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Measurements of cattle (bulls, bullocks and cows) in the JAMTARA subdivision of SONTHAL PARGANAS district.
BREED.
Indigenous.
1
Cow
Do.
...
Bull
Do
Imported.
2
......
......
......
......
Cross-bred.
3
...
Cow
...
...
Bull
...
Sex.
4
Female...
Do. ...
Male ...
Do. ...
Age.
6
Yrs.
4
4
4
4
Colour.
6
White
...
...
Do
Do. ... ...
Do
Height
behind
the
hump.
7
Ft. In.
8 6
3 8
3 8
3 10
Length
of body
from
behind
hump
to root
of tail.
8
Ft. In.
3 4
3 6
3 6
3 8
Girth at
chest.
9
Ft. In.
5 0
5 3
5 3
5 5
Girth of
forearm.
10
Ft. In.
0 8
0 8
0 8
0 8
Girth of
shank.
11
Ft. In.
0 7
0 7
0 7
0 7
REMARKS.
12
JAMTARA SUBDIVISION— SONTHAL PARGANAS 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?
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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 golded, and when do they begin work? ...
Is foder 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
Whenco 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 lot loose? ...
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...
Are there too many Brahmini bulls? ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Answers.
3
696 square miles.
No land available or suited for
cattle-breeding.
Cattle are generally grazed, sometimes both grazed and stall-fed.
Grain such as kalai and rice and seed cotton is given in rare instances.
Grazing is plentiful, but in the months of Chaitra, Baisakh and
Jaistha
it is scarce.
Sometime, when tanks and streams dry up in the hot season.
Yes.
The bulls are about one per cent. of the cows. The number is not
sufficient. The bulls are generally immediate, as after two years bulls
are castrated.
The calves generally have one-fourth of the milk for the first month or
Calves are weaned after a year. After that, they are alllowed to graze
and are fed on dry straw.
Generally between two and three years. They begin to work when four
years old.
Fodder is stored. It is generally dry paddy straw.
The average yield of milk is one seer in the day. The cows continue to
give milk for 9 months.
Bulls not sold, cows, Rs. 10 to Rs. 20. Bullocks, Rs. 20 per pair.
Bulls not imported. Cows. Rs. 30, Bullocks not imported.
Imported from Gaya district. The cows are imported for sale. Plough
buffaloes are imported just before the cultivating season and in the
early part of the rainy season from the Arrah district.
No.
4 feet.
3 feet.
3 feet 5 inches.
Very rarely.
No.