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The Veterinary Assistants of Purulia and Balasore were dismissed for
nsatisfactory work and for falsification of their diaries.
The need for additional Assistants is most urgent, and many posts were
vacant for short periods through the inability of the Department to supply
substitutes.
TABLES V AND VI.
HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES.
There were 22 hospitals at the close of the year at which patients were
treated. The Beguserai hospital has not yet been finished and taken charge
of by the District Board. It has been decided to open hospitals at Sewan and
Hathwa, and the question of the construction of new buildings at Ranchi is
under the consideration of the District Board. They are very urgently
required.
The work of the Veterinary Hospitals at Ranchi, Bankipore, Gaya, Cuttack,
Purnea-, Laheriaserai, Motihari, Bettiah Raj, and Hathwa was very satisfactory.
The hospital at Bhagalpur is not gaining in popularity to the extent that one
would desire. The shoeing forge attached to it is mainly supported by the
European population ; no Indian gentlemen appear to send their animals to it.
In fact there is a general want of interest in such matters in all the large towns
to the south of the Ganges.
During the period under report 7,150 horses, 12,657 bovines, and 5,322
others making a total of 25,159 animals were treated against 26,681 in the pre-
vious year—a decrease of 1,552 cases.
A shoeing forge is now attached to each of the hospitals at Ranchi, Purnea,
Motihari, Gaya, Monghyr, Bhagalpur, and Hazaribagh. The first four closed
the year with considerable profits, but each of the last three showed a slight
loss for want of the support of the local Indian gentlemen. Proposals have been
sent to the Local Bodies concerned to start shoeing forges at Arrah, Bettiah, and
Samastipur.
The District Board of Monghyr got one nalband trained at Belgachia.
TABLE VIII.
BREEDING OPERATIONS.
During the year under report 5 requisitions for bulls were received, but
in none of these cases could the orders be complied with, as no suitable animals
were available.
On my recommendation the Deputy Commissioner of Angul was supplied
with two Nellore Bulls for the improvement of the breed of cattle in the
Government Estate. They were purchased by the Superintendent of the
Civil Veterinary Department, Madras, at a cost of Rs. 350.
Besides the above, the District Board of Patna agreed to take an Austra-
lian bull which had been obtained direct from Australia at a cost of Rs. 450
to the District Board. I regret to state, however, that within six weeks of
its arrival at Patna it died. It was of the Ayrshire breed of good bone and
size and from a good milking strain; it appeared to be suitable in every way
for the small Patna cows.
Out of the 9 buffalo bulls purchased in the Punjab in 1911 for Govern-
ment it was necessary to castrate one for bad behaviour, while the remaining
8 were sold to the Bettiah Raj for a sum of Rs. 880 only.
BULL REARING AND BREEDING FARMS.
The cattle herd maintained by the Bettiah Raj at Bettiah is the only
one in the Province. It consists of 112 head made up as follows :—
9
Proposals for increasing the travelling allowance of Veterinary Assistants
were submitted and it is hoped that they will receive the assent of Government
as the present allowance does not cover the expenses or compensate for the
hardships which many of them must undergo. An allowance of Re. 1 per day
for each day spent on tour, subject to a maximum of Rs. 25 per mensem, should
meet the case.
Proposals have also been put up for securing to the Veterinary Assistants
recognition of their past service as counting for pension.
At the request of the Agricultural Adviser to the Government of India a
conference was held at Ranchi in February, to discuss Cattle Insurance and
the employment of untrained inoculators. The subject is at present in abeyance,
but there can be no doubt of the danger which exists in allowing persons of this
class to carry out inoculations under all and any circumstances. The difficulty
in supplying Veterinary Assistants is only a temporary one and will be got rid
of when more graduates leave the colleges, and the prospects offered them
improve in comparison with those afforded by other Departments.
As no action appears to be taken by local authorities to relieve the suffer-
ings of Ticca Gharry and Ekka ponies, proposals will be put up with a view
to extending the Hackney Carriage Act to this province, and also to making it
compulsory to obtain a license for all ekka ponies. It appears to be desirable
also that efforts should be made to establish some sort of control over the goalas
and their methods of supplying milk.
D. QUINLAN, M. R. C. V. S.,
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Bihar & Orissa.
TABLE II.
Showing number of deaths from contagious diseases amongst animals during the year 1912-13.
Province.
1
1. Patna
2. Gaya
3. Shahabad
4. Saran
5. Champaran
6. Muzaffarpur ...
7. Darbhanga
8. Monghyr
9. Bhagalpur-
10. Purnea
11. Santal
Par-
ganas.
12. Cuttack
13. Balasore
14. Angul
15. Puri
16. Sambalpur
17. Hazarbagh ...
18. Ranchi
19. Polameu
20. Manbhum
21. Singhbhum ...
Total
Equines.
Glanders.
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Anthrax.
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Surra.
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Dourine.
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other contagions
diseases.
6
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
7
...
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
14
Total.
7
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
7
...
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
14
Bovines.
Rinderpest.
8
62
...
183
...
...
...
6
160
4 7
212
42
68
19
62
10
778
231
144
287
47
2,770
Foot and mouth
disease.
9
101
163
...
5
9
18
24
6
20
147
2
16
41
76
32
06
12
...
...
757
Hæmorrhagie
septicæmia.
10
651
...
97
87
75
208
05
118
269
60
20
259
308
...
172
62
90
613
90
62
3,551
Black quarter.
11
...
...
...
...
11
93
181
...
24
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
311
Anthrax.
12
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Other contagious
diseases.
13
130
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
...
...
4
...
...
...
26
23
...
...
...
9
...
201
Total.
14
936
163
279
57
91
361
206
296
780
286
86
472
419
78
249
943
302
883
389
108
...
7,691
Others.
15
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
6
16
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
6
17
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
18
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
19
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
20
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
10
TABLE III.
Statement showing results of preventive inoculation during the year 1912-13.
Province.
1
Bihar and. Crissa
Total...
Name
of disease against which
inoculation was carried out.
2
Rinder-
pest.
Hæmor-
rhagic
Septi-
cæmia.
Black
quarter.
Anthrax.
...
Method of inoculation followed.
3
Serum ...
Serum ...
vaccine.
Vaccine
Black
legoids).
Serum ...
...
Number of outbreaks in which
inoculation was undertaken.
4
66
132
14
1
213
Number of animals
which died
urinoculated in
course of
outbreaks.
Equines.
5
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
6
532
625
68
80
1,305
Others.
7
...
...
...
...
...
Number of animals
inoculated.
Equines.
8
...
...
...
Bovines.
9
8,353
12,612
1,103
56
22,124
Others.
10
...
...
...
...
Number of inoculated
animals which died
of the disease.
Equines.
11
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
12
61
6
11
...
78
Others.
13
...
...
...
...
iv
TABLE VII.
Showing total strength of Subordinate staff employed daring tie year 1912-13.
Province.
1
Bihar and Orissa ...
How employed.
2
In Schools and
Colleges.
In Dispensaries
On other works
Whether paid from
Provincial or
Local funds.
3
Provincial
1. Provincial ...
2. Local
(under Bettiah,
Hathwa,
and
Dumraon Raj).
1. Provincial
2. Local ...
Total ...
Teach-
ing staff.
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
Veteri-
nary
Inspectors.
5
...
...
...
5
...
5
Subordinate
staff not in-
cluded in
previous
columns.
6
...
...
3
...
...
3
Veterinary
Assistants.
7
14
...
44
...
58
Total.
8
...
14
3
49
...
66
TABLE VIII.
Return of Stud Bulls for the year 1912-13.
Province.
1
1. Patna ...
2. Gaya ...
3. Shahabad ...
4. Saran ...
5. Champaran ...
6. Muzaffarpur ...
7. Darbhanga ..
8. Monghyr ...
9. Bhagalpur ...
10. Purnea ...
11. Santal
Parganas
12. Cuttack ...
13. Balasore ...
14. Angul and Khond-
mals.
15. Puri ...
16. Sambalpur ...
17. Hazaribagh ...
18. Ranchi ...
19. Palamau ...
20. Manbhum ...
21. Singhbhum ...
Total ...
Property of Government.
Number
on 1st
April.
2
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
7
Obtained during
the year.
Number.
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Average
price paid.
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Casual-
ties during
the year.
5
Rs. a. p.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Balance
remain-
ing on
31st
March.
6
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
7
Property of Local Bodies.
Number
on 1st
April.
7
1
1
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
Obtained during
the year.
Number.
8
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Average
price paid.
9
Rs.
450
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
450
Casual-
ties during
the year.
10
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Balance
remain-
ing on
31st
March.
11
1
1
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
V
TABLE IX
Showing main results of the working of Provincial Cattle Farms during the year 1912-13.
Province.
1
Bihar and Orissa .
Total ...
Name of farm.
2
Bettiah ...
...
Receipts.
Sale of animals.
3
Rs.
414
414
Sale of produce.
4
Rs.
...
...
Other heads.
5
Rs.
...
...
Total.
6
Rs.
414
414
Expenditure.
Salaries of estab-
lishment
7
Rs.
019
610
Feed and keep of
animals.
8
Rs.
4,335
4,335
Cultivation
ex-
penses.
9
Rs.
506
506
Purchase of ani-
mals.
10
Re.
880
880
Other heads.
11
Rs.
7,612
7,612
Total.
12
Rs,
13,052
13,053
Valuation of stock, grain,
and fodder remaining
at close of the year as
detailed on reverse.
Cattle.
13
Rs.
6,066
6,066
Grain.
14
Rs.
...
...
Fodder.
15
Rs.
...
...
Total.
16
Rs.
6,066
6,066
Valuation Statement of cattle, grain and fodder in hand at close of the year 1912-13.
Number or Quantity.
No.
1
Quantity.
2
Description.
3
Cattle.
Bulls ... ... ...
Cows ... ... ...
Male Stock, 2 years old ... ...
Do.
1 year old ... ...
Do.
Calves ... ...
Female Stock, 2 years old ... ...
Do.
1 year old ... ...
Do.
Calves ... ...
Total ...
Grain and Fodder.
Grain ... ... ...
Hay ... ... ...
Kirby, etc. ... ... ...
Total ...
Grand Total
Bettiah.
No.
4
35
40
12
4
17
5
7
8
128
...
...
...
...
128
Kate.
5
Rs.
105
34
35
20
13
25
15
10
...
...
...
...
...
Value.
6
Rs.
3,675
1,360
420
80
221
125
105
80
6,066
...
...
...
...
6 066
Buffallo bulls
Desi bulls
17
18
35
DISTRIBUTION.
Buffalo bulls
Desi bulls
12
8
20
5
10
BALANCE
Buffallo bulls @
Desi bulls
@
15
Rs. 105 each.
Rs. 92 each.
vi
TABLE X.
Return of Horse, Pony and Donkey stallions under Local Bodies for the year 1912-13.
Details.
1
Balance on 1st April ...
Increase
Purchased in India
Received from ...
Total ...
Decrease
Died ...
Sold ...
Destroyed
Transferred to ...
Total Decrease
Balance on 31st March ...
Total ...
Horse and Pony stallions under Local Bodies.
Horses.
Arab.
2
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
Persian.
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Country-bred.
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total
7
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
Ponies.
Arab.
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Persian.
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Country-bred.
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total horses and
ponies.
14
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
Disposed of by the Dumraon Raj.
... ... ...
... ...
...
... ...
... ...
... ...
...
TABLE XI.
Services and Produce of each class of Horse, Pony, and Donkey Stallions under Local Bodies
during the year 1912-13.
Horse, Pony or
Donkey.
1
Horse
... ...
Pony ... ...
Donkey ... ...
Total ...
Province.
2
Bihar and Orissa.
District Shahabad
(Dumraon Raj
Estate)
...
...
...
Stallions on register on
31st March 1912.
3
1
...
...
1
Stallions actually
employed at
stud.
Year
under
report.
4
...
...
...
...
Previous
year.
5
1
...
...
1
Number of marcs
covered.
Year
under
report.
6
...
...
...
...
Previous
year.
7
...
...
...
...
Average number
of marcs covered
per stallion
employed at
stud.
Year
under
report.
8
...
...
...
...
Previous
year.
9
...
...
...
...
vii
TABLE XII
Showing average cost of feed, keep, attendance, etc., of Horse, Pony and Donkey Stallions
during the year 1912-13.
Province.
1
Bihar and Orissa.
District Shahabad
(Dumraon Raj Es-
tate) .
Total ...
Horse.
Year under
report.
2
Rs.
...
...
Previous
year.
3
Rs.
190
190
Pony.
Year under
report.
4
Rs.
...
...
Previous
year.
5
Rs.
...
...
Donkey.
Year under
report.
6
Rs.
...
...
Previous
year.
7
Rs.
...
...
TABLE X11I.
Abstract of particulars regarding Horse Fairs and Shows held in non-selected districts
during
the year 1912-13.
Province.
1
1 Bihta ... ...
2 Barapur .. ...
3 Khagra ... ...
4 Sonepur ...
5 Singheswarthan ...
6 Dharramganj ...
7 Biswa Bhusunda ...
8 Hardi ... ...
9 Madhuban ...
10 Bettiah ... ...
Total ...
Number of Horse Fairs and Shows held.
2
1
2
...
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
Total number
of
animals
present.
Year
under report.
3
...
3,168
5,000
40,895
407
1,160
400
1,000
1,000
500
63,520
Previous year.
4
...
1,604
6,000
38,688
...
550
350
1,000
800
460
49,442
Total num-
ber compe-
ting for
prizes.
Year under report.
5
10
18
...
...
...
...
10
...
800
...
847
Previous year.
6
20
...
...
...
...
...
8
...
600
...
028
Total number
of Horses
Stock (not
including
Branded
Mares) pre-
sent.
Belonging to breeders.
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
960
...
950
Belonging to dealers.
8
100
2,168
4,960
40,696
229
1,150
350
200
100
...
50,152
Total number of animals sold.
9
...
800
2,133
26,648
222
50
204
600
800
260
3r,707
Pr i
z e s a wa r
de d.
From Imperial Funds.
10
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
From Provincial Funds.
11
Rs.
300
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
800
From Local Funds.
12
Rs.
97
25
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
123
From other sources.
13
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
14
Rs.
397
25
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
412
Amount
actually awar-
ded.
15
Rs.
397
25
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
422
Numbe
of medals
awarded.
16
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Amount sanctioned by Government of
India.
17
...
200
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
200
4
the stress of agricultural operations has slackened after the transplantation of
the winter rice, while all cattle are concentrated in the villages owing to
the flooded condition of the swamps and river hanks on which they graze in
the cold weather.
8. There is some confusion apparent in the table recording the number of
horses and ponies present at Sonepur. Presumably the total figure of all stock
present has been confused with the sum total of the horses and ponies. I may
add that these figures are mere estimates, as there is no agency for securing an
exact or even an approximate enumeration. The figures for the Sitamarhi Fair
for April 1912 should have been reported. It is one of the most important
cattle fairs in the province.
I strongly support the criticism passed by the Superintendent on the Bengal
and North-Western Railway administration at Sonepur. The failure to handle the
cattle offered for transport during the mela amounted to a scandal. I observed
several thousands of cattle waiting day after day in the Railway yard, becom-
ing daily thinner for want of adequate food and exercise, while no particular
effort was apparent on the part of the Railway authorities to clear the block
that had been allowed to accumulate. The Railway is notoriously indifferent to
the public convenience and I consider that this phase of its failure to meet the
reasonable demands made upon its resources should be brought prominently to
its notice by Government. As a matter of fact, the Company lost revenue to a
considerable extent as many animals were removed by road and river after
waiting in vain for transport by rail.
9. I concur in the estimate framed by the Superintendent of the merits
of his principal officers and particularly of the Chief Inspector, Babu P. N.
Das. Mr. Quinlan himself is an energetic and able officer who has done his best
to make the Department an influence and success, although hampered by in-
adequate and, as I have indicated, in some cases unsuitable staff. The question
of a second Imperial Officer for his assistance will shortly be submitted to
Government.
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7. No new dispensary was opened during the year. In all 25,159 animals
were treated in the 22 dispensaries under the supervision of the Superintendent,
showing a decrease of 1,552 as compared with the number treated during the
previous year. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council regrets that there are
as yet no signs of an increased appreciation of the usefulness of these institu-
tions on the part of the general public.
8. The cattle breeding farm maintained by the Bettiah estate is at
present the only institution of its kind in Bihar and Orissa and its operations
are on a small scale only. The question of improving the general breed of
cattle in the province is now engaging the attention of Government. Mr.
G. Milne, who is at present officiating as Director of Agriculture, was placed
on special duty for six months during the year to make a preliminary
enquiry into the cattle question, and a rough census of cattle is about to be
undertaken through the agency of the village panchayats. Mr. Milne's report,
which is expected shortly, will enable Government to review the situation.
Meanwhile arrangements are in progress to start a Government cattle-breeding
farm in North Bihar which, if successful, will be the first serious attempt to
arrest the deterioration of agricultural stock throughout the province.
9. Five Inspectors and 61 Veterinary Assistants were under the control
of the Superintendent during the year. The majority of these officers are
reported to have worked well, but the proportion of failures, which is due
chiefly to the causes noticed in paragraph 3 above, is unduly high.
10. Mr. Quinlan displayed much personal energy in the supervision of
the subordinate staff of the Department. Government recognise that his task in
coping with the Veterinary needs of the province with the materials at his
disposal is difficult and they hope that he will continue his efforts to enlist the
co-operation and sympathy of District Officers and the general public.
By order, etc.,
H. McPHERSON,
Secretary to the Government of Bihar and Orissa.
MEMO. NO. 6612R.
Ranchi, the 27th September 1913.
Copy forwarded to the Director of Agriculture, Bihar and Orissa, for
information with reference to his letter No. 4401A., dated the 28th 31st July
1913.
By order, etc.,
J. C. B. DRAKE,
Under-Secretary to the Government
of Bihar and Orissa.
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