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attained by judicious purchases of cows in the villages of the district 

 and the old mongrel stock was gradually eliminated, a large 

 number of cows and bullocks being sold by auction. The establish, 

 ment now consists of (a) bulls bred in the farm which conform 

 to the requirements of the type prevalent in the Hissar-Nagaur 

 country, (6) cows mostly bred on the farm, possessing the same 

 characteristics, (d) a few older cows dating from before 1902, 

 retained because, though themselves are not true to type, their 

 offspring generally satisfy requirements. The provision of fodder 

 receives great attention, and the farm since 1902 has been self- 

 supporting in this respect. The Bir provides grazing in abundance, 

 and some of the best grass (anjan) is regularly stacked, the seed 

 being in demand for the Lyallpur Farm and various Regimental 

 rdkhs in the colonies. The cultivated area provides a sufficient 

 quantity of gram, and jowar-chari, and nothing is bought from 

 outside even in the worst years. 



Though primarily maintained to meet the demands of the 

 Government services, the farm also supplies District Boards with 

 bulls for distribution to zamindars and in special cases complies 

 with indents from Jamaica, Brazil, and the Dutch colonies in Java. 



The Hissar Cattle Farm is controlled by the Inspector- 

 General, Civil Veterinary Department, and is not a Provincial 

 Institution. 



(2). District Board Bulls : Their maintenance. The Dis- 

 trict Boards of the Province undertake the duty of providing free 

 of charge a certain number of selected bulls in order to improve 

 the breed of cattle. Until recently these bulls were obtained either 

 from the Hissar Cattle Farm, or bought locally. The results have 

 been generally valuable, but mistakes have been made in the past 

 which have not infrequently produced dissatisfaction among the 

 people. 



The Agricultural Department has endeavoured to guide the 

 Boards in this matter. Agricultural circular No. 1 * recommends 

 District Boards to prepare a working plan for the purchase and 

 distribution of bulls. In most cases this recommendation has not 

 been translated into action. Bat much good has been done by 

 enquiries as to the type of bulls suited to particular districts The 

 Hissar bled bull is no longer distributed indiscriminately in 

 districts like Shahpur and Jhelum for which the Dhanni variety 

 is obviously suited, nor in the Bet tracts of the Central Punjab 

 where a smaller type of bull is required for the stunted cows of 

 these localities. But no Board appears to have drawn up a definite 

 scheme of operations. 



* See Appendix No, 3, 



