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PART II.—PROVINCIAL REPORT.
V.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION.
762. Examinations have been held at Lahore, Rajputana, and Bengal
schools. As usual, the Assistant to the Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary
Department, was a member of each Board, which is very desirable, as in this
way he is able to furnish me, for the information of the Government of India,
with a comparative report on the class of students available as Veterinary
Assistants from each school.
763. In his report, after describing the results arrived at each school, the
Assistant to the Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary Department, brings for-
ward the following general points:—
I.—Uniformity in conducting examination of first year's students.
All first year's students, except at Ajmere, are examined by the teachers.
This I consider is as it should be. We are only concerned with the final
examinations, and the teaching staff is more likely to know the men who are
simply wasting their time and the money of the districts that send them for
training; these men, after one year's trial, are better dispensed with, and the
teaching staff is the best to judge.
II.—Uniformity
of courses.
A closer uniformity than at present existing could be arranged, but uni-
formity can, in my opinion, never be obtained owing to the varied character
and capabilities of the students at the different schools.
III.—The appointment of one Examining Board for all schools in
India.
This idea is an excellent one, and I would like to see it adopted, but I fear
the expense which would be incurred would not allow of its being carried out,
besides which, owing to the fact that most of the officers of the Department
are Provincial, it would be difficult to obtain their services.
These points have been submitted for the consideration of the Govern-
ment of India.
Bombay Veteri-
nary College.
764. The examinations were held from 20th to 30th April 1896, so that it
will be seen that by the system adopted in the submission of the report of this
institution it reviews on 31st March 1897 the results of work done in 1895-96.
It has therefore been decided, in future, that the results shown in the report
should be those of the year immediately preceding it.
The Board of Examiners consisted of :—
President:
Veterinary Lieutenant-Colonel W. S. Adams, Inspecting Veterinary
Officer, Bombay Army.
Members:
Veterinary Captain Morgan, Superintendent, Civil Veterinary De-
partment, Bombay.
Veterinary Captain Pease, Assistant to the Inspector-General, Civil
Veterinary Department.
765. In addition to the above officers, who should be considered the
Examining Board, I find three of the teaching staff as Examiners, and Veteri-
nary Major Mills, the Principal of the College, as Secretary.
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PART II.—PROVINCIAL REPORT.
VI.—TOURS OF SUPERINTENDENTS.
808. Table P (page cxv) will show the tours of the various Superintend-
ents during the present year. This table also gives the number of miles
travelled, the districts visited, and the shows attended.
809. Take the Superintendents connected with horse-breeding, we find
that they travelled by road the following number of miles:—
Superintendent, North-Western Provinces and Oudh
„
North Punjab . . . . . .
„
South
„
.
.
.
.
.
„
Baluchistan
.
.
.
.
.
„
Bombay
.
.
.
.
.
Miles.
2,517
903
2,207
1,280
802
I simply allude to the number of miles travelled by road, as I am of
opinion that this is one of the surest roads to development, be it connected with
horse breeding or with cattle-disease, for, until a Superintendent is known to
the people and identifies himself with them, very little progress can be expected.
I speak from experience, having worked a Province as a Superintendent.
810. I regret to find that many stands were not visited this year.
In the North-Western Provinces only one horse stand remained unvisited,
but in the Punjab (North) nine stands were not visited, whilst in South Punjab
fifteen horse stands were not inspected. At first sight this would appear to show
bad working on the part of the Superintendents, but the majority of the
stands unvisited in North Punjab were to be accounted for on account of the
scarcity of fodder, and the District Officers recommended that the Superintend-
ent should not visit them. Most of the stands unvisited in South Punjab
were in the Mooltan and Dera Ghazi Khan districts. All the stallions and
mares were inspected at the horse shows, and it would have been only inflict-
ing a hardship on the breeders to ask them to bring their mares up a second
time.
811. The work done by road by the Superintendents, North-Western Prov-
inces and Oudh, South Punjab, and Baluchistan, I consider very satisfactory;
not so, however, is it with the Superintendents, North Punjab and Bombay.
I consider that 903 and 802 miles, respectively, by road is very little. In the
case of Veterinary Lieutenant Turn bull, Superintendent, North Punjab, rail
had to be used as much as possible, owing to his having received a severe
accident, which rendered it difficult for him to ride and impossible for him to
travel in an ekka. Under these circumstances I consider he did his best.
812. In the case of Superintendents connected with cattle we find
that :—
The Superintendent, Central Provinces . .
„
Bengal
.
.
.
„
Ajmere
. . .
„
Burma
.
.
.
travelled 1,087 miles by road.
„
433 „
„
„ 208 „ „
„ 261 „ „
813. The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Central Provinces,
has done remarkably good work. In the case of the Superintendents, Bengal
and Ajmere, it is necessary that they should avail themselves of lines of rail-
way as much as possible, owing to the fact that they may be said to hold dual
appointments, being Principals of the Veterinary Schools as well as Superin-
tendent in the case of Bengal; and in that of Ajmere, that Officer is endea-
vouring to carry out the Bacteriological Survey of Ajmere-Merwara.
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PART II.—PROVINCIAL REPORT.
VII.—GENERAL.
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PART II.-PROVINCIAL REPORT.
VII.—GENERAL.
Provincial cost
of Department.
814. Table Q (page cxvii) shows the Provincial cost of the Department
for the official year 1896-97, amounting to R2,06,607-9-7, against
R2,25,636-10-5 in the previous year. The chief differences are under the
following heads:—
Establishment Officers.
Travelling allowance of Officers.
Travelling allowance of Establishment.
Purchase of Provincial stallions and stable feed and keep.
GENERAL.
815. It has been customary to summarize the Provincial work done
during the year, and then to give a summary of Imperial work done. Both
these I intend to include under the heading of:—
GENERAL WORK DONE BY THE CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT DURING
1896-97.
Imperial.
816. Last year it was my pleasing duty to be able to report progress all
round; this year has been one of great anxiety, and I trust that it will be
thought that the Civil Veterinary Department has done its utmost to combat the
adverse circumstances under which it has worked. It was not to be expected
that the progress so marked last year could be continued; it is satisfactory to
find that in many cases it has been maintained.
Horse-breeding-
Imperial.
817. Three hundred and nineteen (319) stallions were actually at stud
work, against 299 last year. Fourteen thousand five hundred and thirty-six
mares were covered, against 14,305 last year, showing an increase of 231, which,
under the circumstances, I consider most satisfactory.
818. 49.45 mares were covered per stallion employed, against 47.6 last
year.
819. Three thousand eight hundred and eighty-six foals are known to have
been dropped, against 3,964 last year. This falling off of 78 foals can be more
than accounted for by the number of mares shown as " Results not known,"
owing to their having been taken away in quest of fodder.
820. The average of previous year's coverings per stallion employed fell
from 13.6 last year to 12.95 during the year under review. This slight falling
off is due to the difficulty with which results were arrived at: still there is
great room for improvement in this direction, and strenuous efforts are being
made to arrive at better results.
821. One thousand nine hundred and six remounts and young stock were
obtained, against 2,365 last year. The great reduction is mainly due to the fact
that the Army Remount Department required only 160 head, against 494 last
year.
822. The percentage of pedigrees obtained by the Remount Department
was 54.37, against 59.91, but the Native Cavalry show 17.99, against 4.53 last
year. This is most satisfactory, as it shows that at last they are paying atten-
tion to this most important subject.
823. The cost of feed and keep of both horse and donkey stallions is much
higher this year, but this was only to be expected. I am, however, of opinion
that the various Superintendents have carefully supervised expenditure with
good results.
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7,055 last year, showing an increase of 9,456. The following statement will
show the improvement which has taken place during the past three years:—
Cases treated, 1894-95
. . . . . . .
„ 1895-96 . . . . . . .
„
1896-97 . . . . . . .
103,198
111,723
118,517
Information col-
lected and Bac-
teriological Sur-
vey.
848. Great strides are being made in this direction. We are gradually
becoming acquainted with the different diseases prevalent in this country, and
altogether much useful information has been gathered during the past year.
Conclusion.
849. In conclusion I would place on record the zeal with which the
officers of the Department, one and all, have performed their duties during the
year under report.
850. All the officers connected with horse-breeding have striven hard
against most extraordinary odds, and solely to their exertions can be attri-
buted the fact that horse-breeding has maintained its position during the past
year.
851. In connection with cattle, Veterinary Captain Gunn, Assistant to the
Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary Department, has done good work, and
two officers who joined the Department during the year, viz., Veterinary
Captain Raymond and Veterinary Lieutenant Trydell, have shown the greatest
zeal.
852. In this review of work done by the various officers of the Depart-
ment as well as in former ones, I have quoted at length from the report by the
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Burma. I have done this with
a view of pointing out how thoroughly well acquainted this officer is with the
various diseases prevailing in his Province, and to show other Superintendents
the class of work that is expected of them.
In Veterinary Captain Evans we have a most zealous officer and one to
whom our thanks are due for the excellent work he has done during this and
the preceding years.
853. In the work connected with schools and colleges I feel it my duty
to again bring to notice the good work done by Veterinary Captain Hagger
at Ajmere.
854. It affords me great pleasure to be able to place on record the fact
that in all cases connected with the administration of the Department in the
various provinces of India I have received the hearty co-operation of the
various Local Governments and Administrations; they have done all they
could to meet my wishes and recommendations, which generally referred to
the advancement or improvement of the work connected with the Civil Veteri-
nary Department.
A. E. QUERIPEL, Vety. Colonel,
SIMLA
;
}
The 23rd August 1897.
Inspector-General,
Civil Veterinary
Department.
214
824. Two thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine mares were branded
during the year, against 3,746 last year. This falling off is to be regretted, but
was unavoidable.
825. I point with intense satisfaction to the progress made in Native
States in both horse and mule-breeding; many States are co-operating most
heartily in the development of both industries, and the fact that 1,586 mares
have been covered by horses and 719 covered by donkeys must prove that the
horse and mule supply will be materially increased thereby.
Mule-breeding—
Imperial.
826. Two hundred and seventy-eight (278) donkey stallions were at stud
work, against 289 last year.
827 Seventeen thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven pony mares were
covered, against 18,491 last year. This small decrease of 514 is partly compen-
sated for by the increase of 243 donkey mares covered.
828. The general percentage of mares covered was 64.57, against 50.6.
This percentage I consider too high.
829. Four thousand and eighty-five mule foals are known to have been
dropped, against 3,734. The increase is satisfactory, but the average results
of previous year's coverings per stallion employed is still unsatisfactory, stand-
ing, as it does, at 14.13, against 14. 4, last year.
830. Two thousand one hundred and thirty-one mules were purchased,
against 1,746; the increase is satisfactory.
Horse Pairs and
Shows,
831. As was to be expected, the various horse fairs and shows have
suffered materially owing to the scarcity which prevailed: a number had to
be entirely abandoned; still, although we find that over 12,000 less animals
were present, still the reduction in the number that competed amounted only
to 487. This shows that all animals that were considered of value and likely
to take prizes, were sent to the various shows.
832. One thousand one hundred and forty-eight remounts and young
stock were purchased, against 1,879 last year. A large proportion of the
reduction is due to the fact that the Army Remount Department required
less stock.
Laboratory.
833. But little work has been done at the Laboratory during the year
under review. This was partly due to the fact that the building is not yet
complete, and also to Dr. Lingard having been absent in England for four
months.
834. I regret that even the work that has been done cannot be shown,
as Dr. Lingard states that, owing to rinderpest demonstrations, which were
commenced by Professor Koch, he is unable to devote any time to the prepara-
tion of a report at present.
Farms.
835. Strenuous efforts have been made by both Superintendents to ensure
success, but they have had much to contend with, owing to the drought. It
is therefore satisfactory to find that the profit on the South Punjab Farm
amounts to R307-2-5 more than last year, although the North-Western Prov-
inces Farm shows a decrease of R74-2-4.
Castration.
836. Castration has scarcely held its own during the year, as will be seen
from the following statement :—
North-Western Provinces
North Punjab ...
South Punjab ...
Baluchistan ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bombay ...
...
...
1895-96.
... 513
... 528
..
572
...
75
1,688
... 151
1896-97.
499
264
554
158
1,455
148
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TABLE II.—(Referred to in paragraph 3, page 1.)
IMPERIAL REPORT-MILITARY SECTION.
Casually Roll of Government Horse and Pony Stallions, 1896-97.
Brand
No.
2107
...
2376
2365
1996
2036
2077
2159
2105
2171
2076
2322
2204
2347
2435
2350
1988
2343
2605
2013
2320
2375
2510
2418
1960
2015
...
Name.
Sir Peter . .
Ottoman . .
Young Rifleman .
Harial . .
Haphazard . .
The Lawyer .
.
Conrad
.
.
Gold Dust IV .
Dedan Khan
.
Sensation . .
Snider . .
Jubilee Jim . .
Confederate .
.
Seyib .
.
.
Kharga
.
.
Shahin . .
Rajeb . . .
Gul-i-Lalla . .
Donation . .
Bruno . . .
The Butler . .
Garter . .
Millom
. .
Nulquine . .
Grey Beard . .
Patrick
. .
Bedouin
. .
Class.
Horse or
pony.
Description of
casualty.
Nature of casualty.
NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES AND OUDH.
N. T.
T. B. E.
N. T.
C. B.
N. T.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Arab
N. T.
Do.
H. B. E.
N. T.
Arab
Do.
Do.
Do. .
Do. .
T. B.
Australian.
N. T.
Do.
T. B. E.
Do.
Australian
Arab
N. T.
Arab
Horse .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Died . .
Do. . .
Do. . .
Do. . .
Destroyed .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
BALUCHISTAN.
Horse .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Died . .
Destroyed .
Do. .
Do. .
Died .
Do. . .
NORTH PUNJAB.
Horse .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Died . .
Do. . .
Do. . .
Do. . .
Do. . .
Destroyed .
Do. .
CENTRAL INDIA.
Horse .
Destroyed .
Paralysis.
Antbrax.
Ditto.
Colic.
Old and worn out.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Partial Paralysis.
Old and worn out.
Unfit for stud purposes.
Old and worn out.
Unfit for stud purposes.
Paralysis.
Enteritis.
Incurable disease of testicles.
Old and worn out.
Ditto.
Internal rupture.
Enteritis.
Flatulent Colic.
Ditto.
Fever.
Apoplexy.
Colic.
Old and worn out.
Ditto.
Old and worn out.
REMARKS.
V
Casually Roll of Government Horse and Pony Stallions, 1896-97—contd.
Brand
No.
2478
2419
2110
2283
2506
2062
2099
2256
1
2
3
4
5
Name.
Gem . . .
Gibralter . .
Sir James .
.
Jamtara
.
.
Fiddle . .
Red Prince . .
Kirkee . .
Royal Cob . .
Latchkey
.
.
Cupid . . .
Eureka
.
.
Rocket . .
Hector
. .
Class.
Hackney
Arab
N. T.
Arab
C. B.
Arab
Do.
N. T.
Arab
N. T.
Arab
Do.
Do.
Horse or
pony.
Description of
casualty.
SOUTH PUNJAB.
Horse
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do.
Died . .
Do. .
Do. .
Destroyed .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
BOMBAY.
Horse .
Do. .
Do. .
Pony .
Do. .
Destroyed .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Do. .
Nature of casualty.
Spasmodic Colic.
Filariosis.
Colic.
Old and worn out.
Chronic hip lameness and
sprain.
Old and worn out.
Ditto.
Enlarged sheath and penis, bad
stock getter.
Old and worn out.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
REMARKS.
ABSTRACT.
Province.
North-Western Prov-
inces and Oudh.
Rajputana
.
.
North Punjab . .
South Punjab . .
Baluchistan . .
Central India (2nd
Regiment.)
Deccan . . .
Guzerat . . .
Sind and Cutch . .
NUMBER
DIED.
Horse.
4
...
5
3
3
...
...
...
...
Pony.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
NUMBER
DESTROYED.
Horse.
9
...
2
5
3
1
...
...
3
Pony.
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
TOTAL.
Horse.
13
...
7
8
6
1
...
...
3
Pony
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
PERCENTAGE
OF DEATHS.
Horse.
4.54
...
5.49
3.52
7.31
...
...
...
...
Pony.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
PERCENTAGE
DESTROYED
Horse.
10.22
...
2.19
5.88
7.31
33.33
...
...
15.78
Pony.
...
...
...
...
...
...
11.76
...
GENERAL
PERCENTAGE.
Horse.
14.77
...
7.69
9.43
14.63
33.33
...
...
15.78
Pony.
...
...
...
...
...
...
11.76
...
...
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TABLE III.—(Referred to in paragraph 6, page 2.)
IMPERIAL REPORT-MILITARY SECTION.
Government Horse and Pony Stallions sold during 1896-97.
Brand
No.
2361
2483
2436
2178
2205
2215
2222
2441
2339
2214
2206
1
2
Name.
Litchfield .
Geodosy . .
Sikar . . .
Coxcomb . .
Hornet . .
Gulshan
. .
Ascot . . .
Shigufa
.
.
Young Victor .
Bagh-o-Bahar .
Venturesome .
March
. .
Lord Napier
Class.
Horse or
Pony.
Name of purchaser.
NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES AND OUDH.
H. B. E.
T. B. E.
Arab
N. T.
Do.
Arab
N. T.
Arab
N. T.
Arab
N. T.
Arab
Do.
Horse .
Do. .
Do.
Do. .
Do. .
Remount Department .
Mr. Kempton . .
Mr. Zowe . . .
Ganashi Lal . .
Do. . . . .
BALUCHISTAN.
Horse .
Colonel Gaisford . . .
NORTH PUNJAB.
Horse .
Do.
.
Mr. C. Dhanjibhoy
Sessions Judge, Rawal-
pindi.
SOUTH PUNJAB.
Horse .
Do. .
Do .
Pony .
Horse
Remount Department .
Captain Griffin . .
Radha Mohan . .
BOMBAY.
Madbavrao Vethoba
H. H. The Rao of Cutch
Amount
sold for.
R
700
1,800
410
155
155
90
150
500
800
329
261
22
400
REMARKS.
Unfit for stud work,
sold as a Remount.
Unfit for stud work.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Unfit for stud work.
Unfit for stud work.
Ditto.
Refused to cover mares.
Ditto.
Bad stock getter.
Chronic disease
of
generative organs.
For stud purposes.
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TABLE IV.—(Referred to in paragraphs 56 and 193, pages 10 and 36.)
IMPERIAL REPORT-MILITARY SECTION.
Services and produce of each class of Government Horse and Pony Stallions during 1896-97.
Horse or pony.
Horse
.
.
Pony
.
.
CLASS.
Thoroughbred English . .
.
Three-quarter bred
.
. . .
Half-bred and Norfolk Trotters .
Hackney
.
.
.
.
.
.
Roadster
.
.
.
.
.
.
Australian .
.
.
.
.
Arab
.
.
.
.
.
.
Persian
.
.
.
.
.
.
Turkoman
.
.
.
.
.
.
Country-bred
.
.
.
.
.
Total .
Arab
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Pegu
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Total .
GRAND TOTAL .
NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES AND OUDH.
Stallions on Regi s t
er .
15
1
18
17
...
6
13
...
...
2
72
...
...
...
72
STALLIONS ACTUALLY
EMPLOYED
AT STUD.
Year under report.
9
a
17
13
...
4
11
...
...
2
57
...
...
...
57
Previous year.
7
1
30
11
...
3
10
...
...
5
67
...
...
...
67
NUMBER
OF
MARKS
COVERED.
Year
under report.
510
49
991
683
...
219
365
...
...
90
2,907
...
...
...
2,907
Previous year.
440
48
1,429
555
...
121
308
...
...
133
3,034
...
...
...
3,034
AVERAGE
OF
MARKS
COVERED PER STAL-
LIONS
EMPLOYED AT
STUD.
Year under report.
56.6
49.0
58.3
52.5
...
54.8
33.0
...
...
45.0
51.0
...
...
...
51.0
Previous year.
62.8
48.0
47.63
50.0
...
40.3
30.8
...
...
26.6
45.3
...
...
...
45.3
RESULT OF PREVIOUS
YEAR'S COVERINGS.
Number
of produce,
149
17
348
130
...
45
78
...
...
19
786
...
...
...
786
Number not held.
255
29
891
361
...
68
197
...
...
99
1,900
...
...
...
1,900
Number not known,
36
2
190
64
...
8
33
...
...
15
348
...
...
...
348
AVERAGE RESULT OF
PREVIOUS YEAR'S
COVERINGS PER STAL-
LION EMPLOYED AT
STUD.
Average of produce.
21.3
17.0
11.6
11.8
...
15.0
7.8
...
...
3.8
11.73
...
...
...
11.73
Average of not held.
36.4
29.0
29.7
32.8
...
22.6
19.7
...
...
19.8
28.3
...
...
...
28.3
Average of not known.
5.1
2.0
6.3
5.8
...
2.66
3.3
...
...
3.0
5.1
...
...
...
5.1
RAJPUTANA.
Stallion on Register.
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2
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2
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2
STALLIONS ACTUALLY
EMPLOYED AT STUD.
Year under report.
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2
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2
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2
Previous year.
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2
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2
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2
NUMBER
OF
MARKS
COVERED.
Year under report.
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62
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62
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62
Previous year.
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54
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54
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54
AVERAGE
OF MARKS
COVERED
PER
STAL-
LION
EMPLOYED
AT
STUD,
Year under report.
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31.0
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31.0
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31.0
Previous year.
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27.0
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27.0
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27.0
RESULT OF PREVIOUS
YEAR'S COVERINGS.
Number of produce.
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Number not held.
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Number not known.
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PREVIOUS
YEAR'S
COVERINGS PER STAL-
LION EMPLOYED AT
STUD.
Average of produce.
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Not known.
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Average of not held.
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Average of not known.
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REMARKS.