (of all Ages). | Cows and Heifers over Two Years Old, for Dairying. | Other Cows and Heifers over Two Years Old. | Heifers under Two Years Old. | Steers over Two Years Old. | Steers under Two Years Old. | Total Cattle. |
|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| | For Beef Purposes. | For Dairy Purposes. | In Milk. | Dry. | | | | |
| North Auckland .. | 1,902 | 5,862 | 106,854 | 14,676 | 58,428 | 96,159 | 59,771 | 84,723 | 428,375 |
| Auckland .. | 1,848 | 8,160 | 159,714 | 21,422 | 64,752 | 120,565 | 86,790 | 111,838 | 575,089 |
| Hawke’s Bay .. | 5,984 | 1,763 | 39,362 | 6,640 | 161,768 | 89,640 | 91,986 | 81,869 | 479,012 |
| Taranaki .. | 1,255 | 6,569 | 135,568 | 9,241 | 30,634 | 82,450 | 31,505 | 52,602 | 349,824 |
| Wellington .. | 5,893 | 5,736 | 116,319 | 14,122 | 127,324 | 110,370 | 106,567 | 90,583 | 576,914 |
| Nelson .. | 233 | 890 | 16,906 | 2,928 | 6,812 | 13,421 | 6,451 | 11,147 | 58,788 |
| Marlborough. .. | 161 | 635 | 10,083 | 1,504 | 5,343 | 8,923 | 4,000 | 7,650 | 38,299 |
| Westland .. | 262 | 405 | 7,953 | 1,901 | 7,802 | 8,623 | 6,937 | 8,159 | 42,042 |
| Canterbury .. | 429 | 2,905 | 56,193 | 7,729 | 20,265 | 39,549 | 28,198 | 33,949 | 189,217 |
| Otago .. | 538 | 2,173 | 38,951 | 6,605 | 14,537 | 30,164 | 15,862 | 23,789 | 132,619 |
| Southland .. | 748 | 2,355 | 44,350 | 7,114 | 22,696 | 34,686 | 21,119 | 32,231 | 165,299 |
| Totals for Dominion .. | 19,253 | 37,453 | 732,253 | 93,882 | 520,361 | 634,550 | 459,186 | 538,540 | 3,035,478 |

SUMMARY OF CATTLE FOR THE YEARS 1911, 1916, 1917, 1918, AND 1919.

Year. Bulls (of all Ages). Cows and Heifers over Two Years Old, for Dairying. Other Cattle. Total Cattle.
1911 .. 40,870 633,733 1,345,568 2,020,171
1916 .. 50,858 750,323 1,616,310 2,417,491
1917 .. 49,930 777,439 1,747,861 2,575,230
1918 .. 51,935 793,215 2,024,315 2,869,465
1919 .. 56,706 826,135 2,152,637 3,035,478

PIGS AND GOATS.

TABLE SHOWING DETAILS OF PIGS AND GOATS IN THE DOMINION AS AT 31ST JANUARY, 1919.

| Land District
(including Interior Boroughs). | Pigs. | Goats. |
|--- | --- | ---|
| | Boars (of all Ages) for Stud. | Sows (of all Ages) used or intended for Breeding. | Other Pigs. | Total Pigs. | Angora. | Other. |
| North Auckland .. | 848 | 4,261 | 24,948 | 30,057 | 1,706 | 1,731 |
| Auckland .. | 1,303 | 6,037 | 33,839 | 41,179 | 496 | 1,334 |
| Hawke’s Bay .. | 455 | 2,207 | 12,942 | 15,604 | 512 | 714 |
| Taranaki .. | 1,004 | 4,128 | 25,799 | 30,931 | 778 | 3,226 |
| Wellington .. | 967 | 4,671 | 28,650 | 34,288 | 841 | 365 |
| Nelson .. | 209 | 1,041 | 7,127 | 8,377 | 999 | 1,254 |
| Marlborough .. | 139 | 842 | 5,240 | 6,221 | 687 | 1,377 |
| Westland .. | 88 | 411 | 2,597 | 3,096 | 43 | 98 |
| Canterbury .. | 819 | 5,157 | 34,748 | 40,724 | 63 | 139 |
| Otago .. | 356 | 1,680 | 13,593 | 15,629 | 4 | 17 |
| Southland .. | 216 | 949 | 8,076 | 9,241 | 317 | 223 |
| Totals for Dominion .. | 6,404 | 31,384 | 197,559 | 235,347 | 6,446 | 10,478 |

HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP, AND PIGS.

SUMMARY AS ASCERTAINED AT EACH ENUMERATION SINCE (AND INCLUDING) 1911.

Year. Horses (not including Asses and Mules). Cattle. Sheep. Pigs
1911 .. 404,284 2,020,171 23,996,126 348,754
1916 .. 371,331 2,417,491 24,788,150 297,501
1917 .. 373,600 2,575,230 25,270,386 283,770
1918 .. 378,050 2,869,465 26,538,302 258,694
1919 .. 363,188 3,035,478 25,828,554 235,347


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