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a lactation are common, and unsatisfactory cows are
steadily being eliminated. The Director, Veterinary
Services, reports that constant supervision is necessary
to prevent the grantees relaxing into slipshod methods
of breeding, which would defeat the objects of the
grants altogether.

The two most important special tracts in which
cattle breeding is being encouraged are the Hariana and
the Dhanni. In Hissar, Rohtak and Gurgaon efforts
are being made to establish an improved stock of
Hariana cattle and similar steps are being taken for the
Dhanni breed in the districts of Attock, Rawalpindi,
Jhelum, Shahpur and Mianwali. In both these tracts
the work is at present handicapped by shortage of funds
in the coffers of the district boards concerned. In order
to timulate these activities one-day cattle shows with
distribution of small prizes would be useful, but for these
money is required. Progress is also being made with
cattle breeding schemes in the Montgomery district, the
Malwa tract, the Lahore district and in Kangra. The
proposal to found cattle farms in the Nili Bar has not
been proceeded with owing to the prevailing stringency.
The land earmarked for the purpose is on temporary
cultivation at present. A proposal to set up a buffalo
breeding farm in part of this land under private manage-
ment is under consideration of Government.

4. Operations on grantee farms and in special
tracts cannot influence the province as a whole unless
the example afforded by them affects cattle breeding
methods in the province as a whole. The ordinary
work of the veterinary officer in every district of the
province should include a practical interest in the
breeding of horses, cattle, buffaloes, camels, sheep and
goats. The Civil Veterinary Department is largely
relieved of their responsibility for horse-breeding by the
extensive operations in that direction carried on by the
Army Remount Department in selected districts. But
there are still 70 horse and pony stallions and 87 donkey
stallions supervised by the department. The number
of district board stud bulls in the various districts
rose from 3,520 to 3,857. The system of issue of stud
bulls from the Cattle Farm at Hissar is one of the items
which were referred to the committee mentioned in
paragraph 2 above, and their recommendations will
have the careful consideration of Government. At pre-