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Measurements of cattle (bulls, bullocks and cows) in the district of PURI.
BREED.
Indigenous.
1
Bull
Do
Bullook
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Do
Cow
Do
Cow
Bull
Cow
Bullock
Imported.
2
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..... Bull ...
Cow ...
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Cross-bred.
3
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Sex.
4
Male ...
Do.
Do. ...
Do. ...
Female
Do. ...
Male ...
Female
Female
Male ...
Female
Male
Age.
5
Yrs.
16
7
9
12
7
5
10
8
2
2
5
5
Colour.
6
Height
behind
the
hump.
7
SADAR SUBDIVISION.
Black
White
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...
Do
Black and white
White
Black
Do
White
Ft. In.
4
6
8 11
3
4
3
6
3
0
3
8
5
0
4
6
Khurda Subdivision.
White ... ...
Do
Black
Do. ...
1 11
2
0
3
4
3
6
Length
of body
from
behind
hump
to root
of tail.
8
Ft. In
4
0
8
9
3
0
3
2
2 10
3
4
4
2
3 10
1
9
1
9
3
0
3
2
Girth at
chest.
9
Ft. In.
5
0
4 10
4
5
4
3
4
0
3
3
5
6
5
0
2
0
2
2
4
0
4
2
Birth of
Forearm.
10
Ft. In.
1 4
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 0
1 1
1 2
1 3
0 7
0 9
1 0
1 2
Girth of
shank.
11
Ft. In.
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...
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...
...
...
...
REMARKS.
12
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ously wrong
and
has been deleted
F. R.
PURI 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 of 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? ... ... ... ... ...
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 ? ... ...
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 bull behind hump ?
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What is the average height of the worst bulls behind hump ? ... ... ...
What is the average height of cows ? ... ... ... ... ...
Are Brahmini bulls let loose
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Are there too many Brahmini bulls
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Answers.
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The total area of the Sadar subdivision, district Puri, is 662,530 acres,
comprising 466,518 acres entitled, 78,150 acres grazing and 11, 788 acres,
barren land, and the total area of the Khurda subdivision is 645,000 acress
of which 320,035 acres cultivated, 19,350 acres grazing ground, 5,000
acres barren, 290,215 acres uncultivable waste, and 10,000 acres cultivable
waste.
Land for cattle-breeding is only available in the Government estate of
Khurda and the Ekhrajat mahal.
Some cattle are both grazed and stall-fed, and some are only grazed in both
the Subdivisions. They are fed with grass, straw, and pounded paddy
while in stall, and sometimes with kulthi and birs.
As regards the Sadar, grazing is not plentiful everywhere. The cattle find
sufficient grazing in rainy season in most places. Grazing is scarce in
Khurda on account of the reserved forests.
The scarcity of drinking-water for cattle is felt in some parts of the Sadar
subdivision, as well as of the Khurda subdivision, in summer, specially in
Chilka tracts.
The cattle are sheltered during the winter and rains in most cases in both
the Subdivisions.
The number of bulls in proportion to cows in both Sadar and Khurda
is 1 per 100, which is hardly sufficient.
The calves are generally allowed to take the entire milk of the cows for
about a month from their birth, and the quantity allowed gradually dimi-
nished as they advance in age and learn to feed on grass, straw, &c.,
The calves in both Sadar ane Khurda are weaned at the age of 8 months
to 1½ years, and then they are fed with grass, straw, kulthi and birhi.
The bull-calves are generally gelded at the age of 1 to 2 years, and begin
work at the age of 4 to 6 years in both the subdivisions.
Straw is the only kind of fodder which is stored for cattle in some
parts of the district.
The average yield of milk for a cow is ¾ s er (80-tola weight) in both
the subdivisions. The cows generally give milk for 10 months to 1½ years
after calving.
As regards Khurda, the average price of local cows and bullocks is Rs. 5
and Rs. 10 each respectively, and that for the Sadar is Rs. 10 for a cow
and Rs. 20 for a bullock. There is no market for the bulls in this
district.
The average price of imported bullocks and cows is Rs. 15 and lis. 10
each respectively in Khurda and Rs. 30 and Rs. 20 each respectively in
the Sadar subdivision.
They are imported to both the subdivisions for trade from the Madras
Presidency, the Central Provinces, and the Tributary States of Orissa.
There is no special system of cattle management in either of the sub-
divisions.
The average height of the best bulls behind hump is 4 feet in Khurda
and 5 feet in the Sadar subdivision.
The average height of the worst bulls behind hump is 2½ feet in both
the subdivisions.
The average height of the cows in Khurda and Sadar is 3 and 3½ feet
respectively.
There are some Brahmini bulls in the Sadar subdivision only. They
are generally all let loose. Six such bulls were sent to Khurda from
the Puri Town.