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Measurements of cattle (bulls, bullocks and cows) in the SADAR subdivision of CHITTAGONG district.
BREED.
Indigenous.
1
1. Bull
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2. Bullock
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3. Cow
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Imported.
2
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1. Bull ...
2. Bullock ...
3 Cow ...
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Cross-
bred.
3
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... 1. Bull
2. Bullock
3. Cow...
Sex.
4
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Age.
5
Years.
6 *
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Colour.
6
Red, black, white,
brown and ash.
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Height
behind
the
hump.
7
Ft. In.
3 6
3 4
3 5
3 8
3 6
3 3
3 8
3 6
3 7
Length
of
body
from
behind
hump
to root
of tail.
8
Ft. In.
3 6
3 4
3 5
3 8
3 6
3 3
3 8
3 6
3 7
Girth
of
chest.
9
Ft. In.
6 0
6 0
7 0
7 6
7 4
6 8
6 2
6 0
6 4
Girth
of
forearm.
10
Ft. In.
0 8
0 8
0 6
0 9
0 8
0 6½
0 9
0 8
0 8½
Girth
of
shank.
11
Ft. In.
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REMARKS.
12
Column 11 is obvi-
ously wrong
and
has been deleted.
F. R.
SADAR, SUBDIVISION—CHITTAGONG DISTRICT.
Information in connection with proposals for improving the breed of cattle in Bengal.
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number.
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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 estate or otherwise 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 ? ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Is there any scarcity of drinking water for cattle ?
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Are the cattle sheltered during the winter and rains ? ... ..
Number of bulls in proportion to cows, and whether sufficient or not ? ...
Do the calves have all the cows' milk ; if not, how much ?
At what age are calves weaned, and how are they fed after weaning ? ...
At what age are bull-calves gelded, and when do they begin work ? ...
Is fodder stored for cattle, and if so, what does it comprise ? ... ... ...
Average yield of milk, and how long after calving do the cows continue
to give milk ?
Average price of local bulls, cows, and bullocks ... ... ... ...
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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Ditto,
ditto
of the worst bulls behind hump ?
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Ditto,
ditto
of cows ? ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Are Brahmini bulls let loose ? ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Are there too many Biahmini bulls ? ... ... ... ... ... ...
Answers.
3
The area of the subdivision is 1553.9l square miles.
There are sufficient lands available on the Government and Private Estates
and both are equally suitable.
Cattle are stall-fed and grazed ; grains, &c, are allowed according to cir-
cumstances of the owners thereof.
Grazing is not scarce in places bordering on the hill. In low land it is
scarce.
No scarcity of drinking-water for cattle.
Yes.
In proportion to cows, bulls are insufficient in number.
Not all; only ¼ of the milk is allowed to calves.
Calves are weaned after eight months when the cows bear every year,
and when the cows bear every two years, calves are weaned after
a year and a half. The calves after weaning are stall-fed or grazed ac-
cording to the circumstances of the owners thereof.
Two to 4 years. They begin work generally when they are 3 years old
and some later according to the constitution of the bullock.
Yes. Generally dried straw ; occasionally hemp-flower, oil-cake and seeds
of cotton.
Half seer on an average. Cows bearing calves every year give milk for
8 months, while those bearing calves every 2 years give a year and-a-
half.
Average price of bulls Rs. 40, bullocks Rs. 30 and cows Its 25.
Bulls Rs. 50, Bullocks Rs. 40. Cows are rarely imported.
Imported from Tippera, Noakhali, and few being imported from else-
where. They are imported for cultivation purposes and slaughter be-
cause the local ones are inadequate in number and unfit for hard
There is no regular system of cattle management in the district.
Average height of the best bulls is 42 inches.
Forty inches.
Thirty-nine inches.
There are few Brahmini bulls in this district, the bulk of the population.
being Musulmans. Brahmini bulls are let loose by Hindus.
No, only a few.