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Etawah. There is one young bull of the Kosi breed, located at Kudar Kot. The bull is popular. The stock
obtained is too young to express an opinion on.
Probable number of cows served during the year ... 4
Probable number of stock obtained
...
... 11
Bareilly. A bull has been transferred from Naini Tal and is at the Ramsay Farm. Mr. F. Welsh makes
the following remarks regarding the bull:—
'The bull is said to be of the Kosi breed. He is between 4 and 6 years of age. During the past year he has
served some 40 or 50 cows belonging to outsiders, in addition to the 30 in the Ramsay Farm. Natives bring their
cows to be served by him, and during the season Europeans also send their cows for the same purpose. A few days
ago I sold 14 calves, the progeny of this bull. I have 7 more by him, at the Farm and. also 4 cow calves of his in
Bareilly and am keeping them for breeding purposes.'
Almora. One bull of the Hissar breed, supposed to be 10 or 11 years old is located at Kasauni. The bull is now
too old, but has been a good and suitable animal and was popular.
Badaon. There is one Government bull in this district which was received in 1888, from the Government Cattle
Farm, Hissar. It is placed in charge of Janki Parshad of Ujhari who pays all expenses. The bull is now too old
for breeding purposes, being 15 years of age. No calves were obtained by him during the year.
The following is a list of Government bulls at present working in the various districts, supplied by the Director of
Land Records and Agriculture:—
District.
Saharanpur
Muzaffarnagar
Meerut
Etawah
Bareilly
Badaon
Gorakhpnr
Shahjehanpur
Basti
Almora
Garhwal
Naini Tal
Hardoi
Fyzabad
Gonda
Bara Banki
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
...
....
...
...
....
...
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
Total
No.
...
1
...
2
...
3
... 1
...
1
...
1
...
2
...
1
...
1
... 1
...
1
...
1
...
1
... 2
... 1
... 1 (went astray)
.... 21
With reference to my remark in para 55 of last year's report regarding the districts of Aligarh, Partapgarh, and
Fatehgarh the following were the replies given:—
Aligarh.
The financial position of the Board is still undecided and it will be a year before it can be seen
whether funds are likely to be available.
Fatehgarh.
The Board has asked for a grant under this head and if it is allowed by Government it would like
to purchase one bull.
Partapgarh.
One bull of the Kanwaria breed will be purchased provided the provision made for its purchase
in the budget for 1898-99 is sanctioned by Government.
1004. From the above it will be seen that there are less Government bulls
in the whole of the North-Western Provinces than there are in many single
districts in the Punjab. The question arises, why is not more encouragement given
to the zemindars to breed high class cattle, and this certainly seems to need some
explanation. The only reason would appear to me to be that the present system
pursued with respect to Government bulls is unpopular, and it certainly is radically
wrong. In this Province it would appear that all these bulls are tied up and only
serve cows when they are brought to them. A glance at the paras under the
headings Meerut, Hardoi, Shahjehanpur and Etawah will show how much good
power has been wasted. At Meerut the bull is 9 years old and therefore in his
prime, and yet he has only served 32 cows, and got 9 young stock. At Hardoi
there is a young bull, 5 years old, which has only covered 3. Again at
Shahjehanpur a fine young bull 6 years old is secured in a Municipal godown, and
has not yet served a cow, and it is proposed to sell him. These bulls cannot be
kept for less than Rs. 6 a month, and this is probably much underestimated.
Thus the Municipality or District Board is put to the annual cost of Rs. 72 for
each bull, and all this for an average number of 10 young stock per bull.
1005. This would seem to be the system carried on throughout the Province,
and from my experience I should say that it should be done away with as speedily
as possible. The District Boards naturally hesitate to purchase bull sires, knowing
that in consequence there would be an increased annual charge for their up-keep
to face. There can be little doubt that this has deterred many Local Bodies from
purchasing good bulls for their localities.
1006. The system advocated is this:—A number of bulls should be purchased
for the district, they should be then distributed among the sub-divisions and placed
in the charge of a Zaildar or other responsible Officer, and from that time the expense
to the District Authorities should cease. The bull ought to be kept up for a month
and well fed so as to make him recognise that the village is his home, he should
then be turned loose with the herds and support himself.