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SHEEP. LAMBS AND WOOL 



Number, Value Per Head and Classes, January 1 



Year 



1973. 

 1974. 

 1975. 

 1976. 

 1977. 



1978. 

 1979. 

 1980. 

 1981. 

 1982. 

 1983. 



Year 



Year 



1972.. 

 1973.. 

 1974.. 

 1975.. 

 1976.. 



1977.. 

 1978.. 

 1979.. 

 1980.. 

 1981.. 

 1982.. 



STOCK SHEEP ONE 

 YEAR AND OVER 



LAMBS 



1,000 



880 

 750 

 675 

 595 

 570 



552 

 540 

 574 

 595 

 616 

 560 



LAMBS 

 Saved 



711 

 604 

 550 

 471 

 420 



375 

 349 

 340 

 390 

 420 

 470 



Ewes 



Weathers 

 & Rams 



Ewes 



Weathers 

 & Rams 



Dels. 



28.50 

 34.00 

 29.50 

 40.50 

 45.50 



57.00 

 89.50 

 91.50 

 69.50 

 55.00 

 50.50 



1973. 

 1974. 

 1975. 

 1976. 

 1977. 



1978. 

 1979. 

 1980. 

 1981. 

 1982. 



1,000 



25,080 

 25,500 

 19,913 

 24 ,098 

 25,935 



31,526 

 48,300 

 52,521 

 41,353 

 33 ,880 

 28,280 



Sheep 

 Shorn 



706 

 623 

 551 

 493 

 460 



440 

 441 

 539 

 565 

 500 



1,000 Head 



120 

 84 

 90 

 75 

 80 



60 

 20 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 20 



760 

 666 

 585 

 520 

 490 



492 

 520 

 560 

 580 

 600 

 540 



1,000 Head 



598 

 524 

 462 

 416 

 371 



372 

 380 

 400 

 420 

 455 

 425 



Wool Production and Value 



Per 



Fleece Total 



Lbs 1,000 



9.9 6,983 



10.1 6,309 



9.6 5,280 



9.6 4,749 



9.7 4,442 



10.0 4,379 



9.8 4,307 



9.9 5,358 

 10.0 5,670 

 10.3 5,141 



Lamb Crop and Disposition 



INSHIPMENTS. 

 Sheep & Lambs 



MARKETINGS *'' 



Sheep 



Lambs 



30 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 40 



18 

 41 

 33 

 25 



25 



21 



1,000 Head 



186 458 



140 406 



111 339 



98 264 



72 239 



SLAUGHTER '■' 

 Sheep & Lambs 



59 

 84 

 72 

 87 

 73 

 129 



211 

 208 

 129 

 184 

 233 

 314 



19 

 17 

 20 

 15 

 12 



14 

 13 

 13 

 15 

 15 

 15 



Price 



Per Lbs. 



Cts. 



106 



68 



51 



73 



75 



81 

 94 

 99 

 102 

 79 



1,000 Head 



132 

 107 



82 



72 



94 



92 

 116 

 136 

 130 

 117 



85 



DEATHS 



Sheep 



Lambs 



96 

 85 

 80 

 75 

 70 



65 

 60 

 60 

 62 

 60 

 50 



117 

 127 

 118 

 140 

 100 



96 

 90 

 90 

 59 

 55 

 52 



«/ Excludes interfarm sales. Includes animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments 



for use on farms where produced. 

 2/ Excludes animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments for farmers. 



11 

 18 

 21 

 17 

 13 



14 

 11 

 11 

 15 

 13 

 15 



Value 

 1,000 

 7,402 

 4,290 

 2,693 

 3,467 

 3,332 



3,547 

 4,049 

 5,304 

 5,783 

 4,061 



Production and Income from Sheep and Lambs 



3/ Adjustments made for inshipments and changes in inventory. 



*' Excludes interfarm sales and custom slaughter in commercial establishments for use on farms where 



produced. 

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



