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Measurements of cattle (bulls , bullocks, and cows) in the KATWA subdivision of BURDWAN district.
BREED.
Indigenous.
1
One
...
...
...
One
...
...
...
Imported.
2
...
...
...
Cross-
bred.
3
...
1
...
Sex.
4
Male
...
Do.
...
Cow ...
Age.
5
Years.
7
10
10
Colour.
6
Mixture of black
and white.
White ...
Do ....
Height
behind
the
hump.
7
In.
45
48
36
Length
of
body
from
behind
hump
to root
of tail
8
In.
40½
54
36
Girth
at chest.
9
In.
66½
76½
55
Girth
of
forearm.
10
In.
...
...
...
Girth
of
shank.
11
In.
...
...
...
REMARKS.
12
Columns 10 and 11
were
obviously
wrong and
have
boon doloted.
KATWA SUBDIVISION—BURDWAN DISTRICT.
Information in connection with proposals or 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 fod after weaning
At what ago are bull-calves golded, and when do they begin work ? ...
Is fodder stored lor 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 ?
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Answers.
3
Total area 225,230 acres. Cultivated lands l69,600 acres, grazing 13,926
bighas, and stenlo, including inhabited, 56,700 acres.
No.
Cattle are stall-fed and grazed and somewhere kalai is allowed to thorn.
Plentiful.
No scarcity of drinking-water for cattle.
Yes.
Number of bulls in proportion to cows is 1 : 5.
No. They have only about 1/8th of the milk.
Calves are woaned when they are 9 months old, and then they are stull-fod
and grazed.
They are gelded at 3 years and begin work at 4 years.
Yes ; it comprises oil-cake, grain-husk, and paddy-straw.
Average yield of milk is 3/4 seer. They continue to give milk after calving
generally 8 months.
Average price of bulls Rs. 12, cows Rs. 18, bullocks Rs. 24
Average price of imported bulls Rs. 16, cows Rs. 30, bullocks Rs. 44 ;
scarcely imported from up-country. Of those imported from up-country
the price is Rs. 25, Us. 70, and Rs. 100 respectively.
From Nadia, Murshidabad and Birbbum ; they are imported for milking
and ploughing purposes. Import from up-country is very rare.
No.
45 inches.
40 inches.
40 inches.
Yes ; but sometimes they are taken by people to town, wher they are
yoked to municipal conservancy carts.
Not too many.