(11)

Stallion Depot.

31. The Stallion Depot at Moradabad continued to serve as a
recuperation depot for stallions that are returned
from the different stands in the province. It
was also useful for training newly pruchased stallions before being
gent out to district stands.

                                (ii) Donkey stallions

Table X.

32. At the commencement of the year there were 9 jacks on the
roll of the department for mule breeding opera-
tions in the province; one was newly purchased,
making 10 at the close of the year.

Table XI.

33. Nine jacks were employed at the stud during the year. They
covered 312 mares at an average of 34.6 per
animal as compared with 28.8 in the preceding

year.

                                    CHAPTER VII

                                FAIRS AND SHOWS

Fairs and shows.

34. Thirty-six important horse and cattle fairs, shows and exhi-
bitions were held in the province during the
year and were attended by the officers and
subordinate staff of the department.

In order to give an impetus to horse-breeding and to create more
local interest in the industry I held one-day horse shows at Qasimpur
(district Budaun), Aonla (district Bareilly), Joya (district Morad-
abad), Rae Bareli and Phulpur (district Allahabad), and awarded
prizes to brood-mares and the progeny of Government stallions exhi-
bited—the shows at Aonla and Joya were very successful.

The Superintendent, Agra Circle, attended the District Exhibition
at Etawah, the Cattle and Horse fair and show at Batesar, district
Agra, and organized one-day horse shows in the Saharanpur District
at the various stallion stands. He also attended the Kumbh fair
at Hardwar where veterinary demonstrations were given through
magic lantern slides.

The Superintendent, Allahabad Circle, attended the fairs and
shows at Dewa, district Bara Banki, Babuganj, district Partabgarh,
Dadri, district Ballia, Debi Patan, district Gonda and Kulkula,
district Gorakhpur. He also attended the Kashi Congress Exhibition
at Benares where veterinary exhibits sent by the department were
much appreciated and served as useful propaganda for the department.
At all these fairs and shows he delivered lectures on Veterinary First
Aid and on subjects dealing with cattle welfare in general. He acted
as a member of the judging committee at these fairs and distributed
prizes to the progeny of Government stallions and brood-mares at four
places by way of encouragement to the local horse-breeding industry.

The Superintendent, Lucknow Circle, organized one day horse
shows at Qasimpur, Aonla and Joya in Budaun, Bareilly and Morad-
abad Districts and also at Rae Bareli. He attended the Ramlila