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SHEEP. LAMBS, and WOOL 

 NUMBER, VALUE PER HEAD, and CLASSES - JANUARY 1 



WOOL PRODUCTION and VALUE 



1976. 

 1977. 

 1978. 

 1979. 

 1980. 



1981. 

 1982. 

 1983. 

 1984. 

 1985. 

 1986. 



Sheep 

 Shorn 



493 

 471 

 469 

 510 

 539 



565 

 575 

 574 

 585 

 526 

 500 



Per 

 Fleece 



-Lbs.- 



9.6 

 9.7 

 10.1 

 9.7 

 9.9 



10.0 

 10.3 

 10.0 

 9.7 

 10.6 

 10.5 



Total 



(000) 



4,749 

 4,550 

 4,715 

 4,970 

 5,359 



5,670 

 5,903 

 5,745 

 5,700 

 5,587 

 5,225 



Year 



1976. 

 1977. 

 1978. 

 1979. 

 1980. 



1981. 

 1982. 

 1983. 

 1984. 

 1985. 

 1986. 



Lambs 

 Saved 



420 

 375 

 375 

 360 

 390 



420 

 470 

 475 

 470 

 470 

 450 



LAMB CROP and DISPOSITION 



INSHIPMENTS MARKETINGS 1/ SLAUGHTER 2/ 



Sheep & Lambs 



Sheep 



Lambs 



Sheep & Lambs 



40 

 18 

 41 

 33 

 25 



25 

 21 

 22 

 34 

 33 

 39 



■(000) Head 



DEATHS 



Sheep 



Lambs 



1/ 



2/ 



Excludes interfarm sales. Includes animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments 



for use on farms where produced. 



Excludes animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments for farmers. 



PRODUCTION and INCOME FROM SHEEP and LAMBS 



3/ Adjustments made for inshipments and changes in inventory. 



4/ 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. 



