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supply of water good and sufficient. There were two cases of Epizootic Aphtha
and one attack of Anthrax. The Anthrax case died. Disinfection and pre-
ventive measures were adopted, and the dead animals buried deep.
Kannicheri Cattle Fair, district Tinnevelly.—This fair commenced on the
24th May and terminated on the 8th June 1896. Mysore, Alambadi, Kangy-
anad, Pulikolam and local cattle from Tinnevelly, Madura, Trichinopoly, Coim-
batore and Salem districts attended the fair. No census was taken. About 20,000
cattle were brought to the fair. Of these the number of Alambadi was about
5,000, Mysore 100, Kangyanad 7,000, Pulikulam 3 and the rest were composed
of local cattle including 200 milch cows. About 75 per cent. of the cattle
brought to the fair were sold. The sale of cattle was brisk, but the prices were
comparatively low. The sanitary arrangements were not good. Water supply
was good and sufficient. There were two cases of Epizootic Aphtha and the
animals were treated in the hospital pound.
Tirupur Cattle Fair, district Coimbatore.—This fair commenced on the
27th May 1896 and lasted for five days. Five thousand and three hundred
heads of cattle attended the fair. The cattle were mostly of the Kangian and
local breed. About quarter of the number brought were sold. The state of
market was good. There was no sanitary arrangement for the removal of the
dung, etc., from the fair ground. The Stock Inspector has suggested the levy-
ing of a small fee to make arrangements to remove the litter, etc. Supply of
water was good and sufficient. Epizootic Aphtha was prevailing among a few of
the cattle, and these were kept away from the fair.
Muttulapuram Cattle Fair, district Tinnevelly.—This fair commenced on
the 23rd June 1896 and terminated on the 13th July 1896. About 18,000
cattle attended the fair, chiefly of the following breeds :—Alambadi about
3,000, Kangyanad 8,000, Mysore 50, Pulikulam 5 and the rest were composed
of local cattle including 100 milch cows and 100 buffaloes. About 80 per
cent. of the cattle brought to the fair were sold. The sale of cattle was dull
in the beginning but brisk afterwards. The prices of the cattle were moder-
ate. The sanitary arrangements were good and the supply of water satisfactory.
There were three cases of Epizootic Aphtha. The animals were treated in the
hospital pound.
Tankarana Inarkoil Cattle Fair, district Tinnevelly.—This fair com-
menced on the 23rd July and terminated on the 4th August 1896. There were
about 3,500 cattle brought to the fair chiefly from Madras and Tinnevelly dis-
tricts, and of these the number of Alambadi was about 1,500, Kangyanad 1,000
and the rest were composed of local cattle including ten cows with calves at foot.
About 60 per cent. of the cattle brought to the fair were sold. The sale of
cattle was pretty brisk, the prices ruled low. Sanitary arrangements and
supply of water were good and satisfactory. There was no case of any con-
tagious cattle disease.
Tirunannamalai Cattle Fair, district South Arcot.—This fair commenced
on the 16th and terminated on the 24th November 1896. About 25,000 head
of cattle attended the fair from Mysore State, Salem, North Arcot and South
Arcot districts, of which about 2,000 were Mysore, 20,000 Alambadi and the
rest consisted of local cattle. About 100 country-bred ponies also were
exhibited for sale. About 70 per cent. of the number brought were sold. The
sale of cattle was very brisk especially about the close of the fair. The prices
were moderate. The sanitary arrangement was satisfactory, but the water
supply was neither sufficient nor good. There was no case of contagious
disease.
Madeswarum Hill Cattle Fair, district Coimbatore.—This is a very small
cattle fair. It commenced on the 3rd November and lasted for three days. Only
500 cattle attended the fair, they were chiefly of Madeswarum hill and con-
sisted of 400 bulls, 50 bullocks, and 50 cows and heifers, of these 150 heads
were only sold. The state of the market was very poor. There were no sani-
tary arrangements. Supply of water was good and sufficient. It was owing to
the prevalence of cholera that the attendance was so poor this year.
Berikai Cattle Fair, district Salem.—This fair commenced on the 20th
December 1896 and lasted for seven days. Small type of Mysore breed from
Mysore and Hasur, numbering about 5,000, attended the fair, of which 2,000