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Measurements of cattle (bulls, bullocks and cows), in the SADAR. subdivision of BALASORE district.
BREED.
Indigenous.
1
Bull ... ...
Bullocks ...
...
Cows ... ...
Imported.
2
...
...
...
Cross-
bred.
3
...
...
...
Sex.
4
Male ...
Do
...
Female ...
Age.
5
Years.
4 ...
2 ...
6 ...
9 ...
12 ...
3 ...
9 ...
12 ...
Colour.
6
White, black, red
and ash.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Height
behind
the
hump.
7
Ft. In.
4 2
2 6
3 9
4 0
4 2
3 0
3 6
4 0
Length
of body
from
behind
hump
to root
of tail.
8
Ft. In.
3 10
1 10
3 4
3 10
4 0
2 11
2 11
4 0
Girth at
chest.
9
Ft. In.
4 6
2 8
4 8
5 3
5 9
3 8
4 6
6 0
Girth of
forearm.
10
Ft. In.
1 0
0 6
0 114
0 11½
1 0
0 7½
0 11
1 0
Girth of
shank.
11
Ft. In.
...
...
...
...
... ...
...
...
REMARKS.
12
Column 11 is obvious-
ly wrong and has
been deleted.
F. R.
SADAR 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 grazing, or both ; and whether
any grain, &c., is allowed ?
Is grazing scarce or plentiful ? ... ... ... ... ... ...
Is there any scarcity of drinking-water for cattle 1
Are the cattle sheltered during the winter and rains? ... ... ... ...
Number of bulls in proportion to cows, and whether sufficient or not ?
Do 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 worst bulls behind hump 1
What is the average height of cows ? ... ... ... ...
Are Brahmini bulls let loose ? ... ... ... ...
Are there too many Brahmini bulls ? ...
Answers.
3
1,158 square miles, or 741,120 acres the area of the Sadar Subdivision.
Under cultivation
...
...
448,000 acres.
Ditto grazing
...
...
69,786
„
Sterile
...
...
223,334
„
Not available in the Government Estate.
Both stall-fed and grazed.
Rice and grain allowed to cattle according to
the circumstances of the people who keep them. The plough cattle are
generally allowed rice and grain, and are allowed a little more at the
working season.
Plentiful on the sea-side lands ; otherwise scarce.
Plentiful.
Yes.
Not sufficient—nearly 1 per 100.
No, only one-fourth to one third. The calves are allowed to have all the
cows' milk for the first month of their birth.
Generally when they are one year old. After weaning, they graze on waste
lands.
Generally after one year. They begin work at the age of 4 years.
Yes. Straw is stored.
One seer on an average. Continue to give milk generally for a year.
Local bulls are not sold. The average price of cows varies from 5 to 20 and
that of the bullocks from 10 to 50.
No bulls or bullocks are found imported. Cows are imported from North-
western Provinces, but very scarcely and the average price of these cows
ranges from Rs. 40 to Rs. 100.
From North-Western Provinces ; for milk.
No.
5 feet.
3 feet.
3½ feet.
Yes.
Not plentiful.