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tries and it also gives some notion of where the world's supply of 

 wool is produced 1 (Fig. 7, Chapter II). 



& World Production of Sheep and Wool: 1916 



Sheep approximate number ..................... 614,857,418 



Wool approximate number of pounds , ........... 2,717,223,100 



B-Leadmg Sheep Countries: & Nu S m heep f 



Australia and Tasmania ........ 1915 82,011,606 



Argentina .................... 1912 83,545,931 



United States ......... . ....... 1916 48,483,000 



Census of 1910 ............ 52,183,423 



British South and East Africa. . 1913 43,009,843 

 United Kingdom of Great 



Britain ..................... 1915 27,552,136 



New Zealand ............. ---- 1915 24,607,868 



Russian Empire .............. 1911 80,874,000 



Ottoman Empire .............. 1910 and 1912 48,284,678 



Uruguay ..................... 1908 26,286,296 



C Wool Produced in Different Countries, According to Latest Estimates 

 * Available in 1916: Poundg 



Australia and Tasmania, .......................... 463,750,000 



Russian Empire .................................. 380,000,000 



United States .................. .................. 288,490,000 



Argentina ....................... '. ............... 264,500,000 



New Zealand ..................................... 181,282,880 



United Kingdom of Great Britain ...... ' ____ . ....... 121,200,043 



Ottoman Empire and Balkan States. . . .............. 90,500,000 



British Africa ................................... 157,761,470 



Uruguay ....... ; ................................ 143,293,000 



France .......... ................................ 75,000,000 



British India .................................... 60,000,000 



Spain .............. .......................... ... 52,000,000 



China ... ...... .... .............................. 50,000,000 



Austria-Hungary ................................. 41,600,000 



Algeria ......................................... 33,184,000 



Germany ................... ..................... 25,600,000 



Italy .......................... . ................. 21,500,000 



Chili ............................................ 20,000,000 



1 Compiled from Annual Wool Review of the National Association of 

 Wool Manufacturers. 



