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Measurements of cattle (bulls, bullocks, and cows) in the SATKHIRA subdivision of KHULNA district.
BREED.
Indigenous.
1
Bull
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Bullock
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Cow ... ... ...
Imported.
2
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Cross-
bred.
3
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Sex.
4
Male ...
Male cas-
trated.
Female...
Age.
5
Years.
15
10
8
Colour.
6
Black with red-
dish tinge
at
Dudlup.
White
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...
Do.
...
...
Height
behind
the
hump.
7
Ft. In.
3 5
3 9
3 2
Length
of body
from
behind
hump to
root of
tail.
8
Ft. In.
2 10.5
3 3
2 9
Girth at
chest.
9
Ft. In.
4 5.5
1 11
4 5
Girth
of
forearm.
10
Ft. In.
0 10
0 11.5
0 8.75
Girth of
shank.
11
Ft. In.
0 5.75
0 7
0 6
REMARKS.
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SATKHIRA SUBDIVISION—KHULNA. 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
1G
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 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 balls in proportion to cows, and whether sufficient or not?
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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-calvos 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 is 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 balls behind hump?
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What is the average height of cows? ... ... ... ... ... ...
Are Brahmini bulls lot loose?
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Are there too many Brahmini
bulls?
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Answers.
3
749 square miles.
No.
They are almost always grazed. Only some well-to-do people feed milch
cows in their stalls. In such cases they are also grazed; grain is not
allowed.
Plentiful.
Yes, in the south of the subdivision, if it does not rain in the early part of
the year.
They are sheltered during the rains, but not during winter.
Not sufficient.
No. The cows are milked only once between 9 and 10 A.M. in the morning
The calves are then lot loose, and are allowed to have as much milk as the
mother can supply till evening, when they are tied.
Generally when they are one year old, and then they graze in the field.
When they are two years old: when they are three years old.
Yes, only straw.
One seer; from six to eight months.
Bulls. They are seldom sold. When sold, the price is Rs. 12 and Rs 1G
Balllock Rs. 10 to Rs. 25.
Imported cattle are not sold.
Cattle are not imported.
The cattle are let loose after the winter rice harvest has been gathered and
they remain in the field till the rains set in, when they are tied and kept
in shed.
3 feet 8 inches.
3 feet 3 inches.
3 feet 2 inches.
Yes.
No.