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Measurements of cattle (bulls, bullocks, and cows) in the SADAR subdivision (B) of MIDNAPORE district.
BREED.
Indigenous.
1
All indigenons ...
Imported.
2
Nil ... ...
Cross-
bred.
3
Nil
...
Sex.
4
Bullocks
224,310
Bulls
27,250
Cows
253,834
Brahmini
bulls
475
505,919
Ago.
5
Ave r
a ge age of al l k i n d s is six to eight years.
Colour.
6
White ... 169,036
Brown ...
36,381
Red
...
8,968
Black ...
9,875
Total... 224,310
White...
19,302
Brown ...
4,527
Red
...
816
Black ...
2,605
Total...
27,250
Whito ... 126,942
Brown ...
63,471
Red
...
23,786
Black ...
39,735
Total... 253,934
White ...
378
Brown...
50
Red
...
29
Black ...
18
Total ...
475
Total... 505,919
Height
behind
the
hump.
7
On an a v e r a g e t he h e i g h t is 3 feet .
Length
of
body
from
behind
hump
to root
of tail.
8
Ft. in
3 6
Girth
at
chest.
9
Ft. in.
4 6
Girth
of
fore-
arm.
10
Ft. in.
...
Girth
of
shank.
11
Ft. in.
...
REMARKS.
12
Columns 10 and 11
being
obviously
wrong have been
deleted.
F. R.
SADAR SUBDIVISION—MIDNAPORE 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 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 ago are calves weaned, and how are they fed after weaning ? ...
At what ago are bull-calves gelded, and when do they begin work ? ...
Is fodder stored for cattle, and if so, what docs 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 lot loose ? ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Are there too many Brahmini bulls ? ... ... ... ... ... ...
Answers.
3
Total land area 1,284,862 acres (cultivated 599,602, grazing 158,789. sterile
526,471).
In the jurisdiction of Kesiari outpost land is available for cattle breeding
in the estate of Radha Bullav Dey, zamindar.
Cattle are generally grazed and sometimes stall-fed (i.e., in the rainy
season). No grain is allowed.
Grazing is plentiful.
In the dry season there is scarcity of drinking water for cattle.
Cattle are sheltered during the winter and rains.
Number of bulls in proportion to cows is sufficient.
Calves generally have quarter of the cows' milk.
On the second year calves are weaned, and after weaning they are allowed
to graze.
After two years the bull-calves are gelded, and after four years they are
taken to work.
Straw is stored for the cattle.
Average yield of milk is three quarters of a seor. The cows continue to
give milk for five or six months after calving.
Average price of local bulls, cows, and bullocks is 12, 8, and 14, respectively.
Ditto
of imported
ditto.
Cattle are generally imported from Cuttack, Balasore and Maurbhanj, and
they are used for the cultivation purposes.
No special system of cattle management.
The average height of the best bulls behind hump is 3 foot 6 inches.
The average height of the worst bulls behind hump is 2½ feet.
The average height of cows is 3 feet.
Brahmini bulls are always let loose.
Proportion of Brahmini bulls is small.