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died of the disease. It is of interest to note the progress
that has been made at the Imperial Institute of Veterinary
Research, Muktesar, in ascertaining the types of organism
responsible for this disease in India. " It would seem that
the type commonly responsible for actual outbreaks in
India is bacillus chauvaei, while the so called malignant
œdema type notably vibrion septique are not infrequently
the cause of sporadic cases of disease. " As funds become
available it is intended to start vaccination against this
disease in Hazara District.
18. Other contagious diseases—table II—
Seven cases and three deaths were reported as compared
with nine cases and four deaths during the previous year.
These include gillar, cowpox and bovine contagious
pleuropnemonia.
19. Expenditure on Sera and Vaccine —
Rs. 9,467 were paid by the North West Frontier
Province Government towards the cost of Sera and Vaccine
used against Rs. 14,473 last year.
SECTION 1-C-CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
OTHER ANIMALS.
20. Contagious diseases—table II—
Detail of diseases which occurred among other animals
during the year is as under :—
Name of disease
(1) Foot and mouth ... ...
(2) Rinderpest ... ...
(3) Other contagious disease such as gillar, sheep-
pox mange.
(4) Pleuropneumonia anthrax ...
Cases
4,123
15
5,679
273
Deaths
48
4
1,351
273
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21. Rabies-
Forty cases of rabies were reported during the year
under report. Fourteen brains were sent to the Pasteur
Institute, Kasuli, for examination and report: eleven proved
positive.
During the year the following members of the sub-
ordinate and menial establishment of the department were
sent for anti-rabic treatment :—
(1) Veterinary Assistant In charge, Civil Veterinary
Hospital, Teri.
(2) Veterinary Assistant In charge, Civil Veterinary
Hospital, Tank.
(3) Compounder, Civil Veterinary Hospital, Pesha-
war.
(4) Sweeper, Civil Veterinary Hospital, Peshawar.
Eighteen dogs were vaccinated against the disease ;
none of the vaccinated dogs developed rabies.
During the year under report an anti-rabic treatment
centre for dogs was started in the Civil Veterinary Hospital,
Peshawar City, as the nearest anti-rabic treatment centre
for dogs was Lahore, which involved great inconvenience
and expenditure.
22. Distemper-
Is a highly infectious diseases of the dog. Several cases
of the disease were successfully treated in civil veterinary
hospitals, Peshawar, Kohat and Abbottabad.
A higher
percentage of mortality was observed in dogs which were
brought for treatment when the disease had fairly advanced.
Cytor " C " as a prophylactic has been used in Peshawar
with a fairly successful result. Vaccine prepared according
to the recent researches carried out at Fields Laboratory,
England, has been sent for and the results will be reported
next year. Greater mortality was observed in highly bred
dogs imported from England.
Hypodermic injection of quinine hydrochloride was
tried in a number of cases and proved useful.
23. Piroplasmosis in dogs—
Tick fever.— Commonly known among European dog
owners in India as a highly fatal and incurable disease.
Several cases of the disease were brought to the Civil
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Veterinary Hospital, Peshawar City, for treatment during the
spring, at which season it is chiefly prevalent.
Graded intravanous injections of navarsenobin were
tried which proved useful. Fifty per cent. cases which were
brought for treatment in the early stages of the disease were
found to recover by this treatment. Further investigation
on this line of treatment will be carried out next spring.
24. Canine Typhus-
Several cases of the disease were treated successfully at
Civil Veterinary Hospital, Peshawar City.
25. Fowl cholera-
Cases of the disease occurred now and again at the
Poultry Farms, Tarnab and Parachinar. Progress of the
disease on each occasion was checked by segregation and
thorough disinfection.
26. Fowl Diphtheria—
A severe outbreak of the disease occurred at Poultry
Farms, Tarnab and caused a heavy loss.
Introduction of contagious diseases in the fowls of
Tarnab are due to hens which are purchased locally from
villages for incubating eggs. These hens apparently bring
the infection from villages. By the introduction of proper
scientific incubators which can be kept clean and tidy,
outbreaks of contagious disease in the fowls at Tarnab will
be considerablly reduced.
27. Tetanus—
Anti-tetanic serum was used on several occassions as a
prophylactic, with good results.
28. Strangles—
Four cases of strangles were reported from Peshawar
which completely recovered under treatment.
22. Pyæmia—
Autogenous vaccination was successfully tried in three
cases of equine pyæmia.
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30. Criminal poisoning—
The staff conducted post-mortem examination on thirty
cases suspected for criminal poisoning.
District officers dealt with the accused persons as con-
sidered necessary.
SECTION II-OTHER CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
31. Treatment of diseases in villages—Table IV—
Fifteen thousand, five hundred and seventy-nine villages
were visited during the year by the veterinary staff on tour
where they performed 23,194 castrations and treated 55,333
animals.
SECTION III-VETERINARY HOSPITALS.
32. Veterinary hospitals Table V—
At the end of the year under report eighteen veterinary
hospitals were at work in the North West Frontier Province.
68169 cases were treated in these hospitals against 68,495
treated last year.
This number can hardly be called adequate for the
requirements of the Province. To bring veterinary aid to
the homes of villagers to a very minor degree thirty-four
touring dispensaries in prominent rural areas have been
started. These dispensaries are open once a week and are
run by the Veterinary Assistant in charge of the nearest
hospital.
33. Buildings—
The following additions and alterations, etc., were
reported during the year under report:—
Peshawar Veterinary Hospital—Dog ward.
Nowshera Veterinary Hospital—Dog kennels.
Swabi Veterinary Hospital—Dog kennels.
Kohat Veterinary Hospital—Dog ward—stallion
stable.
The following additions are urgently required :—
(1) Peshawar Hospital—Godown, another room for
veterinary assistant's quarter—serum pit.
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(2) Nowshera Hospital—Zamindars' quarter, con-
tagious-ward, covering yard, pardah wall in front
of syce quarter.
(3) Mardan Hospital — Zamindar's quarter.
(4) Swabi Hospital—Zamindars' quarter.
(5) Charsadda Hospital—Pucca drain in front and
outside of compound wall.
(6) Abbottabad Hospital—Serum pit.
(7) Haripur Hospital—Contagious ward, zamindars'
quarters, dog ward.
(8) Mansehra Hospital—Contagious ward.
(9) Durgai Hospital—Dog ward, stallion stable and
syce quarter.
(10) Kohat Hospital—Serum pit.
(11) Hangu Hospital—Zamindars' quarters.
(12) Teri Hospital— Zamindars' quarter.
(13) Bannu Hospital—Serum pit.
(14) Dera Ismail Khan Hospital—Serum pit, pardah
wall in front of menial quarters.
(15) Serai Naurang Hospital —Zamindar's quarters'
extention of veterinary assistant's quarters.
(16) Tank Hospital—New buildings for hospital and
stallion stables.
(17) Chowdhwan Hospital— Contagious ward, stallion
stables, zamindar quarters, extention of
veterinary assistant's quarter.
(18) Parachinar Hospital—Zamindar's quarter, ex-
tention of veterinary assistant's and compound-
ers' quarters.
(19) Alizai—New buildings for hospital and stallion
stables.
PART III-BREEDING OPERATIONS.
SECTION I-BOVINES.
34. Stud bulls-
The number of stud bulls working in the North West
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Frontier Province on 1 April 1928 was 26.
During
the year there was an increase of 77 bulls and decrease
of 14. The total number at the end of the year under
report was 89. This number is a record for the province,
the highest figure so far achieved having been 56 in
the year 1921-22. Every effort is being made to castrate
unsuitable sires working in the province and to advise
District Boards and Municipal Committees to entertain
good bulls for breeding purposes. Cattle breeding has
made satisfactory progress though more bulls in all the
districts of the Frontier Province are badly required. In
the cattle fairs held in the province, and during his tour in
different villages, the superintendent saw hundreds of very
good calves by District Board bulls. Comparisons of young
stock from District Board bulls and other bulls were made
at demonstrations given on cattle breeding at several places
and zamindars were shown the good points in calves obtain-
ed from district board bulls. This had a very good effect
as good use of the bulls for covering purpose was made by
zamindars and there was a great demand for more bulls.
35. Buffaloe breeding-
There are fifteen buffaloe bulls at stud in the Province.
There are thousands of very fine buffaloe-cows in Pesha-
war valley but the quality of buffaloe bulls as far as milk
strain is concerned is very poor. People have begun to realize
the importance of buffaloe as dairy-animals and import good
buffaloe cows at fancy price from Punjab but the milking
qualities are lost in the next generation as suitable sires
with the reputation of high milk strain are not available in
Peshawar Valley. According to the recent Settlement Report
of Peshawar District the number of buffaloes in the valley
has increased which is probably due to reduction of pastures
making the zamindars bread buffaloes which can be stallfed.
36. Sheep and Goat breeding-
Sheep and goat in this province are of a superior
quality to those in the adjoining province of Punjab. Hangu
and Mansehra sub-divisions are ideal for sheep and goat
breeding. Great improvement can be made in local breeds
by breeding by selection and scientific mating. If a pro-
vincial farm in Mansehra sub-division is started to carry out
researches in the local breeds with a view to develop mutton
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and wool of sheep and goat, it will materially increase the
prosperity and welfare of thousands of people who live
entirely on sheep breeding in this province.
37. Montgomery Bulls-
There were five Montgomery bulls on 1 April 1928, two
of them working in Bannu, two in Dera Ismail Khan and
one at Kohat. During the year under report one died and
two were purchased by Municipal Committee Peshawar, and
one by Haripur so making total at the end of year seven.
The number of good milch-cows in large towns of the
province is considerable and it is desirable to increase the
number of sires of a good milk-bearing strain.
SECTION II-EQUINES.
38. Number of Stallions.—Table X—
At the end of the year under report there were 17
horse and 2 pony stallions at work in the non-selected
districts of the province. The number of last year was
15. During the year 2 new Arab stallions and 1
pony stallion were purchased enhancing the number of
horses to 17 and of pony stallions to 2. The number
of donkey stallions at the beginning of the year under
report was 15. Three new stallions were purchased during
the year under report, making the total number at the
end of year 18.
39. Services of Stallions—Table XI—
Eighteen horses and 1 pony stallions were actually
employed at stud during the year, against 15 horses and
1 pony stallions employed in the previous year. They
covered 642 and 74 mares respectively against 601 and 15
covered last year.
Eighteen donkey stallions remained at stud during the
year. These covered 631 mares against 541 last year.
SECTION III-FAIRS AND SHOWS
40. Tables XIII and XIV—
The statistical information pertaining to fairs and shows
is given in the tables attached.
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SECTION IV-SUBORDINAAE STAFF.
41. Numerical Strength—Table VII—
The number of subordinate veterinary staff working in
the circle on 31 March 1929 was as under :—
Veterinary Inspectors ...
Veterinary Assistants 1st grade
Veterinary Assistants, 2nd grade
Veterinary Assistants, 3rd grade
... 2
... 5
... 9
... 7
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42. Education—
Two Veterinary Assistants were deputed to undergo a
course of training in the technique of treatment of surra at
the Sohawa Laboratory.
SECTION V-EXPENDITURE.
43. Expenditure—
The detail of expenditure is given in table XIV-A
attached. The figures have been furnished by the Pay and
Accounts Officer, North West Frontier Province, Peshawar.
GENERAL REMARKS.
During the year under report the staff has been kept
particularly busy dealing with outbreaks of contagious
disease especially foot and mouth and in running thirty-four
touring dispensaries which were started although no extra
staff has yet been sanctioned by Government for this
extension. It is gratifying to note a great reduction in
mortality although the number of cases shows a marked
increase over last year. As is seen from the report of the
department it shows a steady increase in all its branches
notably in the figures of patients and number of bulls which
show a marked increase over last year.
Investigations regarding certain contagious diseases
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were carried out in Civil Veterinary Hospital, Peshawar
City.
A great increase in the number of cases treated is a
convincing evidence of the popularity of our hospitals with
the zamindars of this province. Many zamindars in several
tracts cannot possibly utilize the services of present hospitals
on account of long long distances and to meet their require-
ments the idea of increasing these institutions will be
welcomed by them.
A marked feature of the year's report is the satisfactory
progress made in cattle breeding operations. Record figure
of 89 bulls against 26 last year has been achieved. It
cannot be said that we have solved the problem but a move-
ment in the right direction has been made.
During the year characters of Miranzai, Mansehra and
Daman sheep were studied with a view to work up flocks of
their breeds by selection and scientific mating. As funds
are available these schemes will be given a practical shape.
Funds have been provided by District Board Kohat for this
particular work.
With a view to supply pure and wholesome milk and in
order to propagate western hygienic ideas on the subject, a
scheme has been drafted to start a model dairy at Bannu
financed by the Municipality.
Horse and mule breeding operations show an increase
over last year's figures.
A buffaloe bull and a Dhanni bull were located in
Civil Veterinary hospital, Parachinar, with a view to improve
the indigenous breed of cattle and buffaloes in Kurram
Agency.
Scheme to open a Civil Veterinary hospital at Miran
Shah in North Waziristan and at Sararogha in South
Waziristan have been drafted and submitted for sanction.
The work of the subordinate Veterinary staff was on the
whole satisfactory with a few exceptions. M. Ghulam
Qadir, Veterinary Inspector, Peshawar division, did valuable
work in the office in addition to his own duties and his
services in this connection are gratefully acknowledged.
Work of M. Sarfaraz Khan as in-charge of Civil Veterinary
hospital, Peshawar City, deserves special mention. The
Hon'ble the Chief Commissioner awarded him a silver watch
for services rendered to the Government house.
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The Superintendent wishes to express his thanks to all
District Officers for the help given by them to him and his
staff in carrying out their duties.
S. M. A. SHAH, SUPERINTENDENT,
Civil Veterinary Department,
North West Frontier Province.
GP&SO-NWFP-2481RQ-85-29-1-80—(582)
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TABLE I
Statement showing the main results of veterinary colleges and schools during the year 1928-29
Veterinary colleges and schools
1
No.
...
Name of course of instruction if more than one
course followed
2
No.
...
Number of students
Admitted
during the
year
Scholarship-holders
3
No.
...
Others
4
No.
...
Passed final examination during the year
5
No.
...
Failed to pass final examination
6
No.
...
Remaining
under
instruct on
at end of
year
In Ordinary course
7
No.
...
Instruction prolonged by
reason of failure to page
8
No.
...
Students
admitted
during
the year
classed by
educational
qualification
Matriculated with higher
qualifications
9
No
...
Knowing some English but
not matriculated
10
No.
...
Knowing no English or
very little English
11
No.
...
Receipts
From fees
12
Rs.
Nil
From other sources
13
Rs.
...
Total
14
Rs.
...
Expenditure
Salaries of instructing staff
15
Rs.
...
Other expenses
16
Rs.
...
Total
17
Rs.
...
Employment of students
who passed out
during the three years
preceding
Total number passed
18
No.
...
In service of Government or
local bodies
19
No.
...
In service of other bodies
or institutions
20
No.
...
In private practice
21
No.
...
Number unemployed
22
No.
...
Remarks
28
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TABLE II
Statement showing the number of deaths from contagious diseases amongst animals during the year 1928-29
District or agency
1
Peshawar …
Hazara ...
Malakand ...
Kohat …
Bannu
…
Dera Ismail Khan …
Kurram …
Total …
Equines
Glanders
2
3/3
…
…
…
...
…
...
3/3
Anthrax
3
…
…
...
…
...
…
...
…
Surra
4
5/5
…
...
…
...
…
...
5/5
Dourine
5
…
…
...
…
…
…
...
…
Other contagious
diseases
6
3/3
…
...
…
...
…
...
3/3
Total
7
11/11
…
...
…
...
…
...
11/11
Bovines
Rinderpest
8
564/181
36/21
...
344/140
…
335/143
...
1279/485
Foot-and mouth
disease
9
1614/1
1,960
551
10438/7
722
1,021
10113/68
26419/76
Hæmorrhagic
septicæmia
10
298/179
557/475
…
15/ 19
...
94/86
...
964/750
Black quarter
11
…
45/44
…
3/ 3
...
…
...
48/47
Anthrax
12
…
…
...
…
...
…
...
…
Other contageous
diseases
13
…
7/3
...
…
…
…
...
7/3
Total
14
2476/361
2605/543
551
10800/160
722
1450/229
10113/68
28717/1361
Others
Rinder pest
15
…
…
...
15/ 4
...
…
...
15/ 4
Foot-and- mouth
diseases
16
35
…
10
2713/ 30
126
86
1153/18
4123/48
Anthrax
17
…
…
...
273/273
...
…
...
273/273
Other contagious
diseases
18
…
17/5
...
5592/1276
...
…
70/70
5679/1351
Total
19
35
17/5
10
8593/1583
126
86
1223/88
10090/1676
Remarks
20
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TABLE III
Statement showing results of
preventive inoculation during the year 1928-29
District or agency
1
Peshawar… …
Hazara … …
Kohat … …
South Waziristan …
Total …
Peshawar … …
Hazara … …
Dera Ismail Khan …
Total …
Grand total …
Name
of disease against
which inoculation was
carried out
2
Rinderpest
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
...
Hæmorr¬
hagic
septicaemia
Do ...
Do. ...
...
…
Method of inoculation
followed
3
Serum
alone
...
Serum
alone.
Do. ...
Do ...
...
...
Number of outbreaks in
which inoculation was
undertaken.
4
11
2
7
1
21
7
17
4
23
49
Number of animals
which died uninocu¬
lated in course of
outbreak
Equines
5
…
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines
6
120
10
117
162
899
108
180
83
321
720
Others
7
...
...
…
...
...
…
...
...
...
...
Number of animals
inoculated
Equines
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines
9
3,718
450
1,320
174
5,657
3,128
2,638
951
6,717
12,374
Others
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
…
Number of animals
which died after
inoculation
Equines
11
...
...
...
...
...
…
...
...
...
...
Bovines
12
3
1
...
…
4
...
1
4
5
9
Others
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Remarks
14
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TABLE IV
Statement showing the number of animals treated and castrated by veterinary assistants on tour during the year 1928-29
District or agency
1
Peshawar …
Hazara …
Malakand
...
Kohat …
Bannu …
Dera Ismail Khan …
Kurram …
Total …
Number of villages visited
2
422
318
81
55
183
287
233
1,579
Number of veterinary assist-
ants employed
3
5
3
1
3
2
3
2
19
Castrations performed
Equines
4
92
153
20
122
296
6
449
1,138
Bovines
5
3,734
2,412
921
1,421
1,217
2,767
1,310
13,782
Others
6
690
257
369
1,606
1,962
2,110
1,280
8,274
Total
7
4,516
2,822
1,310
3,149
3,475
4,883
3,039
23,194
Treated for contagious
diseases
Equines
8
1
1
1
2
...
...
...
5
Bovines
9
3,965
2,142
539
9,852
897
1,664
6,959
26,018
Others
10
53
8
18
6,882
12
87
658
7,718
Total
11
4,019
2,151
558
16,736
909
1,751
7,617
33,741
Treated for non-contagious
diseases
Equines
12
1,743
1,135
184
664
469
532
605
5,332
Bovines
13
4,065
1,244
402
1,050
1,760
1,430
1,493
11,444
Others
14
1,078
327
125
692
263
1,265
1,065
4,816
Total
15
6,886
2,706
711
2,406
2,492
3,227
3,164
31,592
Total number of cases treated
and castrations performed
16
15,421
7,679
2,579
22,291
6,876
9,861
13,820
78,627
Remarks
17
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TABLE V
Statement showing the number of animals treated and castrated at veterinary hospitals and dispensaries
during the year 1928-29
District or agency
1
Peshawar
...
Hazara …
Malakand …
Kohat …
Bannu …
Dera Ismail Khan ...
Kurram …
Total …
Number of veterinary dis-
pensaries
2
5
3
1
3
2
3
1
18
Number
of veterinary assist-
ants employed
3
5
3
1
3
2
3
1
18
Number of in-patients
treated during the year
Equines
4
901
344
159
395
422
262
240
2,724
Bovines
5
242
74
24
27
78
46
22
513
Other animales
6
142
63
19
72
17
61
7
381
Total
7
1,285
481
202
495
517
369
269
3,618
Number of out patients
treated during the year
Equines
8
5,874
2,463
1.090
2,632
2,452
3,559
1,918
19,988
Bovines
9
7,699
4,097
1,385
4,361
6,739
3,886
2,141
30,258
Other animals
10
2,702
1,349
409
4,344
2,466
2,255
780
14,305
Total
11
16,275
7,909
2,884
11,337
11,657
9,650
4,889
64,551
Grand total of in-patients
and out patients treated
during the year
12
17,560
8,390
3,086
11,832
12,174
10,019
5,108
68,169
Total number of cases sup-
plied with medicines but
not brought to hospitals
18
1,545
376
127
1,343
759
702
610
5,462
Castrations performed
Equines
14
197
103
43
44
18
27
310
742
Bovines
15
1,778
1,242
395
1,173
776
620
334
6,318
Other animals
16
143
62
56
1,231
789
465
356
3,102
Total
17
2,118
1,407
494
2,448
1,583
1,112
1,000
10,162
Receipts
18
...
...
...
...
...
…
...
...
Expe ndi t
ur e
19
...
...
...
...
...
...
…
...
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TABLE VII
Statement showing total strength of subordinate veterinary staff employed during the year 1928-29
Province
1
North West Frontier
Province.
How occupied
2
In schools and colleges … …
In dispensaries … …
On other work … …
1st grade veterinary Assistants …
2nd grade veterinary assistants …
3rd grade veterinary assistants …
Total …
Grand total …
Whether
paid from
provincial or local
funds
3
Provincial
…
…
Veterinary inspec-
tor
4
No.
...
2
…
...
...
...
2
2
Veterinary assistant
5
No.
...
18
*3
5
9
7
21
21
Sub ordinate staff
not included in
previous column *
6
…
...
...
…
…
…
...
...
...
Remarks
7
* One itinerating veterinary
assistant and two reserve,
out of which one is attached
to office.
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TABLE VIII
Return of stud bulls for the year 1928-29
District or agency
1
Malakand
…
Kurram …
Tochi …
Kohat District Board …
Kohat
Municipal
Committee …
Hazara
…
Dera Ismail Khan …
Banna District Board …
Bannu
Municipal
Committee
…
Peshawar Municipal
Committee
…
Peshawar District Board ...
Haripur
Municipal
Committee
...
Nawanihahr
notified
area …
Total …
Property of local bodies
Nu mb e r on 1 April 1928
2
2
...
...
1
4
7
5
4
...
3
...
...
26
Obtained or
entertained
during the
year
Number
3
2
...
2
...
*26
†11
$8
1
2
§23
1
1
77
Average
price paid
4
100
...
200
...
...
209
...
100
250
...
250
170
...
Casualties
or removal during the
year
5
...
...
...
1
6
1
...
1
...
5
...
...
14
Balance remaining on 31 March
1929
6
4
...
2
...
24
17
13
4
2
21
1
1
89
Remarks
7
3 stud bulls and one
buffalo-bull.
* 16 stud bulls and 10
buffalo-bulls entertain-
ed on subsidy allowance.
† 9 stud bulls were
purchased
and
2
entertained on subsidy.
‡ 8 stud bulls enter-
tained on subsidy.
§ 23 stud bulls enter-
tained on subsidy.
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TABLE IX
Statement showing main results of the working of provincial cattle farms during the year 1928-29
District or agency
1
Na me of f ar m
2
Receipts
Sale of animals
3
Rs.
Sale of produce
4
Rs.
Other beads
5
Rs.
Total
6
Rs.
Expenditure
Salaries
of establishment
7
Rs.
Feed
and keep of animals
8
Rs.
Cultivation expenses
9
Rs.
Purchase of animals
10
Rs.
Nil
Other heads
11
Rs
Total
12
Rs.
Valuation of stock grain
and fodder remain-
ing at close of
year as detaild
on reverse
Cattle
13
Rs.
Grain
14
Rs.
Fodder
15
Rs.
Total
16
Rs.
Remarks
17