New Zealand - Trucking - Maheno Transport sheep truck "Ramona" - 1930s? Sheep farming - A significant industry in New Zealand - According to 2007 figures: there are 39 million sheep in the country - The highest density of sheep per unit area in the world - For 130 years, sheep farming was the country's most important agricultural industry - It was overtaken by dairy farming in 1987 - Sheep numbers peaked in New Zealand in 1982 to 70 million - Then dropped to about 27.6 million - There are 16,000 sheep and beef farms in the country - The world's largest exporter of lambs - Sheep were introduced into New Zealand between 1773 and 1777 with credit to James Cook (Reference: Wikipedia) ' -------------------- Image source: Collection of the Waitaki Archive. Id 100578 https://collection.culturewaitaki.org.nz/objects/100578/maheno-transport-sheep-truck-ramona