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factory; apparently there is a great difficulty in obtaining a suitable site. At
Bhawani, a hospital will be built next year by the beneficence of Lala Tara Chand,
Rais of Bhawani, Hissar district, who has presented the District Board with a
sum of Rs. 7,000 for the purpose.
Income and expenditure
at veterinary hospitals.—
Table VI.
30. Table No. VI shows the income from and expenditure on the veteri-
nary hospitals in the districts of the Province. Rupees 11,867
were realized from fees against Rs. 12,444 in the previous
year.
The Simla veterinary
hospital.
31. The statement of receipts and expenditure of the veterinary hospital at
Simla received from the Municipal Committee shows a total
income of Rs. 5,130 against expenditure by the Municipality
amounting to Rs. 2,861. A sum of Rs. 2,269 was credited to Provincial Funds.
Allowing for interest on the initial cost of the hospital and the salary of the
veterinary assistant in charge, there was a net profit of Rs. 716. The fall in
the total receipts from Rs. 5,905 to Rs. 5,130 is due to large outstandings having
been collected in 1908-09.
Part III.—Breeding Operation.
SECTION 1.—BOVINES.
Stud-bulls.—Table VIII.
32. At the close of the year under report, there were 472 stud-bulls at
work in the districts against 437 last year. There were 87
additions and 52 casualties. All the animals are the
property of local bodies.
Supply and care of bulls.
33. During the year under report, indents for 53 bulls were received
from 13 districts and these were fully complied with. They
were selected by the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department, South Punjab, from the Government cattle farm at Hissar. Twenty
bulls of the Dhanni breed from Chakwal and Talagang were also purchased by
the Superintendent. Civil Veterinary Department, North Punjab, for 8 districts.
The District Boards are practically in entire charge of cattle breeding and the
arrangements for seeing that stud-bulls are properly looked after are a district
concern. It is to be regretted that some districts are still very short of bulls and
show little interest in a matter which affects agriculture so closely. The agricul-
turists of Lyallpur, Hissar and Ferozepore stand out as being most keenly alive
to the advantage of keeping good stock. These districts alone account for 144
bulls. The advisability of issuing more detailed instructions in regard to the best
methods of maintaining stud-bulls, of deriving the best services from them and
ensuring their proper care, is under consideration.
SECTION 2.—EQUINES (UNDER LOCAL BODIES).
Number of horses and
pony stallions in the non¬
selected districts.—Table X.
34. At the close of the year under report, there were 69 horses and pony
stallions at work in the non-selected districts. This is one
less than the standard scale, Jullundur being short by that
number. Increases in the standard scales of Karnal, Jul-
lundur and Siaklot were sanctioned by Government. The additions were
mainly required owing to the increase in the number of mares in these districts.
Number of donkey stall-
ions in the non-selected
districts.—Table X.
35. At the end of the year under report, there were 70 donkey stallions
at work in the districts or 5 short of the standard scale. A
donkey stallion is required both in Lahaul and Bashahr
and will be placed there when obtainable.
At present
there is a great shortage in the supply of donkey stallions, so much so that
out of the 9 donkeys indented for during the year including that for Lahaul,
only 3 were supplied by the Hissar Government Farm. As the Hissar Farm is
not likely to be able to meet our full demand for some years, enquiries are being
made as to the suitability of certain trans-Indus donkeys for mule breeding. But
if those animals are not obtainable, then it will be necessary to indent on Europe
again. On account of this shortage some old and doubtful stallions are allowed
to stand in the districts.