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Measurements of cattle (bulls, bullocks and cows) in the district of DINAJPUR.
BREED.
Indigenous.
1
One ... ... ...
One
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One
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One
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One
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One
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One
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One
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Imported.
2
1
1
1
1
1
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... 1
1
Cross-
bred.
3
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Sex.
4
Cow ...
Bullock
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Cow
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Do.
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Bullock
Bullock
Cow
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Bull
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Bullock
Cow
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Age.
5
Years.
8
11
11
10 or 12
10 or 12
... 6
5
9
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9
8
4
7
8
Colour.
6
Height
behind
the
hump.
7
Sadar Subdivision.
White
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Reddish
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White
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Reddish-brown ...
Ditto ...
Dusk-brown ...
White-reddish ...
Yellowish ...
Grey ... ...
Dusk-brown ...
Ft. In.
3 8
4 2½
3 10½
4 3
4 3½
3 33
3 23/4
2 10½
3 0
3 51/4
Length
of
body
from
behind
hump
to root
of tail.
8
Ft. In.
3 0
3 10
3 4
3 6
3 5
2 11
2 9
2 8
2 9½
2 9
Thakurgaon Subdivision.
Grey
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Red
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White
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Grey ... ...
White
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3 9
3 1
3 5
4 5
4 1
3 0
2 10
2 11
4 0
3 11
Girth
at
chest.
9
Ft. In.
5 2
5 8
5 3
6 0
5 11
4 3½
4 3½
4 1
4 2
4 9½
4 9
4 5
4 9
5 2
5 1
Girth
of
forearm.
10
Ft. In.
0 14
0 15
0 13
0 16
0 15
0 12
0 10
0 10½
0 10
0 11½
0 10
0 8½
0 10
1 2
1 0
Girth
of
shank.
11
Ft. In.
0 5½
0 7½
0 8
0 8
0 7½
0 5
0 5
0 4½
0 51
0 5½
0 6
0 5
0 5
0 10
0 9
REMARKS.
12
A pair.
Imported bulls not
found here. Cross-
bred
cattle
not
found here.
DINAJPUR DISTRICT.
Information in connection with proposals for improving the breed of cattle in Bengal,
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Questions.
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What is the total land area of the district (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? ... ... ...
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?
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Average yield of milk, and how long after calving do the cows continue
to give milk?
Average price of local bulls, cows, and bullocks
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Ditto
of imported
ditto
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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?
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What is the average height of the worst bulls behind hump?
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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.
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3,917 square miles. The cultivated area may bo roughly estimated at 2,168.
No.
No grain allowed. They are both stall-fed and grazed.
Plentiful.
Not generally. In abnormal years there might be scarcity in the south of
district.
Yes.
Reported to be 1 per cent. Certainly insufficient.
Calf consumes about half the milk.
One year. Then they are grazed.
Three years, and they begin work when they come of 4 or 5 years.
Yes. Paddy, straw.
½ seer is the average yield of milk, and for 6 or 7 months the cows give milk
after calving.
Bulls Rs. 12, cows Rs. 15, and bullocks Rs. 20.
Bulls Rs. 15, cows Rs. 30, and bullocks Rs. 40.
From Bihar, and for the purpose of being used in carts they are imported.
No.
3 feet 9 inches.
Sometimes as little as 3 feet.
3 feet.
Yes.
No.