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Measurements of cattle (bulls, bullocks and cows) in the DUMKA subdivision of SONTHAL PARGANAS district.
BREED.
Indigenous.
1
Indigenous
Imported.
2
...
...
Imported ...
...
...
...
....
...
Cross-
bred.
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Sex.
4
Male ...
...
Male ...
...
Female...
...
...
...
Age.
5
Yrs.
5
4
6
7
5
6½
8
7½
Colour.
6
White
Brown
White
Ash coloured
White
Do
Brown
Height
behind
the
hump.
7
Ft. In.
3 0
3 6
4 3
4 6
3 5
4 0
4 4
4 2
Length
body
from
behind
hump to
root of
tail.
8
Ft. In.
2 7
3 0
3 4
3 10
2 8
3 1
3 8
3 2
Girth
at
chest.
9
Ft. In.
4 0
4 2
6 0
6 8
4 0
6 2
6 6
6 10
Girth
of
forearm.
10
Ft. In.
0 10
1 0
1 2
1 1
0 9½
0 11
1 0
0 11
Girth
of
shank.
11
Ft. In.
0 8
0 8
...
0 9
0 5
0 8
0 9
0 9
REMARKS.
12
There appears to be
no cross bred-cattle.
Imported from Bha-
Imported from Hori-
hor Chuttra.
From Bhagalpur.
Ditto.
DUMKA SUBDIVISION-SONTHAL PARGANAS DISTRICT.
Information in connection with proposals for improving the breed of cattle in Bengal.
Serial
number.
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
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 fod, 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 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 1
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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...
...
...
...
...
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Answers.
3
Total area of the subdivision in acres is 914,560. Of this, 422,237 is cultivat-
ed, and about 28,000 acres are grazing.
Yes. Mauzas Chowdhur Bungalow, Kalikund and Indracharpur, and
Pushaldi Bungalow, Nargungo are suitable places for breeding.
Cattle are stall-fed and grazed.
Grazing is scarce.
Yes, in some villages there is scarcity for drinking-water.
Yes, cattle are sheltered during winter and rains.
There is one bull for 100 cows. This is not sufficient.
No, calves have only ½th of the cows' milk.
Calves are weaned after one year. They are fed as the cows, bulls, and
bullocks..
Bull-calves are gelded at the age of 3 years, and they begin work at their
4th year.
Yes, fodder is stored for cattle. It comprises straw, oil.-cake, and husks
Average yield of milk is 1½ seers. Up to six months the cows continue
to give milk after calving.
Average price of local bulls is Rs. 15.
„
„
Rs. 50.
From Bihar, North-West Provinces, and mostly from Bhagalpur.
No.
Average height behind the hump is 44 feet.
„
„
3½
feet.
„
„
4 feet.
Yes.
No.