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Measurements of cattle (bulls, bullocks and cows) in the BHADRAK subdivision of BALASORE district.
BREED.
Indigenous.
1
1 ...
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 ...
6 ...
7
...
8 ...
9 ...
10 ...
12 ...
13 ...
14 ... ...
15 ...
Imported.
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
Cross-
bred.
3
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
... ...
...
... 11 ...
...
...
...
...
Sex.
4
Female...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Male
(bullock).
Ditto ...
Ditto ...
Ditto ...
Ditto ...
Bull
...
Do.
...
Do.
...
Do. ...
Do.
...
Age.
5
10 years...
9 years...
11 years...
6 years...
9 years...
11 years...
10 years...
7 years ...
9 years ...
5 years ...
9 years
7 years ...
8 years ...
12 years...
11 years...
Colour.
6
White ...
Red ...
Black ...
White ...
Red ...
White ...
Red ...
Black ...
Grey ...
Brown ...
Reddish ...
Rod ...
Black ...
Brindle ...
White ...
Height
behind
the
hump.
7
Ft. In.
4 1
3 5
4 0
3 2
4 1
4 2
3 4
4 9
4 7
3 5
5 6
3 2
4 0
3 10
3 11
Length
of body
from
behind
hump
to root
of tail.
8
Ft. In.
3 10
3 4
4 2
3 7
4 9
4 11
4 1
5 0
5 0
3 8
6 0
3 6
4 3
4 0
4 0
Girth
at
chest.
9
Ft. In.
4 0
4 6
4 9
3 10
5 0
5 1
4 3
5 2
5 1
3 9
6 3
3 9
4 11
4 0
3 11
Girth
of
forearm.
10
Ft. In.
...
...
...
...
...
...
... ...
....
...
...
....
...
...
...
Girth
of
shank.
11
Ft. In.
0 5
0 8
0 9
0 6½
0 9
0 9
0 8
0 8½
0 8½
0 6
0 9
0 8
0 9
0 8
0 7
REMARKS.
12
Column 10 is obvious-
ly wrong and has
been deleted.
F. R.
BHADRAK SUBDIVISION—BALASORE DISTRICT.
Information in connection with proposals for improving the breed of cattle in Bengal.
Serial
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? ... ...
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? ...
What is the average height of the worst bulls behind hump ? ...
What is the average height of cows? ... ... ... ...
Are Brahmini bulls let loose ? ... ... ... ...
Are there too many Brahmini bulls? ... ... ... ... ...
Answers.
3
581,120 acres.
Not available in the Government estate.
Both stall-fed and grazed ; grain allowed to bullocks only in the plough-
ing seasons.
Scarce.
Plentiful.
Yes.
One to twenty-five—Insufficient.
No. Only one-fourth.
Generally one year. They graze in the fields.
Generally after one year. At the age of four years.
Only straw is stored for plough bullocks.
three-fourths of a seer on the average. Continue to milk from 6 to 12
months.
Local bulls are not sold. They are neither used as draught cattle nor as
plough cattle on religious grounds. The average price of bullocks
ranges from Rs. 5 to Rs. 25.
Not known.
Not imported.
No.
4 feet.
3 feet 2 inches.
3 feet 9 inches.
Yes, when there is no standing crop in the fields.
No
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