1907.] Insect, Fungus and other Pests. 



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Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland for a state- 

 ment of the wool production of that country. The estimated 

 quantity produced on the average of 1905 and 1906 was 

 12,000,000 lb. As regards the relative numbers of different 

 breeds, it is stated that Blackfaced Mountain and their crosses 

 (Border Leicesters and Shropshires) predominate, then come 

 Border Leicesters and their crosses, then Roscommons and 

 their crosses, Shropshires and their crosses, and a comparatively 

 small number of Cheviots and Oxford Downs. Hampshires and 

 Southdowns are only kept by one or two show breeders in 

 Leinster. 



Taking the average of the returns received for the two years 

 1905 and 1906 the following may be regarded as an approximate 

 estimate of the total production of wool per annum in the 

 United Kingdom : — 



Lb. 



Sheep shorn... ... ... ... ... 87,838,000 



,, slaughtered ... ... ... ... 30,250,000 



Lambs shorn ... ... ... ... 2,000,000 



,, slaughtered... ... ... ... 1,000,000 



Total for Great Britain 121,088,000 



,, Ireland 12,000.000 



,, United Kingdom ... ... 133,088,000 



The average quantity of imported wool (sheep's, lambs', and 

 alpaca) retained for home consumption in the two years 1905-6 

 was 360,000,000 lb. Of the total supply of raw wool used in 

 this country, therefore, it appears that British and Irish 

 flock-masters are responsible for about 27 per cent. 



Although a large number of specimens have been submitted 

 during the past few weeks, the pests identified are chiefly 

 species which have already been dealt 

 Notes on Insect, with in this Journal or in the Board's 

 Fungus and Other Leaflets. 



Pests.* Moths. — Specimens of Scots pine and 



Austrian pine were received from Oak- 

 ham during August, and were found to be attacked by a small 



* Notes on insect, fungus and other pests, dealing with the specimens submitted 

 to the Board for identification, and their apparent prevalence, will appear in this 

 Journal month by month. The notes commenced with the issue for June, 1907. 



