CATTLE SURVEY OF THE AMRITSAR DISTRICT. 



still prefer this type. They lay great stress on having active and willing 

 bullocks and generally manage to obtain them though they have to pay 

 heavily now-a-days. 



The cattle found in the Ajnala Tahsil are very inferior and in many 

 cases miserable specimens. They possess no special features being of a 

 nondescript variety possessing some characters of the hill breeds. The 

 people generally neither require nor desire better animals though a few 

 of the more enterprising recognise the desirability of improving them. 



The cattle in the Arnritsar Tahsil are intermediary between those 

 of Tarn Taran and Ajnala being inferior to the former in size and quality. 



12. The cultivators of the Tarn Taran and Aniritsar Tahsils import 



a large number of their bullocks but those in the 

 . Sources of supply. . 



Ajnala Tahsil are more dependent on the stock of 



the neighbourhood. The former obtain most of their best animals from 

 the Malwa tract and from the Hissar and Rohtak Districts preferring 

 those of moderate size. They are not adverse to Bhaguari (Sindh) 

 animals. They visit other districts aud cattle fairs periodically to buy 

 cattle and frequently give big prices. This requires ready money how- 

 ever which is not always available. The consequence is that many men 

 have to buy from cattle dealers who do a thriving trade in this district. 

 These are usually " Aroras " of the Mianwali, Shahpur, Mooltan, Dera 

 Ismail Khan and Bannu Districts and their trade must be very lucrative in 

 spite of bad debts. It is understood that they refuse to sell for cash 

 preferring the credit system. This usually consists of payment in two 

 half-yearly instalments, each instalment being about the original value of 

 the animal purchased. 



13. As hitherto it has been possible to purchase bullocks from 



without, the working animals seen in the 'Man-jha 

 Suitability of bullocks. . ' 



are tair animals on the whole and suitable tor the 



work required of them. But it becomes more difficult every year to pay 

 the prices demanded which are increasing with extraordinary rapidity. 

 This is a natural result of increased demand and increased cost of 



