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into what is now the most famous herd of its kind in India, 

 and it is in no small measure due to his care and experience 

 in dealing with all forms of disease that it has been pos- 

 sible to bring such a state of things to pass, as a single out- 

 break of one of the more deadly forms of contagious di- 

 sease would have easily destroyed ten years' work. And if 

 there is one thing that constantly requires to be dinned into 

 the ears of the owners of herds as well as subordinates in 

 charge of them in this country, it is the necessity for 

 extreme vigilance with stock uninoculated by the serum 

 simultaneous method, and the necessity of taking prompt 

 and effective measures against outbreaks of disease. 



I give here the usual balance sheet for the breeding 

 herd : — 



There was a considerable increase in the price of grain 

 during the year, and that used for feeding cattle which 

 was valued at Rs. 2-8 per maund in previous reports, has 

 been charged for at Rs. 3-8 per maund this year. 



The milk valuation, however, remains extraordinarily 

 low at 10 Lahori seers (25 lb.) to the rupee. Cattle sales 

 realized Rs. 11,850 for seventy animals which is a slight 

 indication of the real value of the herd, as we naturally 



