BREED.

Sex.

Age.

Colour.

Fieight
behind
the
hump.

Length
of body
from
behind
hump
to root
of tail.

Cirth at
chest.

Girth of
forearm.

Girth of
shank.

REMARKS.

Indigenous.

Imported.

Cross
bred.

1

2

8

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

YRS. M.

Ft. In.

Ft. In.

Ft. In.

Ft. In.

Ft. In

Bull ... ... ...

...

...

Bull ...

9 0

Brown ... ...

4 6

8 0

5 2

...

0 6

Colunm 10 is wrong

Cow ... ... ...

...

...

Cow ...

8 0

White ... ...

4 2

8 0

5 0

...

0 5

and has been deleted.

Bullock ... ...

...

...

Bullock

9 0

Brown ... ...

4 4

3 4

4 6

...

0 6

Bull ...
Cow ...
Bullock ...

F. R.

Very few

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Bull ...
Cow ...
Bullock

Very few

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Serial
number.

Questions.

Answers.

1

2

3

1

What is the total land area of the subdivision (cultivated, grazing, and
sterile, separately, if practicable)

476,160 acres, of which 264,000 acres are cultivated and 212.160 uncultivated.

2

Is any land available on a Government estate or otherwise; and if so, on
what estate, which is suited for cattle breeding

Government estates in the subdivision are rather small. No sufficient land
in them suited for cattle breeding.

3

How are cattle fod, whether stall-fed or grazed, or both; and whether any
grain, &c., is allowed?

Cattle are, generally speaking, grazed and not stall-fed.

4

Is grazing scarce of plentiful? ... ... ... ... ... ...

Grazing is plentiful in the southern and oastorn parts of the subdivision
where there are kund lands, scarce in the other parts of the subdivision
which are densely populated and where there are very little of waste lands.

5

Is there any scarcity of drinking water for cattle? ... ... ... ...

During the months of February, March and April, scarcity of drinking
water for cattle is felt.

6

Are the cattle sheltered during the winter and rains? ... ... ...

During the rains cattle are sheltered in cowsheds. They are not sheltered
during the winter when they roam about.

7

Number of bulls in proportion to cows, and whether sufficient or not? ...

Number of bulls sufficient.

8

Do the calves have all the cows' milk; if not, how much? ... ... ...

Calves have half the cows' milk; all to themselves for 21 days after colving;
after that cows are milked by men for human consumption of the milk
and very little is left for the calves, which take to grazing when about a
month old.

9

At what age are calves weaned, and how are they fed after weaning?

Calves are weaned about 8 months after birth and they are grazed after
weaning.

10

At what age are bull calves gelded, and when do they begin work? ...

Bull-calves are gelded when about 2 or 3 years old, and they begin work
about 2 months after gelding.

11

Is foddor storod for cattle, and if so, what does it comprise? ... ...

Straw fodder is stored for cattle.

12

Average yield of milk, and how long after calving do the cows continue to
give milk?

Each can yield 1 seor of milk in the average. After calving cows continue
to give milk six months in the average.

13

Average price of local balls, cows, and bullocks ... ... ...

Average price of bulls, Rs. 25; cows, Rs. 20, and bullocks, Rs. 22.

14

Ditto of imported ditto ... ... ... ...

Bullocks and cows are imported from Han Har Chatra mela in the juris-
diction of Bajidpur thana, especially Barisal outpost. Average price of
bullocks so imported is Its. 50 and cows, Rs. 40.

15

Whence do the imported cattle come, and for what purpose are they
imported?

Imported at Bhairab Bazar for oil-pressing, agriculture and cart driving.

16

I there any special system of cattle management in your subdivision? ...

No.

17

What is the average height of the best bulls behind hump? ... ...

About 4½ foet.

18

What is the average height of the worst balls behind hump? ... ...

3 feet.

19

What is the average height of cows? ... ... ... ... ... ...

4 fcot.

20

Are Brahmini bulls let loose? ... ... ... ... ... ...

Yos.

21

Are there too many Brahunuini bulls? ... ... ... ... ... ...

No.