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As regards live stock, it is noted that during the year
under report the Farm issued the unprecedented number
of 406 bulls to District Boards in the Punjab, and that
a number of applications for the purchase of bulls had to
be refused; also that 261 female stock were issued through
the Civil Veterinary Department to District Boards.

Mule-breeding has been stopped but there is still a
number of young mules awaiting disposal. These will be
disposed of as soon as opportunity occurs.

The very large output of animals from the Farm, and
the rapidly increasing demand for these reflects great credit
on the work of Mr. Brandford and his staff. As already
stated steps are being taken to increase the output from
this important farm and to provide suitable animals from
other sources.

As regards contagious disease on the Hissar Farm, the
most conspicuous were Rinderpest, and Foot and Mouth
disease, which caused the death of 44 and 34 animals, res-
pectively. Regarding Foot and Mouth disease, Mr. Branford
writes that he has never before seen such a severe
attack with so many casualties, and that the disease was of
a malignant form which he did not think occurred in India.
The Professor of Pathology of the Punjab Veterinary College
took a sample of the virus and confirmed the opinion that it
was a type of the disease of unusual virulence.

The Farm Veterinary hospital treated no less than a
daily average of 85 cases, made 461 inoculations against
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia, 1,734 against Black-quarter
and 3,948 against Rinderpest. This is a very creditable
performance.

On a cattle-breeding farm aiming, as this Farm does,
at an increase both in milk production and draught qualities
of its animals, the obtaining of milk records throughout com-
plete lactation periods is essential. I am therefore glad to
note that Government has sanctioned a staff for recording
the milk yields of a number of cows.

In the year under report the Farm showed a profit of
Rs. 57,245 (when concessions to the value of Rs. 1,31,610
given to local bodies and others are included) as against a
profit of Rs. 34,935 (when concessions given to local bodies
and others to the value of Rs. 93,535 are included) in the