IXDL'STRIES DEPENDING ON ANIMAL PRODUCTS 



1693 



Ceylon 191 2 91 000 



Cyprus 1912 256000 



Japan. 1912 3 357 



Philippine Islands 1913 103 000 



Russia in Asia 1911 34493000 



Turkey in Asia 1912 27094678 



Other countries — 60 000 



Total, Asia excluding India ... 62 loi 035 



Africa : 



Algeria 1912 8338023 



British East Africa — 6 500 000 



German East Africa 1913 6439 647 



German ^A'est Africa 1912 499000 



Madagascar 1911 352 000 



Rhodesia 1911 300000 



Soudan (Anglo-Egyptian) 1909 830 000 



Tunis 1912 767000 



Uganda 191 4 54^ 000 



Cape of Good Hope — 



Natal . . — 



Orange Free State — 



Transvaal . 1913 35 710 843 



Other countries — 4 130 335 



Total, Africa ... 64 408 848 



Oceania : 



Australia 1915 82 on 606 



New Zealand 191 5 24 465 526 



Total, Australasia . . . 106477 132 



Other countries. 10 000 



Total, Oceania . . . 106 487 132 



Total, World . . . 633 49)658 



The remarks made in the introduction apply with even more force 

 to the world's wool production. Reliable statistics are available for the 

 United States, Australasia and British South Africa. In other countries 

 the quantities reported the previous year are used, and in some cases where 

 the report of the number of sheep has been materially altered, the quan- 

 tity records has been modified accordingly. There is an apparent ano- 

 maly in the increase in the number of Argentine sheep reported and |he 

 steady decrease of wool exports. In 1907 the Argentine census ret^' .. ' 

 67 200 000 sheep ; more recent estimates increase the number ."I 

 tine sheep to 83 545.931. At the same time the wool exports ^ u a loj-g-e 



from 178 000 metric tons in 1907-1908 to 120 000 in 1913- 



41 per cent of 



tional Association puts forward the suggestion that the ceit. ^ . , fr^f^. 

 eluded shearing sheep only and made no account of lambs, _ 

 the reports included both sheep and lambs. In the absence " 



