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question Mr. Townsend remarks : " It is hard to see how banias 

 and other Hindus can be prevei^ted from letting loose such bad 

 animals till a more healthy public opinion grows up. I do not 

 think legislation would do any good ; the zamindar would pro- 

 bably welcome it, but the Brahmin and Bania would oppose it 

 very strongly as interfering with their religious ceremonies." 



Mr. Dunnett, the Settlement Officer of Ludhiana, makes the 

 useful suggestion that the donor of one or two really good bulls 

 might be recognized and rewarded in the same way as the builder 

 of a sarai or a roadside well. 



The example of the Townsend Agricultural Society of Hissar 

 in endeavouring to remove unsuitable bulls deserves to be followed 

 throughout the Province- The working out of a scheme for the 

 improvement of cattle-breeding which would include the removal of 

 undesirable animals as well as the provision of new bulls might 

 be entrusted to a strong sub-committee of each District Board. 

 Working on a carefully considered plan this sub-committee might 

 be trusted to arrange for the supply and control of bulls provided 

 wholly or in part by District Board funds. They would direct 

 the distribution of the animals and see that they were properly 

 cared for, and would also arrange for the removal of unsuitable 

 sires. They would also encourage charitable persons to provide 

 animals only of approved quality. 



In order to arrange for the removal of the inferior animals afc 

 present only too frequent throughout the central and south-eastern 

 districts, recourse may be had to castration where it is not object- 

 ed to. But the numerous gaushalas throughout the country never 

 refuse any animals which are sent to them, and would no doubt 

 welcome the prospect of assisting the improvement of cattle, by 

 receiving worn out or inefficient bulls. Some of these institutions, 

 notably those maintained by Rai Sahib Ram Gopal at Sirsa and 

 in his estate in Bikanir, are very well managed. Proper accounts 

 are kept, and in most years the income exceeds the expenditure. 

 The institutions have a good balance in hand and the Rai Sahib 

 expressed himself strongly in favour of a proposal to keep good 

 cattle apart from the infirm in separate herds. 



(fo). Improvements in breeds of Milch Cattle. 



The necessity for preserving the valuable herds of Sahiwal 

 cattle has already been dwelt on, and suggestions put forward for 

 ensuring that a fair proportion of the land distributed on the new 

 Canals is reserved for grazing. The proposal of the Deputy Com- 

 missioner, Montgomery, to lease land as a breeding dep6t for 

 Sahiwal cows has been alluded to. The Deputy Commissioner of 

 Lyallpur has a plan for supplying Sahiwal bulls to the Gujars in 



