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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BIHAR AND ORISSA.
FROM
G. MILNE, ESQ., I.C.S.,
OFFG. DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, BIHAR AND ORISSA,
To
THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR AND
ORISSA, REVENUE DEPARTMENT.
Dated Ranchi, the 13th July 1914.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to submit the Annual Report on the Civil Veterinary
Department of this Province for the year ending 31st March 1914. Mr.
Quinlan held charge throughout the year. The question of transferring his
headquarters from Bhagalpur where they are located at present to Ranchi
was considered, but it has been dropped for the present owing to the inability
of the Public Works Department to provide accommodation. Mr. Quinlan
was on tour for 299 days and during that time travelled 12,862 miles by rail
and 2,413 miles by road. During his tours he inspected hospitals and dispensaries
and the work of Itinerant Veterinary Assistants and also attended outbreaks
of Rinderpest in the Ranchi and the Gaya districts during the months of Octo-
ber and January. He also visited the Cattle Farms at Bettiah and Siripur and
advised regarding a cattle-station at Sipaya. Mr. Pool, a Supernumerary
Officer of the Imperial Veterinary Service under training, joined in January
and relieved Mr. Quinlan when he went on leave in April.
2. The area of the Superintendent's charge is too large for one Officer to
deal adequately with its veterinary needs and to supervise properly the work
of the subordinate staff. Proposals for increasing the Imperial staff of the
department so as to provide one Superintendent for each of the three distinct
tracts, Bihar, Orissa, and Chota Nagpur have been placed before Government.
3. The policy regarding veterinary education in the Province is now
under the consideration of Government. Admissions from this Province into
the Bengal Veterinary College are still very few though they show a slight
advance over those of the previous year and the question of obtaining a
sufficient number of suitable Veterinary graduates to fill the sanctioned
cadre of the Department presents as much difficulty as ever. At the close of
the session there were 23 students from this Province on the roll of the College,
viz., 11 in class A, 7 in class B and 5 in class C, against 17 of the previous
year. Of the 23 students, 14 are Biharis, 6 Oriyas and 3 Chota Nagpuris.
Government sanctioned four stipends of Rs. 15 each a month for the Chota
Nagpur Division, three of which were awarded to the students from Chota
Nagpur and one to an Oriya, no Chota Nagpuri having been found available.
The boys from Chota Nagpur failed at the examination in March but they
have been recommended for another year's trial. Regarding other divisions
Mr. Quinlan was asked to address the District Boards, which are now in a
much stronger financial position, on the question of granting stipends where
none are offered at present and of enhancing them where those offered are
inadequate. This has been done and the result is awaited. The needs of the
Chota Nagpur Division, where the District Boards are poor and the people are
particularly backward, are still under consideration, During the year under
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since their preliminary educational qualification will require to be higher. I
consider however that this difficulty is of comparatively small importance since
the Oriya districts are unimportant as cattle-breeding tracts and are unlikely
o be capable of much improvement. We require to concentrate our attention
on North and South Bihar.
The name of Babu P. N. Das, 1st Veterinary Inspector, is brought to the
notice of Government. As in past years, this officer has distinguished himself
by good work. Mr. Pool during the months from January to March fitted
himself to take over charge of the Province by touring in company with the
permanent Superintendent and independently. Mr. Quinlan as usual toured
most energetically throughout his charge, but in the present conditions much
of his time is unavoidably spent in long train journeys and, as has been pointed
out before, the administration of the Department cannot be satisfactory until
two more European supervising officers are provided.
I have the honour to be,
SIR,
Your most obedient Servant,
G. MILNE,
Offg. Director of Agriculture, Bihar and Orissa.
CONTENTS.
General Administration ... ... ... ...
Veterinary Instruction ... ... ... ... ... ...
Treatment of Diseases ... ... ... ... ...
Breeding Operations ...
...
...
...
...
Subordinate Establishment ... ... ... ...
Research Work
...
...
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General Remarks ... ... ... ... ...
Appendices ... ... ... ... ...
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I-X
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT
BIHAR AND ORISSA
FOR THE YEAR 1913-14.
PREFACE AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
DURING the year under report I held charge of the Civil Veterinary
Department of this Province.
The headquarters continue to remain at Bhagalpur which is very satisfac-
tory owing to its proximity to most of the important districts; I hope this
arrangement will be allowed to stand.
Touring this year has been very continuous and I trust that in expressing
my dissatisfaction with the system now in vogue, Government will be pleased
to consider favourably the proposal sent up this year for increasing the number
of Imperial officers. Altogether I have been away 299 days from headquarters
and during that time travelled 12,862 miles by rail and 2,413 miles by road.
Inspection of hospitals and dispensaries and the work of the Itinerating
Veterinary Assistants formed the principal part of these duties, thoug I
attended outbreaks of Rinderpest in Ranchi and Gaya districts in which
I made extended tours during the months of October and January.
I
visited Bettiah Cattle Farm on three occasions, Sipaya Cattle Station
three times and Siripur once. As in previous years, I was present at
Sonepur Pair but was unable to attend either Khagra, Bihta or Barahpur. In
December I went to Coimbatore to attend the Agricultural Conference and also
took the opportunity on my return journey of going over the Madras Veteri-
nary College and two District Dispensaries. I was present at the meeting of
the Bihar Planters' Association at Muzaffarpur in January, and in March
acted as an examiner at the Annual Examinations of the Bengal Veterinary
College.
I should like to refer to my remarks in last year's report on the necessity
of providing another Imperial officer as the present system is inimical to the
interests of the Department and of stock owners. Another officer is very
urgently required.
Mr. Pool of the Civil Veterinary Department, Punjab, a supernumerary
officer under training, joined here in January with a view to relieving me when
I go on leave this month (April).
We toured together in the Patna Division and also visited the cattle farms
at Bettiah, Sipaya, and Siripur, while Mr. Pool alone attended the cattle fairs
at Barahpur and Bihta where he assisted in purchasing cattle for the Sabour
and Sipaya Agricultural Farms. He also acted as an examiner at the Examin-
ations of the Sabour Agricultural College.
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PART I.
VETERINARY INSTRUCTION.
The question of obtaining a sufficient number of graduates from among
whom suitable candidates could be selected to fill the posts now vacant in the
Department is as acute as ever. Young men with the required attainments did
not present themselves although local bodies and private individuals had their
attention drawn to the subject as in previous years. Stipends were asked to be
increased to Rs. 13 this year, but I am unable to say at present how many dis-
tricts will acquiesce in this proposal.
Government sanctioned four stipends of Rs. 15 each during the year under
report ; three were awarded to students from the Ranchi Missions and one to an
Oriya. The boys from Chota Nagpur failed at the examinations in March, but
they have been recommended for another year's trial. The table set out below
gives particulars regarding the students from this province that were on the
roll of the Bengal Veterinary College during the year :—
Class.
1
"A" ... ...
"B" ... ...
"C" ... ...
Total
No. at
beginning
of session.
2
16
7
5
28
Number—
Admitted.
3
16
7
5
28
Left.
4
5
...
...
5
Number at close of session.
Hindu.
5
6
1
...
7
Muhamma-
dan.
6
...
6
1
6
Christian.
7
3
...
2
5
Others.
8
2
1
2
5
Total.
9
11
7
5
23*
Number
passed at
the annual
examina-
tion.
10
6
6
4
16
Pour new graduates were admitted to the Department in April 1913.
That the remarks made in last year's report as to the necessity of providing
another Imperial officer for the College still hold good was further impressed
on me by this year's examinations.
If more men do not come forward from this province it will be necessary
to recruit from other colleges to make up the deficiency, in which case a Verna-
cular branch will have to be established for those who do not know English.
PART II.
TREATMENT OF DISEASE.
Considerable improvement, I am glad to state, has attended the efforts of
the Inspectors and Assistants to get outbreaks reported by the chaukidars;
almost all thanas in the province have been inspected several times during the
year and the figures checked in the villages. The District Officers and the
Superintendents of Police have taken considerable interest in the question and
gave valuable help from time to time.
The new registers have simplified the keeping of these statistics.
In Chota Nagpur another agency has arisen for the keeping of these
figures, i e., the missionaries, and to these gentlemen I offer my thanks for the
manner in which they have come forward at the cost of much personal trouble
and inconvenience.
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia and Rinderpest have been very prevalent, espe-
cially in Chota Nagpur where they caused a large mortality.
The dearth of a large staff of Veterinary Assistants has been a continued
source of worry as so many districts were affected with disease at the same
time and wanted inoculations.
*Bihari—14, Oriya-6, Chota Nagpuri—3.
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Stationary and Itinerant post on financial grounds, with the arrangement
that the Assistant in charge should attend outbreaks when required, while he
would draw the allowances of an Itinerant Veterinary Assistant.
The old Bihar Veterinary Hospital at Muzaffarpur was purchased by the
District Board and is now under reconstruction.
A new hospital is urgently required at Ranchi as the District Board have
to pay a considerable sum each month in house-rent for the present unsatis-
factory and broken-down building. Others are under contemplation for
Hajipur, Banka, Supaul, Motihari, Dhanbaid, and Bhadrak, and will be com-
pleted during the coming year. The posts of the Stationary Veterinary Assist-
ants for Hajipur, Supaul, and Motihari have already been sanctioned.
The Dispensary at Hathwa was closed during the latter part of the year,
the Assistant having joined the Department. No arrangements have been made
for its reopening.
It is also likely that the Dumraon Dispensary will be closed for financial
reasons during the current year, the Veterinary Assistant having applied to he
taken into Government service.
The Veterinary Assistants in charge of the hospitals of Bankipur, Muzaf-
farpur, Monghyr, Cuttack, Gaya, Ranchi, and Bhagalpur did well and take
considerable interest in their work.
The Shoeing Forges, with the exception of Monghyr continue to do good
work and show a considerable profit ; in the case of Monghyr, however, the forge
is run at a loss.
Five forges were worked at an income of Rs. 3,119 against the expenditure
of Rs. 2,562.
The number of in and out-patients treated at the Hospitals and Dispensaries
rose to 23,849. The decrease of 1,280 patients as compared with the previous
year is mainly contributed by Palamau where the Veterinary Assistant could
not treat more cases at headquarters as he had to spend most of his time in
attending outbreaks in the interior. The closing of the Dispensary at Hathwa
also helped.
The District Board of Monghyr have provided their Sadr Assistant with
quarters at a cost of Rs. 2,300.
TABLE VIII.
BREEDING OPERATIONS.
No requisitions for bulls were received during the year.
TABLE IX.
BULL-REARING AND BREEDING FARMS.
The only herd now in working order in the Province is that maintained
by the Bettiah Estate. It consists of : 30 bulls, 35 cows, 37 hull-calves,
24 cow-calves and 17 buffalo-bulls, or a total of 143 animals.
Thirty-two bulls including 15 buffaloes were distributed to the Managers
of the following factories, etc ,: (1) Turkaulia, (2) Ramgarhwa, (3) Parsa, (4)
Pipra, (5) Lohiaria, (6) Mirpore, (7) Barah, (8) Naraipore, (9) Baikunthpur, (10)
Bettiah Mission, (11) Babu Avdish Prasad, Sikarpur, (12) Malaya, (13) Kooriah,
(14) Benipore, (15) Madhubani, (16) Lathi, (17) Lauria, (18) Lalsaraia, (19)
Rajpur, (20) Pelaria, (21) Sikta, and (22) Matiaria.
New registers were issued during the year and accounts connected with
the farm were more or less scrutinized.
It is hoped that the cost of keeping each animal will be reduced during the
coining year as it now works out at the rate of Rs. 8-11-0 per animal per month.
The additional grazing area has not yet been fenced.
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The Veterinary Assistants, Babu D. C. Guha of Hathwa and Babu P. Panda
of Bargarh (District Sambalpur), were appointed Inspectors of Inoculators at
Gumla and Khunti respectively. These two officers now receive pay at the
rate of Rs. 30 per mensem as Reserve Veterinary Assistants and a staff
allowance of Rs. 30 per month in addition to travelling allowances under the
Civil Service Regulations.
There was no change in the jurisdiction of the Inspectors, their head-
quarters being the same as before, viz., at Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, and
Cuttack.
Chief Veterinary Inspector Babu P. N. Das, in addition to his ordinary
duties, held special enquiries into the work of the Veterinary Assistants in
Gaya and Cuttack Circles. The most important part of his work during the
last year consisted, however, in giving instructions to the Inoculators in
Ranchi. He performed this duty satisfactorily and received an honorarium
of Rs. 100. He also visited the Sonepur, Khagra, Bihta, and Barahpur fairs
and made an investigation into Piri or " Indian yellow " paint manufacture
in Monghyr.
Babu B. L. Sur of Muzaffarpur Circle did not undertake any special work
except the despatch of Kumri horses to Muktesar. He attended the Sitamarhi,
Sonepur, Bettiah, and Hardi fairs.
The other three Inspectors, Sirdar Sucha Singh, Babu D. N. Sirkar and
Babu S. N. Chatterjee, were mostly engaged in attending outbreaks in their
respective circles, and enquiring into the work of the Veterinary Assistants
concerned. With the exception of Babu D. N. Sirkar, the work of all the
Inspectors was satisfactory.
The two Inspectors of Inoculators, Babus D. C. Guha and P. Panda per-
formed their duties satisfactorily.
Most of the districts that were in urgent need of Veterinary Assistants
have applied to Government for sanction of new posts.
RESEARCH WORK.
Slides were sent to the Raymond Research Laboratory as usual. In Octo-
ber last at the request of the Imperial Bacteriologist, four horses and one goat
suffering from Kumri were despatched to Muktesar for experiment.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The pay as well as the allowances, which Veterinary Assistants now get,
are not sufficient to attract good men, but it is hoped that the scheme sent up
this year will meet with approval and be sanctioned at an early date.
The rules and a small Manual of instructions have not yet been sanctioned,
but it is hoped they will be ready for issue early in the coming year.
During January last, sanction was accorded by Government to the count-
ing towards increment of pay by Veterinary Assistants of their past services
under the Local Bodies. This order has removed a long-felt grievance.
There has been a considerable increase in the work of the office owing to
the Ranchi Inoculation Scheme, to the increase in the amount of sera and
vaccine handled and also to the realisation of the cost of Anti-Rinderpest
serum.
Altogether 6,037 letters were received and 4,318 issued during the year as
against 4,714 and 3,355 of the previous year. Proposals for increasing the pay
of the office staff have been submitted for sanction.
D. QUINLAN,
M.R.C.V.S.,
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Bihar and Orissa.
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TABLE III(a).
Showing the number of cattle inoculated in Chota Nagpur against Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia
under the Cattle Insurance Scheme.
Circle.
1
Gumla ...
...
Khunti
...
Pokhuria ...
Name of Mission.
2
Gumla ... ... ... ...
Soso ... ... ... ...
Majhatoli ... ... ... ...
Tongo
...
...
...
...
Katkabi
...
...
...
...
Nawadi ... ... ... ...
Mahuadand ... ... ... ...
Noatoli ... ... ... ...
Khalijore ... ... ...
Samtoli ... ... ...
Khutitoli
... ... ... ...
Total ...
Khunti ... ... ...
Torpa ... ... ...
Govindpur
...
...
...
...
Sarwada ... ... ...
Bandgaon
...
...
...
Karra
...
...
...
Mandar ... ... ...
Dighia
...
...
...
...
Itki ... ... ... ...
Lohardaga ... ... ... ...
Phatyatolli ... ... ... ...
Total ...
Pokhuria ... ... ... ...
Grand Total ...
Number of cattle
inoculated.
3
4,555
3,172
5,653
2,620
7,744
4,788
3,952
1,335
2,198
1,859
2,481
40,357
2,666
4,463
2,036
3,062
2,120
2,398
3,145
2,715
1,412
618
1,072
25,707
1,847
67,911
Remarks.
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TABLE IV.
Showing the number of Animals Treated and Castrated by Veterinary Assistants on tour during
1913-14.
Province.
1
1. Patna ... ...
2. Dinapur ...
8. Barb. ...
4. Bihar ...
5. Gaya (Itt.) ...
6. Gaya (Sty.)
7. Jehanabad ...
8. Nawadah ...
9. Aurangabad ...
10. Shahabad (Sty.) ...
11. Buxar ... ...
12. Sasaram ...
13. Dumraon ...
Number of villages
visited.
2
...
195
377
150
187
...
210
401
325
24
125
332
...
Number of Veterinary
Assistants employed.
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Castrations performed.
Equines.
4
...
2
...
6
1
...
...
1
4
...
...
2
...
Bovines.
5
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
..
...
Others.
6
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
Total.
7
...
5
1
5
1
...
...
1
7
...
...
6
...
Treated for contagious
diseases.
Equines.
8
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
0
...
6
36
22
1,035
...
137
530
322
2
...
2,271
...
Others.
10
...
12
...
...
...
...
18
...
...
...
...
65
...
Total.
11
...
21
36
22
1,035
...
155
539
322
2
...
2,339
...
Treated for non-contagious
diseases.
Equines.
12
...
195
170
45
6
...
5
65
102
7
87
25
...
Bovines.
13
...
259
406
74
7
...
8
206
120
6
217
69
...
Others.
14
...
94
30
...
1
...
1
11
19
...
80
11
...
Total.
15
...
518
606
119
14
...
14
272
247
13
414
105
...
Total number of oases
treated and castra-
tions performed.
16
...
574
643
146
1,050
...
169
812
576
15
414
2,450
...
iv
TABLE
Showing number of animals treated at Veterinary Hospitals
Province.
1
1. Purulia ... ...
2. Chapra ... ...
3. Dumraon ... ...
4. Muzaffarpur ...
5. Monghyr... ...
6. Purnea ... ...
7. Sitamarhi... ...
8. Dumka ... ...
9. Ranchi ... ...
10. Bankipur... ...
11. Laheriasarai ...
12. Gaya ... ...
13. Balasore ... ...
14. Sambalpur ...
15. Arrah ... ...
16. Hathwa ... ...
17. Hazaribagh ...
18. Bhagalpur... ...
19. Cuttack ... ...
30. Palamau ... ...
21. Motihari ... ...
23. Bettiah Raj ...
Total ...
Number of Veterinary Dispen-
saries.
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
23
Number of Veterinary Assist-
ants employed at dispensa-
ries.
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
22
In-
Remaining on 1st
April.
Equines.
4
3
...
2
2
2
2
2
...
...
3
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
4
28
Bovines.
5
...
...
...
4
1
...
5
...
...
...
6
2
4
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
5
29
Other animals.
6
...
...
...
7
...
1
1
...
...
...
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
8
22
Admitted during the
the year.
Equines.
7
17
20
61
117
50
67
45
8
51
70
30
72
15
26
42
...
10
40
75
...
46
84
979
Bovines.
8
12
12
20
53
41
14
61
45
6
40
88
46
43
72
29
...
4
66
95
...
10
101
873
Other animals.
0
10
2
11
18
12
8
7
2
30
32
12
13
3
5
8
...
...
12
52
...
6
23
260
Total.
Equines.
10
20
26
63
119
52
69
47
8
51
73
39
72
15
27
42
...
19
56
75
...
46
68
1,007
Bovines.
11
12
12
20
57
42
14
69
45
6
49
94
48
47
72
20
...
4
68
95
...
10
109
902
Other animals,
12
10
2
11
25
12
9
8
2
90
32
13
15
8
5
8
...
...
12
51
...
6
31
288
Discharged during the
year.
Equines.
13
19
26
63
115
48
67
44
8
48
67
38
70
13
21
41
...
19
53
75
...
43
88
964
Bovines.
14
11
12
20
50
42
13
66
45
6
48
86
44
38
66
29
...
4
67
91
...
10
97
848
Other animals.
15
10
2
11
21
12
9
8
2
30
31
8
15
1
3
8
...
...
12
54
...
6
31
277
V.
and Dispensaries during the year 1913-14.
Patients.
Balance on 31st
March.
Equines.
16
1
...
...
4
4
2
3
...
3
6
2
2
1
1
1
...
3
...
...
3
6
41
Bovines.
17
1
...
...
7
...
1
3
...
...
1
7
4
6
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
12
43
Other animals.
18
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
Out-patients.
Number treated during
the year.
Equines.
10
119
252
107
374
302
453
113
123
407
100
218
581
65
80
52
203
474
570
77
627
695
6,172
Bovines,
20
272
197
880
268
351
540
443
274
366
287
378
424
936
740
229
443
601
1,786
707
137
1,163
10,839
Other animals.
21
126
167
132
163
307
164
84
53
147
328
165
335
199
167
226
02
338
884
33
88
443
4,641
Average daily
attendance.
Equines.
22
1.27
4'34
.29
1.0
.82
3.9
.31
.33
8.84
.52
3.73
8.0
2.0
2.51
10
.55
1.2
1.9
.3
1.86
1.9
46.57
Bovines.
23
2.32
2.70
1.04
0.7
.96
3.2
1.21
.75
5.41
.78
5.44
60
8.0
7.27
3.0
1.21
1.3
4'8
35
.31
3.10
62.00
Other animals.
24
1.51
1.49
.56
0.4
.64
1.0
.23
.01
2.00
.80
2.69
50
3.0
3.04
2.0
.27
.9
2.5
.1
.25
1.2
29.69
Total number of In and
Out-patients treated
daring the year.
Equines.
25
139
278
170
403
354
622
160
131
548
263
257
653
80
107
04
222
630
645
77
673
783
7,179
Bovines.
26
284
200
400
325
393
563
512
310
371
336
472
472
983
821
258
447
600
1,881
707
147
1,272
11,741
Other animals.
27
136
169
143
188
310
173
92
65
177
300
178
360
202
172
234
02
350
038
33
94
474
4,020
Total.
28
559
666
713
1,006
1,066
1,258
764
505
1,006
060
907
1,475
1,265
1,100
686
761
1,440
3,464
817
914
2,529
23,840
Receipts.
29
675
373
...
1,358
1,436
584
140
306
4,185
201
287
1,082
2,116
664
241
2,943
1,182
1,351
163
771
...
19,947
Expenditure.
80
1,723
1,236
1,137
3,381
1,468
684
765
621
4,186
4,113
1,580
4,309
2,115
816
3,503
2,943
2,289
993
2,076
2,445
3,259
46,440