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Mahadeswaram Sills Cattle Fair.—This Fair was held from the 16th to the
18th October 1895 in the Kollegal district. The number of cattle attending
was 4,000, of which 3,500 were bullocks and bulls and 500 cows, and of these,
about 700 changed hands. The cattle were of the Kankanhalli, Alambadi and
Baragur, as well as the local breed and were brought in from the places men-
tioned. The sanitary arrangements were satisfactory and no disease is re-
ported.
Santhaikhana Cattle Fair.—This Fair was held in the Kavathalli village of
the Kollegal taluk on the 19th of October. About 2,000 cattle were brought
in of the Alambadi, Baragur and local breed; the cattle came on from the Fair
at Mahadeswaram hills and are on their way to Goolam. About 300 changed
hands.
Goolam Cattle Fair.—This Fair was held on the 18th and two succeeding
days, and 2,500 animals attended, of which 500 changed hands. Sanitary ar-
rangements seem to have been satisfactory, and no cases of contagious disease
were reported from the Fair.
Kulagunda Cattle Fair.—This Fair was held at Kulagunda in the South
Cannara district from the 1st to the 16th November 1895, about 25,000 head
changed hands. The cattle were Bettadapur breed of bullocks and bulls, Shir-
say breed of buffaloes, Hassan breed of buffaloes. The bullocks and bulls
were chiefly brought in from the villages of Mysore, and the buffaloes from
Shirsay in South Cannara and male buffaloes only from Hassan in the Mysore
Province. Prices were moderate at the beginning, but demand great and prices
rose 50 per cent. Water and fodder plentiful. Sanitary arrangements appear
satisfactory, the cattle-disease prevention act was in force. Rinderpest and
foot and mouth disease broke out in the latter part of the Fair. Fourteen
cases of rinderpest were treated in hospital and nine cases of foot and mouth
disease. The herds in which they occurred were isolated and disinfected.
Mecheri Cattle Fair.—This Fair was held from the 25th February to the
8th of March, about 5,000 animals consisting of plough and cart bullocks with
some calves attended, and of these, 1,500 were sold. The breeds were chiefly
Alambadi, Dharampuri and Salem, brought in from Dharampuri, Salem, Nama-
kal and Tiruchengoda taluks.
Prices were high on the first few days, after which they were normal. The
arrangements seem to have been good, but water was somewhat scarce. It
appears that there are two Government wells at this place which would give
sufficient water if they were cleaned out and protected, and it seems advisable
for this to be taken into consideration by the district officers. The sanitary
arrangements appear to have been good; there was only one case of contagious
disease (foot and mouth) which was promptly isolated and the disease did not
spread.
Kumbakonan Cattle Fair.—This Fair was held in the Tanjore district from
the 26th February to the 16th March, altogether about 7,000 cattle attended,
and three-quarters of those brought were sold. The breeds were Mysore, of
which about 200 were brought in Alambadi, of which there were 2,000 and the
rest local bred animals. They were brought in from Bangalore and other parts
of Mysore, Salem, North Arcot, Trichinopoly and Tanjore districts. The
market was brisk, the situation of the town near the Fair is advantageous, and
there is every likelihood of its increasing in popularity. The sanitary and other
arrangements appear to have been good. There were 12 cases of foot and
mouth disease in the Fair, but these were promptly isolated and treated, so that
the disease did not spread. One animal is said to have died of anthrax.
Adamancottah Cattle Fair.—This Fair was held in March—April in the
Salem district from the 31st March. About 6,000 bullocks and 50 cows attended,
and of these, about 1,000 were sold. The breeds were chiefly Alambadi, Dharam-
puri, Kolaur, and were brought in from the Hosur, Kishnagiri, Dharampuri
and Salem taluks.