10 CATTLE SURVEY OP THE AMRITSAR DISTRICT. 



18. The cows met with in the district of Amritsar are very ordinary 

 and present no special features. It is exceptional 

 to see a really good cow in the villages. In the 



large towns a good cow is occasionally seen. Such animals are usually 

 the property of wealthy landowners or shopkeepers. The cows belonging 

 to the ordinary cultivators are generally miserable creatures. This is due 

 to a great extent to the custom of neglecting cow calves. It is a very regret- 

 able feature that the ordinary cultivator cannot be got to see the advant- 

 age of feeding his cows and calves more generously. 



19. The cows belonging to the " Gujars " of Amritsar city deserve 

 special mention as there are some very good ones 



^ThecowB of Amritsar to be foun(L The number has decreased since the 

 lasfc census in conformity with the general figures of 



the district and the number of cow buftaloes has increased in proportion. 

 This is probably accounted for by the difficulty experienced in buying good 

 cows. Some of the " Gujars " breed good animals but in general they starve 

 the calves to sell the milk. There is not such a good market for buffalo 

 milk as that of cows in Amritsar, as that of the latter is preferred for 

 drinking. The difficulty is got over by mixing the milk of the two and 

 selling it as cow milk. The " Gujars ; ' are good judges of milch cattle and 

 generally possess some fair bulls. What appear to be nearly pure speci- 

 mens of the well known Sahiwal (Montgomery Par) breed are found 

 occasionally and they are valued accordingly. The " Gujars" sell a conside- 

 rable number of cows to people who are prepared to pay their prices which 

 are high. They are adepts in feeding milch cows to produce an increased 

 secretion of milk. They give the husks of rice and gram very largely and 

 " masalas" (spices) of various kinds. They are not concerned so much with 

 the richness of the milk as they do not make ghi or butter to any extent. 

 They sell milk to the citizens of Amritsar at from 2 to 3 annas a seer. 

 At the Amritsar cattle shows they take considerable sums in prize money 

 for their cows and buffaloes. 



20. There is little to record in regard to the management of cattle 

 in the Amritsar District. There are no special fea- 



cattie, m tures compared with other districts. There is no 



doubt that there is very great room for 



