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Measurements of cattle (bulls, bullocks and cows) in the FENNY subdivision of NOAKHALI district.
BREED.
Indigenous.
1
Bullock
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Do.
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Do.
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Do.
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Cow
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Do.
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Do.
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Do.
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Bull
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Do. ... ...
Do.
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Do.
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Imported.
2
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Cross
bred.
3
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Sex.
4
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Age.
5
Years.
10
9
10
9
6
7
6
5
5
4
7
6
Colour.
6
Red ... ...
Do.
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Do.
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Do.
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Whitish
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Black
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White
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Reddish ... ...
Red ...
White spotted ...
Black
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Do. ... ...
Height
behind
the
hump.
7
Ft. In.
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Length
of
body
from
behind
hump
to root
of tail.
8
Ft. In.
3 0
3 1
3 2
3 0
3 0
3 2
3 3
2 10½
3 2
3 1
3 3
3 0
Girth
atchest.
9
Ft. In.
5 6
5 8
6 0
6 2
5 2
5 0
4 10
4 3
6 0
5 6
5 0
6 0
Girth
of
forearm.
10
Ft. In.
1 1
1 0
1 2
1 1¾
1 0
1 0
0 11
0 10½
1 ½
1 1
0 11
1 2
Girth
of
shank.
11
Ft. In.
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REMARKS.
12
* This column seema
wrong.
Columns 7 and 11 are
obviously wrong and
have been deleted.
F. R.
FENNY SUBDIVISION—NOAKHALI 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
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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 ? ...
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 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
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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 ?
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Are Brahmini bulls let loose ?
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Are there too many Brahmini bulls?
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Answers.
3
222,080 acres.
No.
Mostly grazed. Sometimes fed on 3traw at home. No grain is allowed.
Scarce. Margin of cultivation has run up so high that scarcely any land
has been left for pasturage.
No.
None so to speak. They are bound at night in cowsheds.
Cows about 5 per cent. more than bulls.
No. About ½ is left for calves.
After 9 or 10 months and then they are fed by grazing.
Between 3 or 4 years generally. Some times earlier. They are worked
when 3 or 4 years old.
Yes. Straw.
1 seer. Bight months.
Bulls, Rs. 30, cows, Rs. 15 and bullocks, Rs. 20,
Nil.
None.
No.
4 feet.
2¾ feet.
3½ feet.
None in the subdivision.