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Measurements of cattle (bulls, bullocks and cows) in the GOALUNDO subdivision of FARIDPUR district.
BREED.
Indigenous.
1
Bulls
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Bullocks
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Cows
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Imported.
2
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Cross-
bred.
3
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Sex.
4
Male ...
Do. ...
Female...
Age
5
20 years
Ditto ...
Ditto ...
Colour.
6
White and black
Ditto
Ditto
Height
behind
the
hump.
7
Ft. In.
3 9
3 9
3 0
Length
of body
from
bohind
hump
to root
of
tail.
8
Ft. In.
3 4½
3 4½
3 0
Girth
at
chest.
9
Ft. In.
4 10½
4 10½
4 0
Girth
of
forearm.
10
Ft. In.
Girth
of
shank.
11
Cubits.
REMARKS.
12
Columns 10 & 11 are
quite wrong and
have boon deleted.
F. It.
GOALUNDO SUBDIVISION—FARIDPUR DISTRICT.
Information in connection with proposals for improving the breed of cattle in Bengal.
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Questions.
2
What is the total land area of the subdivision (cultivated, grazing, and
sterile, separately, if practicable)?
Is any land available on a Government estae or othorwisc, and if so,
on what estate, which is suited for cattle-breeding?
How are cattle fed, whether stall-fed or grazed, or both; and whether any
grain, &c., is allowed?
Is grazing scarce or plentiful?
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Is there any scarcity of drinking water for cattle?
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Are the cattle sheltered during the winter and rains? ...
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Number of bulls in proportion to cows, and whether sufficient or not?
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Do the calves have all the cows' milk; if not, how much?
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At what age are calves weaned, and how are they fed after weaning? ...
At what age are bull-calves geldod, and when do they begin work?
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Is fodder stored for cattle, and if so, what does it comprise ?
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Average yield of milk, and how long after calving do the cows continue to
give milk?
Average price of local bulls, cows, and bullocks
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Ditto
of imported
ditto ... ... ... ... ... ...
Whence do the imported cattle come, and for what purpose are they
imported?
Is there any special system of cattle management in your subdivision? ...
What is the average height of the best bulls behind hump? ...
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What is the average height of the worst bulls behind hump?
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What is the average height of cows?
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Are Brahmini bulls let loose?
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Are there too many Brahmini bulls?
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Answers.
428 square miles. Not practicable
There is no land available on a Government estate or otherwise for
cattle breeding.
The cattle are partly stall-fed and partly grazed. No grain is allowed
Plentiful.
Yes, scarcity of water for drinking.
Yes.
The bulls in proportion to cows are not sufficient.
The owners milk the cows, so calves cannot got all the milk. The
calves get 1/4 of the milk.
The calves are weaned nearly at the age of one year.
Then they
begin grazing.
The bull-calves are gelded at 2 years. They begin to work at 3 years
of age.
Yes. It consists of straw (bechali).
Average yield of milk is 2 seers. The cows continue to give milk for
six months after calving.
Average price of local bulls, cows, and bullocks is Rs. 12.
Not imported.
Nil.
No.
2½ cubits (3 feet 9 inches).
2 cubits (3 feet).
2 cubits (3 feet).
Brahmini bulls are let loose. They are taken away by Muhammadans
and are sold at a distance, where they are slaughtered or gelded.
Not many.