Review of the Annual Report of the Civil Veterinary
     Department, Punjab, for the year 1929-30.

ALTHOUGH Civil Veterinary administration was pro-
vincialised in 1901, the annual reports up to and includ-
ing that for the year 1910-11 were drawn up in a single
combined report for the Civil Veterinary Department
in the whole of India. The report for the year 1911-12
was the first dealing only with the Punjab and was
submitted by the Director of Agriculture and this is the
first single self-contained report presented by the
Punjab Civil Veterinary Department after its separation
in July 1928, from the Department of Agriculture.

2.    The Department has a definite programme aim-
ing at:—

     (a) the improvement of the stock both for
          draught and milk purposes.

     (b) the control and cure of disease.

The improvement of stock, outside the Hissar Cattle
Farm, is in charge of a Live Stock Officer, and during
the greater part of the year under report Mr. Garewal
held the charge, and stimulated work in directions to
which the report bears ample evidence. The Veterinary
Department in the districts is responsible both for pro-
moting better breeding and for the control and cure of dis-
ease and therefore the Live Stock Officer is also Assist-
ant to the Director, Veterinary Services, for breeding.

3. The Hissar Cattle Farm was founded in 1809;
this is the largest institution of its kind in India. From
this farm 328 bulls were issued to district boards and
150 bulls, which were ready for issue, had to be retained
owing to the fodder famine in the South-East Punjab,
and it is hoped that they will be distributed as soon as
conditions improve. A beginning has been made with
100 cows, under special feeding and treatment, with a
view to test their milking qualities. Cow No. 201 which
gave 6,055 lbs. in a lactation period of 300 days has
calved again, and given a daily maximum yield of 39 lbs.
A beginning has been made with goat breeding and two
of the goats yielded 813 and 757 lbs. of milk in 135 and
130 days. Tests with regard to the yield of milk showed
that the prejudice against lucerne is unfounded, and as
a milk producing food both lucerne and berseem are