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those seen at Sirsa. No prizes were awarded. Thirty very smart bullocks
were obtained for the Commissariat Department.
Four salutries attended, and the sanitary arrangements were carried out
as usual. The only contagious disease seen was a slight outbreak of foot and
mouth disease, which was very prevalent in the whole tract.
Jehazgarh Spring Cattle Fair.—The Superintendent, South Punjab, reports
that, owing to the fact that the cattle fair at Jehazgarh having been held very
much earlier than advertised, he was prevented from attending. The fair was
held from the 16th March to 1st April. In communication with the Director
of Land Records, Punjab, certain information was asked for regarding the
supply and demand for cattle as evidenced by those brought in and sold at the
fairs. Lala Mul Raj, Tahsildar of Jhajjar, submitted a very able detailed report
on these points, and the following facts are ascertained from his report. The
districts supplying the greatest number of cattle were Rohtak 8,336, Gurgaon
4,694, Jhind State 4,269, Ulwar 1,494, Delhi 1,411 and Dujana 1,481. The dis-
tricts purchasing the greatest numbers were Aligarh 4,069, Muzaffarnagar 3,339,
Meerut 2,353, Saharanpur 3145, Etah 1,300, Moradabad 1,475, Cawnpore
1,573. The number of animals attending the fair was 66,007, of which 58,859
were bullocks.
Ludhiana Chait Chowdas Fair.—This fair was held on the 23rd March.
About 3,800 cattle attended. The cattle were in worse condition than any
other cattle fair I have attended, and this cannot be said to be due to want
of fodder, but must be the result of neglect. In spite of want of condition,
there were many fine bullocks in the fair which had been in the district. Rs.
433 were awarded in prizes. The animals were all inspected by salutris
before they were allowed to enter the ground, and the usual sanitary arrange-
ments were made.
Amritsar Baisakhi Cattle Fair.—This fair was held in April 1894, over
60,000 head of cattle attended, or nearly 15,000 more than were brought into
the Dewali. Rupees 2,118 were awarded in prizes. Five salutris were engaged
carrying out sanitary measures in the usual way. Five cases of rinderpest
occurred, of which four recovered. The cattle generally were in good condition,
and compared favourably with those seen at the Dewali fair in November 1893.
BELUCHISTAN.
Sibi Fair.—This fair is held in connection with the horse show during
the month of February. The Superintendent has brought to notice the excel-
lence of the Nari cattle which are bred in the vicinity and brought into the
show for sale. Over 400 were brought in this year, of which at least half were
up to the highest standard required for siege train. This breed of cattle is well
worthy of the attention of the Transport Department as it is believed that it
would be possible to purchase a considerable number at a far cheaper rate than
they could be bred at the cattle farm.
BOMBAY.
Ahmednagar Cattle Fair.—Commenced on the 10th November. Total
number of animals exhibited 168 against 504 last year. The classes were
neither so numerous nor so good as last year. There appears to be great
want of interest in this branch of the show.
Telhar.—Commenced on 28th January. Total number of animals ex-
hibited 32. There were a few Kachi oxen from the hills fit for transport
purposes.
Moro.—Commenced on the 4th February. The number of animals exhi-
bited was 392 against 205 last year. There was a great improvement in
numbers and quality over last year.
Bhuj.—Commenced on 24th February. The number of animals exhibited
was 311.