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Measurements of cattle (bulls, buttocks and cows) in the district of GAYA.
BREED.
Indigenous.
1
Indigenous
...
...
Ditto
...
...
Bull
Imported.
2
... ...
... ....
Imported ...
Do. ...
Cross-bred.
3
...
...
...
... Cross-bred
Do. ...
Sex.
4
Bullock
Cow
Bullock
Cow
Bullock
Cow
Bull
...
Age,
5
Yrs.
5
8
7
7
10
6
9
Colour.
6
White
...
...
Black
...
...
Grey
...
...
Black
...
...
White
...
...
Do. ... ...
Do. ... ...
Height
behind
the
hump.
7
Ft. In.
3 6
3 0
4 8
4 0
3 7
3 7
4 0
Length
of body
from
behind
hump
to root
of tail.
8
Ft. In .
3 0
2 7
3 6
3 0
3 2
3 0
3 2
Girth at
chest.
9
Ft. In.
4 5
4 0
6 2
5 0
4 7
5 0
5 0
Girth of
forearm.
10
Ft. In.
0 9
0 8
1 0
1 0
0 9
0 11
0 10
Girth of
shank.
11
Ft. In.
0 6
0 5
0 8
0 6
0 6
0 9
0 8
REMARKS.
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GAYA DISTRICT.
Information in connection with proposals for 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 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 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 ? ... ... ... ... ... ...
Answers.
3
4,712 square miles (cultivated 3,449 square miles.)
No.
Cattle are both grazed and stall-fed, but mostly grazed. Grain is allow-
ed in a few rare cases,
Fairly plentiful.
No.
Yes, in general.
Proportion not exactly known ; supposed to be sufficient.
Calves get almost half the cows' milk.
At the age of about 6 months ; when cow's milk fails, and then calves live
by grazing.
Bull-calves are gelded at the age of about 2½ years, and begin work
generally at 3 years of age.
Yes. It consists of straw and chaff of the kharif and rabi crops, viz.,
of wheat, barley, masur, grain, &c.
About 2 seers per day, continuing for about sis months.
Rs. 15, 12 and 10, respectively.
Bulls are not imported. The average price of imported cows and
bullocks is Rs. 20 and Rs. 15, respectively.
The cattle are imported from the Sone Valley districts and North-Western
Provinces, but purchased at fairs like Berhampore in Shahabad district,
and Sonepur in the Saran District for the purpose of cultivation and cart-
driving.
No.
Average height of best bulls is 4 to 4¾ feet behind hump.
3½ feet.
3½ feet.
Yes.
No.