34 CATTLB SUBVBY OP TH1 AMRITSAR DISTRICT. 



treatment is not very popular at present as the cost of living under these 

 conditions both for man and beast is expensive. Accommodation for indoor 

 patients has only recently been provided at hospitals and the people have 

 not yet learnt the great advantages to be gained from it. There is no 

 doubt that it will become more popular in time especially as animals 

 become dearer and better worth the expenses of treatment. 



There is a great demand for a veterinary hospital at Jandiala where 

 the itinerating veterinary assistant has his headquarters and a dispensary 

 whore he treats animals when not on tour. 



This should be considered when the services of an additional 

 veterinary assistant can be obtained for the district. 



There were numerous requests for veterinary hospitals in other places 

 which obviously cannot be thought of at present. The Pinjrapole at 

 Amritsar was inspected. It is in charge of a veterinary assistant 

 employed by the management. 



76. Most of the district board bulls were inspected and were found to 



be in good condition. Two had strayed of which one 

 Stud balls. i i -, ^ is.,. 



has since been recovered. One or two of the recent- 

 ly imported animals were rather wild but the people seemed to think 

 that they would soon settle down with kind treatment which is in fact the 

 case. A number of dedicated bulls were seen most of which were useless. 

 At one place only ("Jamarae") in the Tarn Taran Tahsil did I find a stud 

 bull that ha'l been purchased from village funds and he was quite a fair 

 animal. There was a general desire to have bulls especially in the Tarn 

 Taran Tahsil, 



77. So far as agricultural stock is concerned Amritsar must be 



regarded as an unsatisfactory district. It is 

 General remarks. ....*. 



dependent on other districts for its supply of cattle 



and is subject to losses from damage to fodder crops and from epidemic 

 disease. 



It is unlikely that Amritsar could supply its own requirements in the 

 shape of bullocks even under the most favourable circumstances owing to 

 the lack of grazing facilities, but a good deal of help could be given by 



