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48. Cooch Behar.—The dispensary at Cooch Behar is entirely under the
control and management of that State.
The decrease m the number of patients treated is reported to be due to
the fact that the dispensary remained closed for a considerable period.
49. During the year under report proposals were made by the Chairmen
of the District Boards of Hooghly and Champaran and the Subdivisional Officer
of Bettiah for dispensaries.
PART III.—BREEDING OPERATIONS.
50(a). Stud lulls and their produce.—Many demands for bulls from
various public bodies and private persons were received during the year but
could not be complied with, except in the following instances:—
From Pusa Farm.
(i)
(ii)
Desi bull to the District Board of Muzaffarpur.
Desi bulls (2)
ditto
of Howrah.
From Siripur Farm.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
Desi bull to Manager, Baramba Estate.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
District Board, Muzzaffarpur.
Babu Raghubir Kishen Saran of Dinapur.
Babu Harihar Prasad Sing of Dumraon.
Mr. B. S. Hicky of Champaran.
Montgomery bull, Mr. D. G. Reid of Lalsaraiah Factory.
Ditto
Chairman, District Board, Patna.
51. The question of providing strong, well-made, low-sized, desi bulls for
the improvement of stock is receiving attention, and provision has been made
in next year's budget for the purchase of young bull calves. The want of bulls
in most parts of the Province, especially in Muzaffarpur, Champaran, Dar-
bhanga, Purnea, and Shahabad, where good cattle are reared is very keenly
felt; wherever the farm-bred bulls have been sent, the raiyats have appre-
ciated them.
52. Arrangements have been made for the purchase of Delhi buffalo bull
calves for the improvement of the milking capacity of the local breed; provi-
sion was made by the Hatbwa Raj for the purchase of buffalo cows and bulls
during the year under report, but owing to the lateness of the season, the Ins-
pector-General, Civil Veterinary Department, decided to postpone buying them
until next year. In the neighbourhood of Siripur cross-bred cow buffaloes
fetch from 70 per cent. to 80 per cent. better prices than the dehati bred
buffaloes.
53(5). Bull rearing and breeding farms and depôts.—The bull breeding
farms in this Province are Pusa, Sripur, and Kalimpong. They were duly
inspected by me and necessary instructions were given in connection with
their management and up-keep.
Tables IX and IX(a) show the year's working of the farms.
Pusa.—There were 49 cows, one bull and 55 young stock at this farm on
31st March after the rejections. Three young bulls referred to in the previous
year's report became fit for service during the year and were sent out to the
districts noted above. Regarding the animals bred on this farm during the
past three years, they are disappointing in shape and deficient in bone and
substance, notwithstanding that the cows and bulls are good while the grazing
and feeding in general are all that could be desired. The number of rejections
from the young stock is high.
The herd is under the management of the Imperial Agriculturist attached
to the Pusa Agricultural and Research Institute. The Inspector-General of
Agriculture has decided not to keep the herd after next year ; he has suggested
that the stock should be purchased by this Government and taken to some
other farm. Proposals regarding this scheme will shortly be placed before
Government.