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discontinued. In this district alone castrations have fallen from 317 to 119.
The Superintendent, South Punjab, draws attention to the fact that a fee is
given in some districts and not in others, and suggests that it should be given in
all or none, as the present practice makes those who do not receive it discon-
tented. The attention of the Boards will be directed to this and also to the fact
that several Veterinary Assistants did no castrations at all. In the South Punjab
Circle 5.54 colts were castrated by salutries paid from Imperial Funds.
VI.—TOURING OF SUPERINTEDENTS.
12. The touring of Superintendents is shown in Table P. Both have an
enormous area to cover in visiting stallion stands, breeding mares, attending
horse fairs, &c. Veterinary-Captain Joslen in addition to his own duties acted
for two months as Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, North-Western
Provinces and Oudh.
VII.—GENERAL.
The cost of the Civil Veterinary Department to Provincial Funds is
Rs. 18,863-15-8 against Rs. 20,949-13-8 last year. The salaries of the Superin-
tendents are a charge against Imperial revenues, while the Provincial Govern-
ment bears the cost of establishment, travelling allowance of officers and estab-
lishment, contingencies, printing, &c. The total cost for the North Punjab is
Rs. 8,382-2-6 against Rs. 10,465-6-10 last year, the decrease being entirely
under the head of travelling allowances of officers and establishment'; the charge
for the South Punjab Circle is Rs. 10,481-13-2, almost exactly the same as last
year. Proposals have lately been submitted for the appointment of an additional
English clerk in each office. Both Superintendents have worked vigorously
during the year in promoting horse, pony and mule-breeding operations through
the Imperial horse and donkey stallions. Veterinary Captain Joslin has also done
as much as his other duties would allow in supervising the work of the
Veterinary Assistants and in inspecting cattle dispensaries, and with very good
results in both cases. That both officers have not given more attention to cattle
and cattle disease is due, I believe, not to any lack of energy on their part but
to the fact that, while the Department is so undermanned as at present, they
cannot cope with all branches of the work and necessarily restrict their attention
to that branch of it which is considered most important.
9
PROVINCIAL TABLE A.
Return of District Horse Pony, and Donkey Stallions for the official year 1896-97.
1
Details.
Balance on 1st April 1896 ...
Increase
Purchased in India ...
By transfer ... ...
Total ...
Decrease
Died
...
...
...
Destroyed ... ... ...
Sold
...
...
...
Transferred ... ...
Total
...
Balance on 31st March 1897 ...
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
DISTRICT HORSE AND STALLIONS.
Horses.
Arab.
37
5
1
43
...
...
...
1
1
42
Persian.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Northern.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Country-bred.
5
4
...
9
...
...
...
1
1
8
Total.
42
9
1
52
...
...
...
2
2
50
Ponies.
Arab.
48
5
2
55
3
2
1
1
7
48
Persian.
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
Country-bred.
...
5
...
5
...
...
...
...
...
5
Total.
40
10
2
61
3
2
1
54
Total horses
and
ponies.
91
19
3
113
3
2
1
3
9
10
12 13 14 15 16
DISTRICT
DONKEY STAL-
LIONS.
l t al i an.
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
Persian.
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
Hom-bred.
3
...
...
3
...
...
..
...
...
3
Country-bred.
...
1
..
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
Total.
6
1
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
7
17
REMARKS .
PROVINCIAL TABLE B.
Casualty Roll of District Horse and Pony Stallions during 1896-97.
1
Brand
No.
2
Name.
Hashma ...
Don Juan ...
Pioneer ...
Rája ...
Mahbúb ...
3
Class.
Arab ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Arab ...
Do. ...
4
Horse or
pony.
5
Description
of casualty.
SOUTH PUNJAB.
Pony ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Died ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
NORTH PUNJAB.
Pony ...
Do. ...
Destroyed
Do. ...
6
Nature of casualty.
Not known
...
Inflammation of lungs
Not known
...
Unfit for breeding
purposes.
Paralysis.
7
REMARKS.
Belonging to Ludhiána
District Board.
Do. Muzaffargarh.
Do. Umballa.
The pony was lame
from spavin and it
was considered advis-
able to destroy him.
PROVINCIAL TABLE C.
District Horse and Pony Stallions sold during 1896-97.
1
Brand
No.
2
Name.
Black Prince ...
3
Class.
Arab ...
4
Horse or
pony.
5
Name of purchaser.
SOUTH PUNJAB.
Pony .. Not known ... ...
NORTH PUNJAB.
Nil.
6
Amount
sold for.
Rs.
In exchange
of a mare.
7
Remarks showing cause
of rejection.
Not given by Umballa
District Board.
11
PROVINCIAL TABLE F.
Return of Mares considered suitable for Horse, Pony, Mule, or Donkey-breeding for the official
year 1896-97.
1
DETAILS.
Balance on1st April
1896
...
...
...
...
...
Increase
By
purchase ... ... ... ... ...
By transfers. &c.
...
...
...
Total
...
...
Decrease
Died ... ... ... ... ...
... Sold ... ... ... ... ...
Transferred ... ... ......
Total ... ...
Balance on 31st March 1897 ...
2
3
4
5 6
NUMBER OF MARES CONSIDERED SUITABLE
For horse-
breeding.
10,164
1,069
599
11,832
818
1,739
783
3.310
8,492
For pony-
breeding.
22,490
2,510
1,245
26,245
1,429
2,283
1,037
4,749
21,496
For mule
breeding.
9,981
1,334
1,489
12,804
538
873
432
1,843
10,961
For don-
key-breed-
ing.
16,860
1,209
543
18,612
1,023
4,606
849
6,478
12,134
Total.
59,495
6,122
3,876
69,493
3,808
9,501
3,101
16,410
53,083
PROVINCIAL TABLE G.
Casualty Roll of District Donkey Stallions during 1896-97.
1
Brand No.
2
Name.
3
Class.
4
Description
of
Casualty.
Nil.
5
Nature of Casualty.
6
REMARKS.
PROVINCIAL TABLE H.
District Donkey Stallions sold during 1896-97.
1
Brand No.
2
Name.
3
Class.
4
Name of purchaser.
Nil.
5
Amount
sold for.
6
Remarks showing cause of
rejection.
12
PROVINCIAL TABLE J.
Services and Produce of each class of District Donkey Stallion during 1896-97.
1
CLASS OF DONKEY STALLION.
Italian ... ... ... ...
Persian ... ... ... ...
Home-bred
...
...
...
...
Country-bred
...
...
...
Total ... ...
2
St al l
i
ons on register.
1
2
3
1
7
3
4
5
6
DONKEY STALLIONS
ACTUALLY EMPLOYED
AT STUD
For mule
breeding.
Year under report.
1
2
3
1
7
Previous year.
1
2
3
...
6
For donkey
breeding.
Year under report.
...
...
...
...
...
Previous year.
...
...
...
...
...
7
8 9 10
NUMBER OF MARES
COVERED.
Pony
mares.
Year under report.
103
184
97
45
429
Previous year.
107
278
113
...
498
Donkey
mares.
Year under report.
...
...
...
...
Previous year.
...
...
...
...
...
11
12
13
14
AVERAGE OF MARES
COVERED PER STALLION
EMPLOYED AT STUD.
Pony
mares.
Year under report.
103.00
92.00
32.33
45.00
61.28
Previous year.
107.00
139.00
37.67
...
83.00
Donkey
mares.
Year under report.
...
...
...
...
...
Previous year.
...
...
...
...
...
15
16
17 18 19
20
RESULT OF PREVIOUS YEAR'S COVERING.
Pony mares.
Number of mule produce.
48
22
16
...
86
Number not held.
50
43
66
...
159
Number not known.
9
213
31
...
253
Donkey mares.
Number of donkey pro-
duce.
...
...
...
...
...
Number not held.
...
...
...
...
...
Number not known.
...
...
...
...
...
21
22
23 24
25
26
AVERAGE RESULT OF PREVIOUS YEAR'S
COVERING PER STALLION EMPLOYED
AT STUD.
Pony mares.
Average of mule produce.
48.00
11.00
5.33
...
14.33
Average of not held.
50.00
21.50
22.00
...
26.50
Average of not known.
9.00
106.50
10.33
...
42.16
Donkey mares.
Average of donkey produce
...
...
...
...
...
Average of not held.
...
...
...
...
...
Average of not known.
...
...
...
...
...
13
PROVINCIAL TABLE K.
Cost of feed, keep, attendants, &c., of District Donkey Stallions in 1896-97.
1
Province.
PUNJAB ... ...
2
District.
SOUTH PUNJAB.
Mooltan
...
...
...
...
Jalálabad (Mamdot Estate) ...
Hissár
...
...
...
...
Delhi
...
...
...
...
Total ... ...
NORTH PUNJAB.
Dera Ismail Khan
...
...
...
Gujrát
...
...
...
...
Total ... ...
GRAND TOTAL ... ...
3
Number of donkey
stallions or days.
365
365
365
730
1,825
365
288
653
2,478
4
Tot al annual cost.
RS.
130
176
182
389
877
186
204
390
1,267
a.
0
0
9
2
12
3
0
3
15
p.
0
0
5
9
2
4
0
4
6
5
Ave r
a ge per don-
key stallion.
Rs.
130
176
182
194
175
186
258
218
186 1
a.
0
0
9
9
8
3
8
1
2
p.
0
0
5
4
10
4
8
9
4
6
REMARKS.
PROVINCIAL TABLE L.
Breeders and other Colts castrated by Veterinary Assistants and Salutris paid from Local Funds
in 1896-97.
1
PROVINCE.
PUNJAB
...
2
DISTRICT.
SOUTH PUNJAB.
Amritsar ... ... ...
Gurdáspur
...
...
...
Hoshiárpur
...
...
...
Jnllundur
...
...
...
Lndhiána
...
...
...
Ferozepore
...
...
...
Muzaffargarh
...
...
...
Mooltan
...
...
...
Delhi
Gurgáon
...
...
...
Karnál
...
...
...
Umballa
...
...
...
Rohtak
...
...
...
Hissár
...
...
...
Total
NORTH PUNJAB.
Pesháwar
...
...
...
Kohát
...
...
...
Hazára
...
...
...
Ráwalpindi
...
...
...
Jhelum
...
...
...
Gujrát
...
...
...
Gujránwála
...
...
...
Shahpur
...
...
...
Siálkot
...
...
...
Lahore
Jhang
...
...
...
Bannu
...
...
...
Dera Ismail Khan ... ...
Total
GRAND TOTAL ... ...
3
4
5
NUMBER OF CLTS
CASTRATED
Horse stock.
36
24
13
13
63
190
2
173
13
17
19
27
5
4
599
1
...
12
5
15
24
77
131
117
84
7
2
35
510
1,109
Mule stock.
5
3
5
1
24
22
...
...
...
...
13
1
...
6
80
...
...
7
4
7
2
2
3
2
3
...
...
...
30
110
Total.
41
27
18
14
87
212
2
173
13
17
32
28
5
10
679
1
...
19
9
22
26
79
134
119
87
7
2
35
540
1,219
6
Number of deaths result-
ing from effects of cas-
tration.
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
...
1
...
...
...
5
7
7
Number of colts castrated
by Imperial salutri.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
506
...
...
...
31
25
54
...
...
90
13
29
22
...
264
818
8
REMARKS.
Horse 2 and 48 mule
colts were castrat-
14
PROVINCIAL TABLE M.
Statement showing Circle where Outbreaks of Cattle-disease occurred during 1896-97.
1
PROVINCE
PUNJAB...
2
CIRCLE
South Punjab ... ...
North Punjab ... ...
Total ...
3
4
5
RINDERPEST
Number attacked.
20,267
9,953
30,220
Number died.
12,465
5,317
17,782
Percentage of deaths.
61.50
53
58.84
6 7
8
ANTHRAX
Number attacked.
1,900
2,113
4,013
Number died.
1,555
1,444
2,996
Percentage of deaths.
81.84
68
74.66
9
10
11
FFFT-AND-MOUTH
DISEASE.
Number attacked.
8,394
4,615
13,039
Number died.
176
324
500
Percentage of deaths.
2.09
7
3.83
12
13 14
PLEURO-
PNEUMONIA.
Number attacked.
103
130
233
Number died.
47
19
66
Percentage of deaths.
45.63
15
28.33
15
16
17
CHARBON
SYMPTOMATIQUE
Number attacked.
1
90
91
Number died.
...
13
13
Percentage
of deaths.
...
14
14.29
18
19
20
OTHER DISEASES.
Number attacked.
15,541
10,104
31,645
Number died.
734
2,231
2,965
Percentage of deaths.
4.72
14
9.37
21
22
23
TOTAL.
Number attacked.
46,206
33,035
79,241
Number died.
14,977
9,345
24,322
Percentage of deaths.
32.41
28
30.69
15
PROVINCIAL TABLE N.
Statement showing the number of Animals treated during the year 1896-97 and the Totals of 1895-96.
1
CIRCLE.
SOUTH
PUN-
JAB.
NORTH PUNJAB
2
DISPENSARIES.
6 Dispensaries..
9 Itinerant
Dispen-
saries.
Total
4 Dispensaries ...
Total ...
3
4
BROUGHT
OVER FROM
LAST YEAR.
In.
5
...
5
3
8
Out.
19
...
19
87
106
5
6
ADMITTED
DURING
THE YEAR.
In.
981
190
1,171
16
1,187,
Out.
7,549
23,239
30,788
11,277
42,065
7
8
9
10
TOTAL TREATED.
In 1896-97.
In.
986
190
1,176
19
1,195
Out.
7,568
23,239
30,807
11,364
42,171
Total.
8,554
23,429
31,983
11,383
43,366
In 1895-96.
7,403
19,711
27,114
11,597
38,711
11
12 13
14
15
10 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
DISCHARGED DURING THE YEAR.
Cured.
In.
880
189
1,069
17
1,086
Out.
4,653
13,141
17,797
6,632
24,429
Relieved.
In.
21
...
21
...
21
Out.
113
533
651
1,958
2,609
Died.
In.
56
1
57
2
59
Out.
23
8,335
8,358
1,228
9,586
Returned
incurable.
In.
6
...
...
...
6
Out.
39
377
416
134
550
Result
unknown.
In.
6
...
6
...
6
Out.
2,703
783
3,490
1,376
4,866
Total.
In
969
190
1,159
19
1,178
Out.
7,531
23,181
30,712
11,328
42,040
Total.
8,500
23,371
31,871
11,347
43,218
Total of 1895-96.
7,379
19,711
27,090
11,507
38,597
25
26
BALANCE.
In.
17
...
17
...
17
Out.
37
58
95
36
131
16
PROVINCIAL TABLE O.
Statement showing Receipts and Expenditure of Veterinary Dispensaries during 1896-97.
1
DISPENSARIES.
18 Dispensaries in South
Punjab.
3 Dispensaries in North
Punjab.
Total ...
2
3
4
5
6
7
RECEIPTS.
Last year's
balance.
Rs. a. p.
...
197
197
9
9
7
7
By Local
Fund Grant.
Rs.
12,563
4,501
17,065
a.
14
11
10
p.
11
4
3
By Gov¬
ernment
Grant.
Rs. a. p.
...
...
...
By Municipal
Contribution.
Rs.
1,452
a.
10
p.
9
...
1,452 10 9
By other
Sources.
Rs.
573
38
611
a.
9
0
9
p.
0
11
11
Total.
Rs.
14,590
4,737
19,327
a.
2
5 1
8
p.
8
0
6
8
9
10
11 12
13
14
EXPENDITURE.
Pay.
Rs.
7,982
2,866
10,849
a.
15
7
6
p.
5
0
5
Travelling
allowance.
Rs.
1,053
1,036
2,090
a.
15
12
11
p.
1
5
6
Medicines
Instruments
&c., &c.
Rs.
3,332
385
3,717
a.
0
10
10
p.
2
6
8
Furniture
land, &c.,&c.
Rs.
851
19
870
a.
4
2
6
p.
0
2
2
Contingen¬
cies, stabling,
house rent,
&c.
Rs.
1,370
194
1,564
a.
0
1
1
p.
0
3
3
Transferred
to Indian
Veterinary
Dispensary
Fund.
Rs. a. p.
...
35
35
0
0
3
3
Total.
Rs.
14,590
4,537
19,127
a.
2
1
4
p.
8
7
3
15
BALANCE.
Rs. a. p.
...
200
200
4
4
3
3
17
PROVINCIAL TABLE P.
Statement showing Tours of Superintendents, Civil Veterinary Department, during 1896-97.
Rank, name, and designation
of officer.
*Veterinary-Lieutenant E. W.
Larnder,
Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary
Depart-
ment, South Punjab.
eterinary-Captain F. Joslen,
Superintendent, Civil Veteri-
nary Department, South
Punjab.
Veterinary-Lieutenant H. P.
Turnbull,
Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department,
North Punjab.
Districts visited.
Ludhiána, Karnál and
Umballa districts.
Delhi, Rohtak, Gurgáon,
Karnál, Umballa, Lu-
dhiána,
Ferozepore,
Montgomery, Amritsar,
Gurdáspur, Hoshiárpur,
and Jullundur.
Hazára, Kohát, Pesháwar
Lahore,
Ráwalpindi,
Jhelum, . Gujránwála,
Gujrát, Bannn, Dera
Ismail Khan, Shahpur
and Siálkot.
Fairs and Shows
attended.
Ráwalpindi and Am-
ritsar Fairs.
Hánsi,
Jalúlabad,
Mooltan,
Dera
Gházi Khan, Jhang
and Shahpur Horse
Fairs.
Amritsar,
Kapur-
thala,
Dínanagar
and Ludhiána
Cattle Fairs.
Jhelum, Bannn, Guj-
rát, Shahpur,
Lahore and Ráwal-
pindi.
NUMBER OF MILES TRAVELLED
By
road.
486
1,721
903
rail.
3,253
5,548
7,079
By
boat
or
steamer.
72
90
...
Total.
3,811
7,359
7,982
* Inspected transport bullocks at Kálka, Pathánkot-Dunera Dák Line, Veterinary Dispensaries and stallions and branded
mares.
† Inspected mares at Charkhari, Dádri and Jhínd States, bullocks for Simla and Kálka Dâk Line, Veterinary Dispensaries.
Simla and Kálka Dâk Lines under the Glanders and Farcy Act, stallions and branded mares at various stands ; officiated as
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, North-Western Provinces and Oudh, for 64 days; attended as an Examiner on the
Nalbands' Class of the Lahore Veterinary College.
PROVINCIAL TABLE Q.
Statement showing Provincial Cost of the Civil Veterinary Department during the official year 1896-97.
1
Major Heads.
I.—Prizes at Horse Fairs and Shows
...
...
...
II.—Establishment—Officers ... ... ... ... ...
Ditto
—Subordinates
..
...
...
...
III.— Travelling Allowance of Officers
...
...
...
Ditto
of Subordinates
...
...
...
V.—Contingencies
...
...
...
...
...
...
V.—Purchase of stallions ... ...
...
...
...
VI.—-Stable, feed and keep ... ... ... ... ...
VII.—Road expenses
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total
2
Superintendent
North Punjab.
Rs. a. p.
...
...
2,767
*24
1,293
1,609
2,688
0
0
8
5
5
0
0
0
0
6
...
...
...
8,382 2 6
3
Superintendent
South
Punjab.
Rs. a. p.
...
...
3,100
*25
2,940
1,566
2,849
11
8
0
9
0
7
0
0
0
1
...
...
...
10,481 13 2
4
REMARKS.
* Compensation for dearness of grains.
M. F. O'DWYER,
Director of Land Records and Agriculture, Punjab.
PROVINCIAL REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
PUNJAB,
FOR THE YEAR
1897-98.
Published by Authority.
Price—Re 0-8-0.
Lahore :
THE "CIVIL AND MILITARY GAZETTE" PRESS
Contractors to the Punjab Government.
1898.
PROVINCIAL REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
PUNJAB,
FOR THE YEAR
1897-98.
Published by Authority.
Lahore:
THE "CIVIL AND MILITARY GAZETTE" PRESS,
Contractors to the Punjab Government.
1898.
2
The number of mares returned as not having held is 959, or just over
50 per cent. of the total covered.
The Superintendent reports that the pony stallions are in greater demand
than ever, and that the District Boards of Pesháwar, Gujrát, Sháhpur, Siálkot,
Jhang and Ráwalpindi are making efforts to secure good pony sires. He
states that their number might be increased with advantage as there are plenty
of pony mares. Hazára and Bannu are the only districts without any pony
stallions, and the expectation expressed in last year's report that the deficiency
would be removed has not been fulfilled. In the Pesháwar Division, however,
some improvement has taken place.
South Punjab.
4. The proportion of stallions to districts in the South Punjab is much
higher. At the beginning of the year 44 horse and 28 pony
stallions were divided between the 18 districts of the
South Punjab Circle. Of these, 10 horses and 9 ponies belonged to the Court of
Wards or private persons. One horse was received on transfer from the head
"Pony stallions " and two were purchased by the Multán and Gurgáon Boards,
while 6 ponies were purchased by the Dera Gházi Khán, Jullundur, Montgomery
and Umballa districts and 4 ponies were added by transfer from the head of
" Horse stallions " Against these additions have to be set the death of 3 horses
and 1 pony, the sale of 2 horses, the transfer of 4 horses to the head " Pony
stallions," the transfer of one pony to the head " Horse stallions " and the disposal
of 9 horses and 9 ponies as unfit for stud work. All the unfit stallions, whether
horses or ponies, belonged to private persons. The close of the year thus saw
29 horses and 27 ponies at work, or an average of 3 horse and 3 pony
stallions for every two districts. Roughly speaking, it may be said that the
average number of stallions per district of the South Punjab is 3 against
2 in the North Punjab. The distribution in the former Circle at the close of
the year was as follows:—
Districts.
Hissár...
...
...
...
...
Rohtak...
...
...
...
...
Gurgáon...
...
...
...
...
Delhi
...
...
...
...
...
Karnál
...
...
...
...
...
Umballa
...
...
...
...
...
Hoshiárpur
...
...
...
...
...
Jullundur
...
...
...
... ...
Ludhiána
...
...
... ... ... ... ...
Multán
...
...
...
...
...
Amritsar
...
...
...
...
...
Gurdáspur ... ...
...
...
...
Dera Gházi Khán
...
...
...
...
Muzaffnrgarh ... ... ... ...
...
Kángra
...
...
...
...
...
Montgomery...
...
...
...
...
Ferozepore
...
...
...
...
...
Jallálabád (District Ferozepore)
...
...
Total
...
Horse
stallions.
5
1
2
1
4
3
2
...
...
...
...
3
...
1
1
...
2
1
29
Pony
stallions.
3
3
...
...
...
2
...
1
4
...
4
...
6
1
...
2
1
...
27
REMARKS.
Property of District
Boards.
Property of Mamdot
estate.
3
Of the sires borne on the registers on the 31st March 1898 27 horses and
26 ponies were employed at stud work. They covered 2,886 mares against 2,796
last year. The average number of mares covered was 61.51 per horse
and 47.11 per pony stallion. The figures last year were, respectively, 60.75 and
50.11. The decrease in the pony coverings is doubtless due to the frontier
troubles.
The number of foals dropped by the 2,796 mares covered in the previous
year by district stallions was returned as 663, which gives an average of 23.71
per hundred mares covered and 13 53 per stallion employed. As they stand,
these figures are not satisfactory and show a slight decline even on the low
percentages of last year, but the results of the coverings of no less than 1,147
mares are given as " not known." These must include a large number of suc-
cessful coverings.
General results.
5. The figures discussed above apply only to the working of District
Board stallions, which has been shown separately this year
in accordance with the instructions of the Lieutenant-
Governor contained in the proceedings of the Revenue and Agricultural Depart-
ment, No. 989 S, dated 11th August 1897. The general results of breeding opera-
tions all over the Province are shown in the following table, which includes the
statistics for the operations both of District Boards and private studs : —
1
Year.
1896-97
...
...
...
1897-98
...
...
...
2
3
4
5
6
7
ASCERTAINED RESULTS.
Number of mares
held.
Actual.
1,334
1,362
Per cent.
on
column
6.
40.97
40.09
Number of mares
not held.
Actual.
1,922
2,035
Per cent.
on
column
6.
59.03
59.90
Total.
Actual.
3,256
3,397
Per cent.
on
column
10.
63.27
63.63
8
9
10
UNKNOWN RESULTS.
Actual.
1,890
1,941
Per cent.
on
column
10.
36.73
36.37
Grand
total,
columns
6 and 8.
5,146
5,338
According to these figures the breeding has been even less successful—
though only slightly so—than last year. For this the continued high prices,
the scarcity of fodder during the hot weather of 1897 and the frontier troubles
are responsible. The only satisfactory feature is the improvement in the regis-
tration of young stock.
Cost of feed and keep.
6. The average cost of feed and keep for each class
of stallion was as follows :—
NORTH PUNJAB.
Horse...
...
...
....
Pony...
...
...
...
...
Donkey
...
...
...
...
...
SOUTH PUNJAB.
Horse
...
...
...
...
...
Pony
...
...
...
...
...
Donkey
...
...
...
...
...
1894-95.
Rs.
227
204
a.
8
12
p.
10
7
...
232
166
127
12
8
2
6
0
0
1895-96.
Rs.
233
232
155
a.
3
3
8
p.
2
10
2
243
228
137
12
2
6
0
1
0
1896-97.
Rs.
287
290
218
a.
1
10
1
p.
3
1
9
311
278
175
10
2
8
5
1
10
1897-98.
Rs.
291
306
202
a.
15
10
2
p.
7
11
4
322
287
169
14
13
8
2
2
11
6
V.—CATTLE BREEDING INCLUDING CATTLE FAIRS AND SHOWS.
Cattle Breeding.
10. The Superintendent South Punjab was able to visit only one cattle
fair at Amritsar and that only because it was held at the
same time as the horse fair. He also inspected cattle
which attended other horse shows but has no remarks to offer. The Superin-
tendent North Punjab inspected no cattle. Horse-breeding therefore has taken
up practically all the time of both these officers. Whether a third Superintend-
ent is appointed or not I think that it is imperative that the present staff should
be required to devote a certain amount of their time to this important subject.
They are hard enough worked as it is so that they will have to neglect horse-
breeding to some extent, but the time has certainly come for the provincial
interests which are confided to the Civil Veterinary Department to receive more
consideration than has hitherto been the case.
During the year under Report five of the districts in the Punjab
were visited by Veterinary-Captain Gunn. Last year he inspected the cattle
of five of the central districts and submitted a valuable report which
was separately submitted. It was distributed to the district authorities
concerned and if his suggestions are carried out material benefit will
result.
VI.—VETERIARY INSTRUCTION.
Veterinary Dispensaries.
11. There are now 9 Veterinary Dispensaries in the Province and 8 itine-
rant. The latter are all in the South Punjab Circle where
Veterinary-Captain Joslen has paid considerable attention to
this part of his duties. Six of the permanent dispensaries are in the South Punjab
and 3 in the North. Last year the institutions at Gujránwála and Dera Ismáil
Khan were described as " medical stores " but this year they have been evi-
dently raised to the status of Dispensaries. The change has not been noticed by
the Superintendent in his report.
The following table shows the number of patients treated in each of these
hospitals, and the cost of each : —
Dispensary.
Amritsar ...
...
...
...
Hoshiárpur
...
...
...
...
Ludhiána ...
...
...
...
Umballa ... ... ...
Rohtak
...
...
...
...
Jalálábád
...
...
...
...
Siálkot
...
...
...
...
Total
...
Year.
1896-97
1897-98
1896-97
1897-98
1896-97
1897-98
1896-97
1897-98
1896-97
1897-98
1896-97
1897-98
1896-97
1897-98
1896-97
1897-98
In-patients.
615
679
82
102
87
107
78
85
...
...
124
123
19
...
1,005
1,096
Out-
patients.
2,144
2,489
1,895
1,930
1,477
2,384
691
753
956
1,024
405
423
5,414
5,862
12,982
14,885
Total
patients.
2,759
3,168
1,977
2,032
1,564
2,491
769
838
956
1,024
529
546
5,433
5,862
13,987
15,981
Cost.
Rs.
1,682
1,452
713
676
459
524
859
944
759
705
310
818
2,167
2,278
6,951
7,399
a.
0
3
3
8
10
5
13
1
8
11
2
8
9
4
14
10
p.
9
9
3
9
2
1
9
4
10
3
0
0
0
6
9
8