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Table XIV.—Abstract of particulars about annual cattle fairs and shows held during the year 1917-18.

Name.	Number of cattle fairs and shows.	Total number of Block present.							Average price of animals sold.						Total number of ani- mals that competed for prizes.	Prizes awarded.
Name.	Number of cattle fairs and shows.	Bulls.	Bullocks.	Cows.	Young stock	Buffalœs.	Camels.	Others.	Bulls.	Bullocks.	Cows.	Buffalœs.	Camels.	Amount realised in fees.	Total number of ani- mals that competed for prizes.	From Imperial funds.	From Provincial funds.	From Local funds.	From other sources.	Total.	Amount actually awarded.	Number of medals.	Number.	Remarks.
Fairs.									EH.	RS	RS.	Rs.
1. Ruruvatti .. ..	1	6,000	2,000	500	1,500	..	..	100	250	150	50	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
2. Tiruvannamalai ..	1	2.000	12,000	50	.. ..	50	..	300	60	150	50	30	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
3. Kezbur .. ..	1	2,000	2,500	200	30	..	..	..	60	70	40	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3
4. Samayapuram ..	1	50	3,000	3	..	..	..	1	..	Rs. 100 for	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4
										inferior.
										Rs. 300 for
										superior.
5. Mailam .. ..	2	..	2,000	20	..	15	.. ..	15	..	Rs. 250 best.	Rs. 60 best.	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..		5
										Rs. 90 infe-	Rs. 10 infe-
										rior.	rior.
6. Melmalayanur ..	1	..	2,300	20	..	60	..	20	..	Best Rs. 300.	Best Re. 70.	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	6
										Inferior	Inferior
7. Parikkal .. ..	1		About 1,500 animals attended the fair.							Rs. 90.	Rs. 15.												7
8. Kuvagam .. ..	1		About 1,700 animals attended the fair.																				8
9. Mecheri .. ..	1	6,000	5,000	100	100				150	60	35	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..		9
10. Necrathanellur ..	J	100	5,900	..					..	270		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	10
11. Kulgunda .. ..	1		About 21,069 animals attended the fair.							150	20	30	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	11
12. Kanniseri .. ..	1	100	20,000	100	100	800	..	20	200	250	70	80						..		..			12
13. Kalugumalai ..	2		13,900	62	210	108				225	40	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	13
14. Sivalperi .. ..	1	..	20,000		2,000	6,000		30		150	53	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	14
15. Alwartirunagiri ..	1	..	6,300	150	..	150			..	90	48	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	15
16. Muthulapuram ..	1	..	17,000 \|	100				..		245	33	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	16
17. Sankaranayinarkoil.	1		About 5,200 animals attended the fair.							85	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	17
18. Kilaviraraghava-	1	..	2,500	..	..	..	..	..	..	143	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	18
puram.
19. Tiruchendur ..	1	..	6,000	200	40	18	..	..	..	200	48	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	19
Shows.
1. Ongole .. ..	1	136	14	205		25		33	250	200	250	50	..	..	..	2 medals—one for the best ball and another							1
																	for the best cow.
2. Tiruppur .. ..	1	2,000	2,500	500	500	800		200	100	150	75	30	..	..	..	2 medals—one for the best bull and the other							2
																	for the best cow.
3. Madura .. ..	1	100	12,000	..		..	..		40	200	..	..		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3
	21 fairs
Total ..	and 3	17,486	1,34,914	2,210	4,750	7,626	..	719		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	shows.