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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



SHEEP ON FARMS AND RANCHES. AND WOOL PRODUCTION 



Number, Value Per Head, Tolal Value of Stock Sheep, January 1, 



Wool Production cind Value 



ALL STOCK SHEEP & WOOL PRODUCTION 



Year LAMBS ON FARMS, 



JANUARY 1 Sheep Per ^ , Price 

 Farm Value Shorn Fleece Total p^r ^b. Value 



Niunber Per Head Total Number Pounds Cents Dollars 



1956 1,590,000 $16.10 $25,599,000 1,495,000 9.8 14,651,000 46 6,739,000 



1957 1,542,000 17.20 26,522,000 1,462,000 10.2 14,850,000 57 8,464,000 



1958 1.604,000 21.90 35,128,000 1,532,000 10.2 15,664,000 39 6,109,000 



1959 1,716,000 23.20 39,811,000 1,641,000 10.1 16,621,000 46 7,646,000 



1960 1,767,000 18.10 31,983,000 1,679,000 10.1 17,041,000 43 7,328,000 



1961 1.661,000 15.20 25,247,000 1,581,000 10.2 16,180,000 42 6,796,000 



1962 1,462,000 13.30 19,445,000 1,387,000 10.5 14,570,000 49 7,139,000 



1963 1,491,000 17.40 25,943,000 1,395,000 10.2 14,254,000 50 7,127,000 



1964 1,461,000 16.40 23,960,000 1,369,000 9.8 13,444,000 55 7,394,000 



1965 1,403,000 19.40 27,218,000 1,292,000 9.6 12,462,000 51 6,356,000 



1966 1,277,000 22.50 28,732,000 1,213,000 9.7 11,792,000 58 6,839,000 



19673/ 1,226,000 23.40 28,688,000 



Number by Classes, January 1 



Sheep Total LAMBS 



Year All on Stock Ewes Wethers Rams Wethers 



Sheep Feed Sheep 1 Yr. + Ewes ^^d Rams 1 Yr. + 1 Yr. + 



1956 1,773,000 183,000 1,590,000 1,246,000 271,000 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 



1960 1,872,000 105,000 1,767,000 1,331,000 352,000 21,000 61,000 2,000 



1961 1,768,000 107,000 1,661,000 1,291,000 287,000 20,000 61,000 2,000 



1962 1,560,000 98,000 1,462,000 1,162,000 225,000 18,000 55,000 2,000 



1963 1,581,000 90,000 1,491,000 1,116,000 306,000 17,000 50,000 2,000 



1964 1,553,000 92,000 1,461,000 1,127,000 267,000 17,000 48,000 2,000 



1965 1,503,000 100,000 1,403,000 1,093,000 248,000 16,000 45,000 1,000 



1966 1,387,000 110,000 1,277,000 1,006,000 213,000 15,000 42,000 1,000 



1967 1,351,000 125,000 1,226,000 956,000 213,000 18,000 38,000 1,000 



Lamb Crops and Disposition 



IN- FARM 



SHIPMENTS MARKETINGS'/ SLAUGHTER^/ DEATHS 



Saved Sheep & Lambs Sheep Lambs Sheep & Lambs Sheep Lambs 



1,000 Head 



1956 1,134 94 208 889 9 130 115 



1957 1,123 84 162 724 9 124 116 



1958 1,136 103 155 719 9 123 115 



1959 1,201 94 192 796 10 142 123 



1960 1,225 56 270 826 9 150 130 



1961 1,201 46 307 874 9 140 125 



1962 1,092 93 177 730 9 128 120 



1963 1,060 59 179 680 8 143 137 



1964 1,037 74 172 669 6 159 155 



1965 1,006 61 202 650 6 160 165 



1966 926 46 189 578 6 100 135 



19673/ 832 



Production and Income From Sheep and Lambs 



Price Per 100 Lbs. ^^^^ of Ho"me Gross 



Year Production^/ Marketings^/ Sheep Lambs R„ceiots° / Consumption Income 



1,000 Pounds Dollars ^ '^ 1,000 Dollars 



1956 79,622 97,547 5.10 17.10 13,846 86 13,932 



1957 81,541 80,361 5.80 19.30 12,967 97 13,064 



1958 93,942 80,553 7.20 21.10 14,473 116 14,589 



1959 90,850 90,752 6.10 17.60 13,401 111 13,512 



1960 86,704 100,748 5.10 16.10 12,783 94 12,877 



1961 82,631 108,211 5.20 13.80 11,890 82 11,972 



1962 75,784 82,084 6.30 16.80 11,623 101 11,724 



1963 72,591 78,288 5.60 17.10 10,955 89 11,044 



1964 65,098 76,188 5.40 19.60 12,105 70 12,175 



1965 60,474 78,919 5.90 22.50 13,838 84 13,922 



1966 67,431 71,274 6.40 23.20 12,756 112 12,868 



1967/3 



'/Excludes interfarm sales. Beginning with 1966, includes animals custom slaughtered in commercial estab- 

 lishments for use on farms where produced. 



2 /Beginning with 1966, excludes animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments for farmers. 



-/If no data shown, they were not available in time for publication. 



* /Adjustments made for inshipments and changes in inventory. 



s/Excludes interfarm sales and custom slaughter in commercial establishments for use on farms where 

 produced. 



^/Includes receipts from marketings and from sales of farm slaughtered meat. 



