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      At the close of the outbreak a small number of doses of anti-strangles
            serum from Muktesar were used both as a preventative and
            curative. The serum did not seem to be of much use as a
            preventative, but the cases occurring after inoculation as well
            as those inoculated after onset of symptoms all ran a mild
            course This may have been due to the serum or possibly
            to diminution in the virulence of the virus.

      (c) Foot and Mouth Disease—Occurred as usual in the cold weather,
            but in mild form only; but even in a mild form the disease,
            combined with conditions of scarcity, acts as a serious check
            on the development of young stock.

      (d) Navel Ill.—Cases continued to occur, but never in serious number.
            The comparative immunity from this disease, which the farm
            has enjoyed in recent years, speaks well for the work of the
            veterinary staff.

For the first time for some years there were no cases and no deaths
during the year from hæmorrhagic septicæmia. Last year there were 5
and the year before 32 deaths from this disease.

7. Table XVI shows the changes in the farm stock during the year.

The following are notes on the different kinds of stock maintained:—

Herd bulls.—These animal are now all of very exceptional quality;
the steady improvement effected in the make and shape of the farm cattle by
the methods of selection in practice on this farm are now very apparent in
these animals. The bulls born in 1908, 1909 and 1910 are markedly superior
in conformation to the older animals. Three were sold, one each to Bhopal,
the United provinces and Brazil.

Supernumerary bulls.—144 bulls were supplied during the year to the
following:—

The number supplied to the district boards is a record. Representatives
selecting for district boards seem to become every year more keen on the
farm bulls. This year the demand was so great that the farm was not able
to supply all the animals indented for.

Male produce.—The animals for issue in 1914 are exceptionally good as
regards quality, but owing to grass famine may not be so forward in develop-
ment as usual.

Cows.—The sanctioned strength of 1,500 has been reached, but to
comply with present demands for farm stock this number will have to be in-
creased. Probably it will not be possible to increase the herd much this year, as
the present scarcity is being very seriously felt by the more aged cows, and a
large number will probably have to be cast, and it is doubtful if more heifers
will be found fit to transfer to cows than will suffice to maintain the herd at
its present strength.

Heifers.—Owing to the scarcity I fear a number of the older heifers will
never grow up to the standard required in farm cows.

Calves.—There were 783 births during the year. Unfortunately over
400 of these were females, which are not nearly so valuable to the farm as
the males. The majority of the calves born last year have had very adverse
circumstances to contend with almost since the day of their birth. I hope if
the next rains are good that it will be found that they suffered no permanent
damage.