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SHEEP ON FARMS WOOL PRODUCTION AND VALUE 



ALL STOCK SHEEP AND LAMBS WOOL PRODUCTION 



Year Number 



1950 1,464,000 



1951 1,581,000 



1952 1,707,000 



1953 1,656,000 



1954 1,606,000 



1955 1,606,000 



1956 1,590,000 



1957 1,542,000 



1958 1,604,000 



1959 1,716,000 



SHEEP NUMBERS BY CLASSES, JANUARY 1 



Year 



Sheep 



LAMBS 



jyj nn Total Ewes Rams Wethers 



on 



Sheep p^'^^ Stock 1 Yr. + ^ Wethers 1 Yr. + 1 Yr. 



and Rams 



1950 1,584,000 120,000 1,454,000 1,178,000 225,000 14,000 44,000 3 000 



1951 1,716,000 135,000 1,581.000 1,225,000 291,000 16,000 46,000 3'000 



1952 _ 1,867,000 160,000 1,707,000 1,274,000 361,000 16,000 53,000 3 000 



1953 1,791,000 135,000 1,656,000 1,338,000 248,000 13,000 54,000 3 000 



1954 1,749,000 143,000 1,606,000 1,298,000 241,000 11,000 53,000 3,000 



1955 1,756,000 150,000 1,605,000 1,259,000 279,000 13,000 52,000 3 000 



1956 1,773,000 183,000 1,590,000 1,245,000 271,000 19,000 51,000 3 000 



1957 1,650,000 108,000 1,542,000 1,221,000 252,000 18,000 49,000 2 000 



1958 1,722,000 118,000 1,604,000 1,209,000 321,000 18,000 54,000 2 000 



1959 1,840,000 124,000 1,716,000 1,278,000 359,000 19,000 58,000 2 000 



SHEEP AND LAMBS 



Lamb Crops and Disposition 



INSHIPMENTS MARKETINGS FARM SLAUGHTER DEATHS 



Year Lambs Sheep Lambs Sheep Lambs Sheep Lambs Sheep Lambs 



1,000 Head 



1950 907 30 106 67 569 4 



1951 1,066 45 122 154 674 3 



1952 1,147 30 124 210 910 3 



1953 1,124 25 107 194 846 3 



1954 1,168 22 97 189 840 3 



1955 1,145 15 55 173 768 3 



1956 1,134 17 77 208 889 3 



1957 1,123 13 71 162 724 3 



1958 „ _.1,136 15 88 155 719 3 



1959 1,201 13 81 192 812 3 



Production and Income 



Price Per Value 



Year Production Marketings ^°° ^^^- nEZt:>. of Home r^'°^^ 



-^^p E^;;;rs ^''^"^'^ ConsumpUon I— « 



1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars 



1950 57,113 54,128 11.90 23.60 11,964 116 12,080 



1951 75,546 73,216 15.70 31.10 20,355 145 20,502 



1952 84,522 97,972 10.30 22.80 19,469 105 19,574 



1953 85,454 91,994 5.50 16.70 12,950 83 13,043 



1954 90,372 91,312 4.90 17.30 13,154 86 13,240 



1955 89,287 85,382 5.50 17.20 12,364 82 12,446 



1956 80,027 97,547 5.10 17.10 13,851 80 13,941 



1957 81,206 80,361 5.80 19.30 13,002 91 13,093 



1958 87,482 80,553 7.20 21.10 14,494 104 14,598 



1959 90,466 92,128 6.10 17.60 13,652 98 13,760 



