30 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



whole thing was a complete success in every way, and I 

 take this opportunity of expressing my thanks for the 

 invaluable assistance rendered hy Mr. T. D'Sylva and the 

 staff of the Power House, who stepped into the breach 

 caused at the last minute by the strike of the entire gowala 

 staff on religious grounds, and enabled me to carry out the 

 inoculation. The way in which the staff turned to and 

 soon proved that they could drive and stoke cattle as well 

 as engines, enabled me to deal with the strikers drastically 

 and future strikes of this nature are now extremely 

 unlikely. A special inoculation camp was erected on the 

 river bank at the most distant spot in the grazing grounds 

 and cattle and attendants were kept there for the period 

 of some six weeks. 



The whole of the cattle were successfully inoculated and 

 it was even found possible to save two of the control 

 animals. The rest of the herd will be done this cold 

 weather. 



The sudden death of Mr. A. W. Shilston at Naini Tal 

 from glanders was learnt with the deepest regret by the 

 farm staff here, who had, during their month's work at the 

 inoculation camp, every opportunity of seeing and experien- 

 cing the way in which Mr. Shilston carried on his work, and 

 feel the loss occasioned by his death as keenly as those who 

 had worked with him constantly. 



Two young Montgomery bulls were introduced into the 

 herd from the Military Dairy Farm at Ferozepore bringing 

 in a much needed change of blood, and two Montgomery 

 cows, one bull, and four calves were purchased from Bolpur. 

 Various new buildings, including a set of calving pens and 

 a building for the young male stock, were erected, and the 

 thorough repair of the old buildings was started. 



The general health of the herd was excellent and there 

 was no outbreak of contagious disease during the year 

 under record. I should like to take this opportunity of 

 expressing my thanks to Khan Bahadur Judah Hyam who 

 retires from Government service this August. He has had 

 charge of the herd from the beginning and has seen it grow 



